This paper presents the results of a qualitative research that investigates the presence of HCI disciplines in the Public Universities of Paraná State. Among the results, the research presents a comparison of the syllabus proposed by the Brazilian educational institutions with the syllabus offered by the HCI disciplines investigated. Information about the number of students, the period when the...

The establishment of the European Higher Education Area has involved specifying lists of professional competencies that programs are expected to develop, and with this the need for procedures to measure how every course within a higher education program is aligned with the program's competencies. We propose an instrument for characterizing this alignment, a process that we call assessing the re...

This paper summarises a research study that investigated the potential of the Queensland secondary school subject Modern History to adopt characteristics of socially critical environmental education (SCEE). The study arose out of my own classroom practice. While teaching Modern History in Queensland schools, I found the dividing line between human problems and environmental ones was often blurr...

Abnormal liver chemistries seen in approximately 3-5% of pregnancies can represent benign processes that will not alter the course of pregnancy, however, can also be a manifestation of life-threatening problems that warrant urgent intervention. Liver disease in pregnancy can be broadly divided into three categories: liver disease that is unique to pregnancy (which will be the focus of this syll...

The development and implementation of language teaching programs can be approached in several different ways, each of which has different implications for curriculum design. Three curriculum approaches are described and compared. Each differs with respect to when issues related to input, process, and outcomes, are addressed. Forward design starts with syllabus planning, moves to methodology, an...

This book has long been recognized by nurses its usefulness. The third edition will be welcomed. The arrangement, which is based on the syllabus the General Nursing Council of England and Wales, is a help to those studying for examinations. As this syllabus forms the basis of some of those laid down by registration councils in India, the book will be aS valuable to nurses in this country as in ...