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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRole of Virtual Education in Higher Education from the View of Existence PhilosophySaeid Zarghami HamrahProblem statement: The problem of present study is to investigate the role and place of virtual education in attainment of educational goals by students which can be deduced from views by prominent existence philosophers. Approach: The research methods used are qualitative content analysis as well as practical syllogism. Results: Regarding the first goal, attending to individuality and students’ authenticity, it … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 25 Feb 2012 · 8,244 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsInvestigating the Relationship between Organizational Social Capital and Service Quality in Teaching HospitalsFereshteh Farzianpour, Abass Rahimi Fouroshani, Reza Gholi Vahidi et al.Problem statement: In modern age, the service quality and sensitivity towards better qualified service are among the priorities of the global community. Quality is defined as the customer’s desire and the customer’s perceptions and expectations constitute the key factor determining quality. The issue of quality is particularly important in healthcare service. Nowadays, alongside the human, financial and economic capitals, a … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 12 Jul 2011 · 7,675 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsIntegrating 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 · 9,239 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsPrevalence of Obesity, Overweight and Underweight among Elementary School Children in Southern Iran, 2009Elham Ahmadi, Ali Rikhtegaran Tehrani, Akbar AhmadiProblem statement: In recent years obesity has become epidemic in children and adolescents and was one of the main problems in developed and developing countries. Considering the importance of obesity complications for the health state of society and its increasing rate, careful evaluation, monitoring and follow up of obesity in children and adolescents was of a great importance. The aim … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 11 · 8 Nov 2010 · 7,773 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsModeling Projects in E-Learning Course: A Case of an Information Technology ProjectMohammed Ghaouth Belkasmi, Toumi Bouchentouf, Mostafa Azizi, Abdelhamid BenazziProblem statement: Achieving projects is primordial in the process of teaching in several disciplines, particularly software engineering courses. However, proposing this learning activity in a context of e-learning is not automatically guaranteed by the current platforms, even unsupported by the existing standards for creating educational content. Approach: Through this study, starting from the model developed in the “XESOP-Jaxe” project to … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2010 · 6,965 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsOntology-based Knowledge Networks for users' training: The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) caseMacris AristomenisThis paper presents a prototype model for the design and development of training material, where both the multimedia objects used in training scenarios and the knowledge built into them are captured and fully reusable. Knowledge found in the logic, the structure and the ways of use of domain specific literacy is represented as a knowledge network (a collection of educational … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2006 · 6,664 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Effect of the American with Disabilities Act on Public Education ExpendituresMark P. GiusSection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 were enacted in order to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities. These two laws have had a major impact on public schools, their offerings of services and their budgets. The purpose of the present study was to determine if passage of the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,843 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMotivation and Sports Games in the Physical Education Sports Lesson a Student from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"Rachita Carmen, Draganescu ElenaProblem statement: At the behavioral manifestation of acts of physical education class at university is motivation. Purpose: Modeling the characteristics of personality and motivation of medical student's development following the establishment of an appropriate methodology to act in university physical education lessons by developing and implementing a strategic program included in organization, management and conduct training process-education, the means of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 10 Aug 2011 · 8,193 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDevelopment of Interactive Courseware for Learning Basic Computer System ComponentsIda Aryanie Bahrudin, Muziah Muhammad, Mohd Izzaddin Abu Nawawi et al.A computer assisted learning approach was developed to enhance course material for students to learn about computer components, through the use of multimedia courseware. Recent advances in software authoring packages have made the production of CD-ROMs an efficient and effective educational strategy. Problem statement: This study reports on the development an evaluation of this courseware related to the learning basic … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2011 · 8,456 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Role of Extension in Adopting Solar Energy in Rural Areas Case of Carbon Sequestration ProjectSeyed Jamal F. Hosseini, Zahra SoltaniAbstract: Problem statement: Solar energy as a renewable energy source is considered as an important alternative options for farmers. The development of renewable energy in rural areas faces several challenges. Agricultural extension by its nature has an important role in promoting the adoption of new technologies and innovations. Approach: The main focus of this study is to find out the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2011 · 8,272 accessesView PDFCite