Using rich data on graduate tenure-track faculty, we explore the gender pay gap in academic departments of economics and agricultural/applied differences between them. We find that gaps are 8.3% 4.1%, respectively, controlling for faculty rank, experience, university affiliation. The increases with rank varies across institutions. Productivity is an important determinant wages but it explains l...

A training module of six sessions was designed for professors in higher education who were transitioning to teaching synchronous, elearning courses from formerly teaching in either asynchronous courses or in face-to-face courses. Since the participants were experienced educators, the boundary of their expertise to be extended was moving to the fully synchronous e-learning setting. All of the pr...

this research has an aim to assess agricultural students' satisfaction from their field of study. the statistical population consisted of 1040 students from the university of bu ali sina (800 bachelor and 240 master students) during the years of 2011 to 2013. through stratified random sampling method 240 bachelor and 80 master students were selected. data was collected by means of a researcher ...

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to understand the professors’ role and strategies used by Management professors for a better performance in classroom. This qualitative study, based on semi-structured interviews with field. analysis inductive method proposed Gioia, Corley Hamilton. It shows that postgraduate training commonly detached from professional practice, given its main focus det...

This paper examines the issues related to the implementation of e-Learning at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), one of the best higher education institutions in Thailand. e-Learning at NIDA offered a promise of enhancing the quality of both teaching and learning, benefiting both faculty and students alike. For example, e-Learning would provide collaborative tools in o...

We investigated the work-life balance of clinical professors in charge patient care, research, and education at medical schools demand for support according to position (professor, associate professor, or assistant professor). In total, 163 completed consent form participated study. They filled out an online survey consisting questions about essential characteristics, a test, stress, burnout, s...

BACKGROUND The h-index is a tool that is increasingly used to measure individual research productivity. It is unknown whether its use as an evaluation of individual research impact is reliable and valid within the context of anaesthesia. METHODS We calculated the h-indices of 268 faculty members of a university department of anaesthesia using Scopus™ and Web of Science(®). Agreement between t...

PURPOSE To investigate the correlation between noise in the work environment and auditory and extra-auditory symptoms referred by university professors. METHODS Eighty five professors answered a questionnaire about identification, functional status, and health. The relationship between occupational noise and auditory and extra-auditory symptoms was investigated. Statistical analysis considere...

Although there is considerable published research on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), individual biases persist because of lack of information regarding HIV virus transmission. As a result, both infected patients and health care professionals suffer. The objective of this study was to determine if there is prejudice among university professors at the School of Dentistry at Aracatuba's...