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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAccess to Higher Education among High School Students: Challenges and SolutionsCarol M. Trivette, Jennifer Wilson-Kearse, Carl J. Dunst, Deborah W. HambyProblem statement: Although there have been increases in student enrollment in tertiary (university) educational settings in many countries, there continues to be students who experience challenges bridging secondary (high school) and university education. Approach: This study includes a description of strategies used in a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduates Program (GEAR UP) that assisted students whose parents did … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 10 Mar 2012 · 9,147 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOn the Front Lines: Educating Teachers about Bullying and Prevention MethodsAviva Twersky GlasnerProblem statement: Bullying is a serious problem in American schools and is characterized by aggressive behavior distinguished by unequal power and the intention to cause physical, social, or emotional harm to others Bullying is evolving from the classic image of a big schoolyard bully picking on smaller kids to a more technologically, sophisticated model of kids using cyber technology to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 23 Oct 2010 · 9,281 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHow Prepared are Trainee Teachers of University Putra Malaysia (UPM) to Integrate Computer Technology in Classroom Teaching?Shamsiah Mohamed, Ab. Rahim BakarThis research is a presentation of a study on trainee teachers' preparedness to integrate computer technology in teaching. One-hundred and thirty-nine trainee teachers participated in the study. They comprised 12.2% male students and 87.8% female. They majored in agricultural science, home-science, language, economics or accounting and science and mathematics. Their academic achievements were between 2.00 and 3.74 (Mean = 2.91, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,799 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigating Factors Affecting Environmental Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Tehran City- IranKhalil Kalantari, Hossein Shabanali Fami, Ali Asadi, H. Movahed MohammadiEnvironmental problems such as air and water pollution, urban garbage and climate changes in urban areas are the results of human behavior. Only change in human behavior can reduce these environmental problems. Thus studying attitude and behavior of people is a precondition to change this situation. So the main objective of this study was to find out individual and social … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,928 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEpidemiologic Assessment of the Protective Effects of Smallpox VaccinationHiroshi Nishiura, Isao Arita, Markus Schwehm, Martin EichnerDespite smallpox eradication, the widely discussed possibility of a bioterrorist attack using a variola virus makes it necessary to review the epidemiology of smallpox and the effects of various vaccination schemes. This paper provides a literature review concerning the epidemiologic assessment of the protective effects of smallpox vaccination, with particular emphasis on the statistical and theoretical points of view. Although … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2006 · 7,010 accessesView PDF Cite