28 articles for “higher education environment”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractKnowledge Evaluation of the One Health Approach in Ecuadorian Veterinary Medicine StudentsRoberto Bustillos-Huilca, Viviana Jimenez, Jessica Valdivieso-Tituana et al.Currently, the understanding of the One Health Approach among veterinary medicine students in Ecuador is necessary to ensure human, animal, and environmental health. This study aimed to assess students’ knowledge of the One Health Approach and its relevance in their academic training, providing the first nationwide evaluation of this concept among veterinary students in Ecuador. An online cross-sectional study was … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 4 May 2026 · 1,768 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocial Isolation and Suicidal Ideation Among University Students in Enugu State, Nigeria: A Qualitative PerspectiveCollins Chukwunonso EzeaUniversity students face growing mental health challenges, yet social isolation as a contributor to suicidal ideation remains understudied in Nigeria, particularly from the perspectives of students themselves. Understanding how isolation influences suicidal thinking is essential for designing context-sensitive interventions within Nigerian higher education environments. Despite a global rise in suicide among young adults, existing literature remains largely Western-centric, offering limited … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 23 Dec 2025 · 3,430 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAutomated Evaluation of Short Answers Using Text Similarity for the Portuguese LanguageSilvério Sirotheau, Joao C.A. dos Santos, Eloi L. Favero, Simone N. de FreitasAlong with the development of distance education, emerges the demand for virtual environments as the automated evaluation studies of essays that has already produced promising results. However, when dealing with short answers, replicating the decisions of a human grader is still a challenge, as the portability of essay evaluation techniques to short answers has not produced results with the same … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 11 · 21 Nov 2019 · 6,899 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHorizontal Cooperation Practices in Internet-based Higher Education, Computational Logistics and TelecommunicationsJesica de Arma, Thanasis Daradoumis, Anastasios A. Economides, Angel A. JuanGlobalization and advances in information and communication technologies have boosted the use of Horizontal Cooperation (HC) practices in many industry sectors. In the current international market, these ‘alliances’ become especially relevant for small and medium organizations, which are forced to compete with large-scale corporations. This paper analyzes benefits and challenges of HC practices in three service sectors that are critical … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2019 · 7,421 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractThe Timeless Contribution of Rootstocks towards Successful Horticultural Farming: From Ancient Times to the Climate Change EraIoannis E. PapadakisGrafting is a horticultural practice by which living vegetative plant organs (root, stem and/or buds) of either the same genotype or, usually, different genotypes belonging to the same species, genus, subfamily and/or family, are tightly connected to each other to form a double-compound plant. In fact, it is a method of asexual (clonal-vegetative) propagation of plants. The basal part of … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 16 Dec 2016 · 9,521 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractWhere the Future is Being Made TodayMark A. Brown, Joachim Storsberg, Christian SchmidtGrowing up, I was fascinated by The Muppet Show and the adventures of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker. Apparently, my feelings were not unique because Muppet characters are used to ease tensions associated with education about clinical interventions (Ramsay, 2014; Rohn, 2007). Yet the opening phrase 'Where the future is being made today' has, in my opinion, summed … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 28 Jun 2016 · 7,425 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Influence of Local Wisdom on the Actualisation of Educative, Scientific and Religious Behaviour on anAcademic Environment in a UniversityEdi Suryadi, KusnendiThis paper examines the influence of local wisdom on academic environment in an Institution of higher education. The Sundanese values have been used as a case in point to examine how culture, scientific and religious values can influence educationwithin an academic society. In Sundanese culture, we find patterned intellectual and moral creativity which contains a system ofmoral values and norms … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 2 May 2016 · 7,508 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocial and Environmental Accounting Education and Sustainability: Educators' PerspectiveNorhayah ZulkifliProblem statement: It is asserted that any attempt to account for sustainability will need to reflect the tensions which exist between conventional accounting with its record of wealth accumulation and its focus on the pursuit of profit and the demands for a just and equitable society. Consequently, the argument that the current accounting education is deficient in promoting ethical awareness, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 9,178 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIntegrating Sustainability into Teaching and Research at the University of the South Pacific to Enhance Capacity for the Sustainable Development of Pacific Island CountriesKanayathu C. Koshy, Aliti Koroi, Neil Netaf, Cresantia Koya-Vaka'utaProblem statement: Pacific Island countries have been recognised globally as a ‘special case for environment and Sustainable Development (SD)’ because of their extreme vulnerability to a host of both external and internal development challenges such as: Narrow range of resources, high population density, limited export volume, impacts of climate change and natural disasters, trade, ICT and globalisation pressures. As part … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 9,235 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAchievement Motivation and Self-Efficacy in Relation to Adjustment among University StudentsHabibah Elias, Nooreen Noordin, Rahil Hj. MahyuddinProblem statement: University students' adjustment to the campus environment is regarded as an important factor in predicting university outcomes. Studies have shown that students who do not adjust themselves well, have left the university even before graduation. Approach: A study was conducted to examine some psychological characteristics of university students which may have bearing on students’ adjustment in university environment. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 11,088 accessesView PDF Cite