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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE IMPACT OF SERVICE-LEARNING CURRICULUM AT A LOCAL AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL: AN EXAMINATION OF PRELIMINARY DATARoxanne Helm-Stevens, Randy Fall, Cloyd Havens et al.Over the years, there has been substantial research highlighting the effectiveness of service-learning from the perspective of the student in the classroom. Multiple studies have demonstrated student-learning outcomes as well as provided descriptions of service-learning projects and syllabi. However, limited research has been conducted exploring the effects of service-learning on the community. This pioneering study offers preliminary data on the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 8 Dec 2014 · 6,814 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRELATIONSHIP AMONG E-SERVICE QUALITY, CULTURE, ATTITUDE, TRUST, RISK OF ONLINE SHOPPINGRushami Zien Yusoff, Mohammad Al-Nasser, Rabiul Islam, Abdullah Al-NasserPurchasing is considered a risky business specifically in the online purchasing environment. The research was designed to fill the gap in the existing body of knowledge regarding attitudes and differences in electronic service quality perception between two different geographical and cultural countries-Malaysia and Saudi Arabia-regarding online shopping. Specifically, this research extended previous effort done in an online shopping context by … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 4 Dec 2014 · 7,897 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMEDICAL ETHICS COURSE IMPROVES MEDICAL PROFESSIONALISM: MEDICAL STUDENTS' OPINIONSAbdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Mehrnoosh Maalhagh, Fateme Mohseniyan et al.Training physicians who are expert in many medical aspects is the most improtant mission of medical universities. One of these aspects, is professional behavior achievement. One of the important goals in training of ethics, is recognition of conflicts in different parts of ethics and having logical viewpoint for resolving and analyzing these conflicts. This descriptive and analytical study was done … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 12 Jul 2014 · 7,521 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractE-LEARNING READINESS AMONG MEDICAL EDUCATORS IN UNIVERSITI SAINS ISLAM MALAYSIASalleha Khalid, Tengku Madeehah Tengku Mohd, Khadijah Hassanah et al.Recent advances in information technology has made e-learning feasible in many fields of education. Medical education is not any different. This survey is conducted among all the medical educators in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) assessing their readiness and attitudes towards e-learning. A cross-sectional questionnaires assessing the IT skills, Internet usage, attitude, perceived benefits and usage of e-learning among USIM … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 21 Nov 2013 · 7,815 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCommunity Pharmacists’ Involvement in Breast Cancer Health Promotion in United Arab Emirates (UAE)Osama H. Mohamed Ibrahim, Rana M. IbrahimBreast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Middle East countries. Despite the continuous efforts to increase the public awareness of breast cancer via campaigns and public screening programs, breast cancer screening rate remains low. The participation of community pharmacists in the communication and dissemination of breast cancer screening information should have a significant positive impact. The objectives … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 29 Oct 2013 · 8,124 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Iranian Traditional Architecture Through the Lens of Kenneth Frampton’s &#34Critical Regionalism&#34Tohid FardpourThe fundamental strategy of Critical Regionalism is to mediate the impact of universal civilization with elements derived indirectly from the peculiarities of a particular place. This study presents some significant patterns and aspects of Iranian Traditional Architecture and examine them through the lens of Kenneth Frampton’s Critical Regionalism, to find that whether these attitudes-KF’s six points-have been completely considered in … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 27 May 2013 · 8,538 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMathematics Anxiety and Achievement Among Secondary School StudentsEffandi Zakaria, Normalizam Mohd Zain, Nur Amalina Ahmad, Ayu ErlinaResearch has shown that mathematics achievement in students is influenced by psychological factors such as mathematics anxiety. Weaknesses among students in learning mathematics in particular will affect the efforts of various sectors in making Malaysia a fully developed nation by 2020. The purpose of this study was to determine mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement among secondary school students in Selangor, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 11 · 1 Sep 2012 · 13,315 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLevel of Water Awareness at Some Jordanian Universities Student’sMohamad Said Damanhouri, Bashar Abdallah Al-Saleem, Yousra Yousef AL-AliProblem statement: Jordan has been facing shortage in water sector during the last three decades due to natural and society factors, weakness of water awareness is one of these Society factors, so this study focused on the level of water awareness in fields of; water significant in life, water problem in Jordan, water conservation at part of Jordanian society. Approach: … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 16 Aug 2012 · 8,123 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReversal of Attitude: The Influence of Counter-Attitudinal InformationPauline Dibbets, Laura Adolphs, Ingeborg Close et al.Problem statement: Research has shown that both positive and negative information can alter a neutral attitude towards an unknown person, with negative information having, in general, a larger impact. Though this positive-negative asymmetry has received considerable attention, it has, to our knowledge, not been tested in more current and powerful social media, such as youtube. Although attitudes are not fixed, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 12 Jun 2012 · 9,021 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of the Professional Learning and Psychological Mentoring Support for Teacher TraineesChristina Peter LigaduProblem statement: Mentoring practices have been an important part of the practicum in initial teacher training. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a mentoring program for teacher mentors and mentees. It also explored the factors that influenced the impact of the mentoring program. This study was conducted in two secondary schools in the state of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 7 May 2012 · 8,421 accessesView PDFCite