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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleStudents' Awareness and Requirements of Mobile Learning Services in the Higher Education EnvironmentNaji Shukri Alzaza, Abdul Razak YaakubProblem statement: M-learning is considered as the next generation of e-learning using mobile technologies. Students’ awareness of such technology is one of the most focuses for success adoption. This study aims to investigate students’ awareness and requirements of mobile learning services among Malaysian students in the higher education environment. Approach: The study found that the higher education environment now has … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 26 Jan 2011 · 18,672 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleStudent's Mobile Information Prototype for the Higher Education EnvironmentNaji Shukri Alzaza, Abdul Razak YaakubProblem statement: M-learning is considered as the next form of e-learning using mobile technologies to facilitate education for teachers and learners. Students need to keep in touch with their education services anytime regardless the place. Engaging the m-learning services in the Malaysian higher education will improve the availability of education. This study discusses the development and user’s evaluation of Student’s … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 26 Jan 2011 · 8,774 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSustainability Education-A Challenge for South-East Asia and EuropeRenate Kärchner-Ober, Uwe DippelProblem statement: South-East Asia and Europe face rapid changes in social, economical and political terms. Though starting points are different, both regions experience similar problems. We see a strong slowdown of economic growth; changing proportions of the population through migration, natural disasters, economic reasons and aging populations. Problems and conflicts occur in the first decade of the new millennium, as … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 8,632 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSocial 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 · 9,183 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleGreen Chemistry: Educating Prospective Science Teachers in Education for Sustainable Development at School of Educational Studies, USMMageswary Karpudewan, Zurida Hj Ismail, Norita MohamedProblem statement: Agenda 21 of Chapter 36 spelled out the role of education in imparting knowledge that could develop behavioral change that leads to sustainable lifestyle. In line with this, University Sains Malaysia has embarked on various projects and activities in educating and preparing the campus community towards tomorrow’s sustainability. One of the strategies taken to address ESD is through … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 9,397 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleWho Really Cares About Higher Education For Sustainable Development?Torsten Richter, Kim Philip SchumacherProblem statement: It is agreed that integrating Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) into the curricula of universities is of key importance to disseminate the idea of sustainability. Especially the curricula of teacher-training should contain elements of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) due to the crucial role of future teachers in information propagation. Approach: In order to find out about … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 8,197 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleHigher Education for Sustainable Development: Students' Perspectives on an Innovative Approach to Educational ChangeMatthias Barth, Jana-M. TimmProblem statement: With Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) being an innovative approach to educational change, its principal objective is students’ development of transformation competencies. However, HESD evaluations hardly consider students’ perspectives. This study presents a study that examined undergraduate students’ view on the HESD approach at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany) and aims at shedding light on their … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 11,288 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleEducation to Face the Wicked Challenges of SustainabilityBland TomkinsonProblem statement: The nature of sustainable development requires new paradigms for education. Issues of sustainability are ‘wicked problems’ that do not lend themselves to conventional didactic approaches. The challenge for higher education is to examine interdisciplinary approaches to global societal responsibility and, within this, issues of education for sustainable development. Approach: A project, sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 8,712 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleEffects of Learning Environmental Education on Science Process Skills and Critical Thinking of Mathayomsuksa 3 Students with Different Learning AchievementsPhramaha Charoen Buntod, Paitun Suksringam, Adisak SingseevoProblem statement: The object of this research aimed to investigate and compare effects of learning environmental education by wises of two approaches: The 5 E-Learning cycle with met cognitive techniques and the teacher's handbooks, on learning achievement, basic science process skills and critical thinking of 75 Mathayomsuksa 3 (grade 9) students with different learning achievements. Approach: They were assigned to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 9,051 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleFactors Influencing the Development of Entrepreneurial Education in Iran's Applied-Scientific Educational Centers for AgricultureBaharak. Azizi, Jamal F. Hosseini, Mahmood. Hosseini, Mehdi. MirdamadiProblem statement: An understanding of factors influencing entrepreneurial education in Iran’s applied-scientific educational centers for agriculture is crucial for creating the new opportunities for students and encouraging them to involve in entrepreneurial activity. The purpose of this study was twofold. First, it determined the key factors that influence entrepreneurial education in Iran’s applied-scientific educational centers for agriculture. Second, the study … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 8,234 accessesView PDFCite