Our research focuses on Mathematics Teacher Educator specialized knowledge. By means theoretical tools driven from Specialized Knowledge model (MTSK model) we focus teacher educators’ knowledge and carry out a qualitative study in order to identify specific dimensions domains of mathematics We explore an extension the MTSK that can characterize educator’s (Mathematics - MTESK model. Specificall...

The purpose of this paper is to present a series of observations made by researchers and educators on the integration of serious games in the educational experience of users with intellectual disabilities (ID). Data were gathered from four different studies and different games were used, in order to identify a successful model of games based learning application. Moreover, results that highligh...

BACKGROUND Educational failure is one of the most important problems in higher education institutes in Iran. This study was performed to investigate the factors affecting students' academic failure in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 280 students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were studied in 2009. They were ch...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of two health system approaches to distribute HIV self-tests on the number of female sex workers' client and nonclient sexual partners. DESIGN Cluster randomized controlled trial. METHODS Peer educators recruited 965 participants. Peer educator-participant groups were randomized 1 : 1 : 1 to one of three arms: delivery of HIV self-tests directly from a peer e...

The community pharmacists and their practice as health care providers Sr. Director: The pharmacists are probably the health professionals who are closest and most accessible to the patients and the general population 1. Their opinions related to health education have an important impact on the health of the population 2. The pharmacist may play the role of an active health educator by implement...

This reflective, autoethnographic piece provides some insights into our involvement with a program that promotes value-driven approach to community development work. As ‘conversation’ between lecturer and graduate, or Educator of Informal Educators Educator, we discuss the process teaching learning about values within day-to-day practice. We emphasise enables informal educators celebrate cultur...