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Kiplangat, Henry Kiptiony; Momanyi, Marcella; Kangethe, Ngigi Simon – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Attaining high levels of academic staff job satisfaction has proved to be challenging for university management. This paper is an excerpt of a study that investigated the magnitude of Kenyan University academic staff's job satisfaction based on various managerial leadership practices. The study focused on the Rift Valley Region (RVR) of Kenya. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Job Satisfaction, College Administration
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Zitzelsberger, Hilde; Coffey, Sue; Graham, Leslie; Papaconstantinou, Efrosini; Anyinam, Charles – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Simulation-based learning (SBL) is rapidly becoming one of the most significant teaching-learning-evaluation strategies available in undergraduate nursing education. While there is indication within the literature and anecdotally about the benefits of simulation, abundant and strong evidence that supports the effectiveness of simulation for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, Nursing Education, Foreign Countries
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Nikoonezhad, Sepideh; Nili, Mohammadreza; Esfahani, Ahmadreza Nasr – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study aims at investigating barriers upon development of virtual education in engineering majors at the University of Isfahan. The study has applied a mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) and its population consists all of the department members of the technical and engineering majors at the University of Isfahan including 125…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Barriers, Case Studies
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Wahyuni, Tutik; Suwandi, Sarwiji; Slamet, St. Y.; Andayani – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study aims to: (1) assess the charge textbooks Syntax: "Sentence" bahasa Indonesia is based on a needs analysis; (2) analyzing the breakdown of understanding Syntax: "Sentence" Indonesian with contextual approach; (3) test the effectiveness of understanding Syntax: "Sentence" Indonesian with kontekstua approach.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Mixed Methods Research, Syntax
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Al-Duleimi, Abbas Deygan Darweesh; Aziz, Rana Naji – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
It has been argued that humour is beneficial in the classroom because it increases social bonding between teachers and students, salience of information, and ultimately recall and retention. The current study attempts to test some assumptions about humour as a pedagogical tool. Results have indicated that using humour to teach material…
Descriptors: Humor, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Osuji, Gregory Ekene; Oluoch-Suleh, Everlyn – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The Study evaluated the Marist Brother Lecturer and the Marist Student in Marist International University College, Karen, Nairobi in the light of the Education founded on Christian principles by Jesus Christ and expounded by the early Church Fathers. The Researchers tried to find out the attitude of both Marist Brother Lecturer and Marist Student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Church Related Colleges, Catholic Schools, College Faculty
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Tesfaye, Sewnet; Berhanu, Kassegn – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Education is a means by which people develop and acquire knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. It paves the way for development and plays a vital role (serves as a catalyst) in bringing socio-cultural, economical, technological, political and environmental advancements. The general objective of this study was to improve Second Year Tourism…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Participation, Active Learning, Group Discussion
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Gatsi, Caroline; Chikuvadze, Pinias; Mugijima, Samuel – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
With the gravity of the HIV and AIDS situation in most African nations and its implications for the education sector, a study was undertaken to analyze the spatial awareness and vulnerability level to pandemic in tertiary institutions with specific reference to academic and support staff at one polytechnic in Zimbabwe. A sample comprised of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Focus Groups
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Munyanyiwa, Takaruza; Svotwa, Douglas; Rudhumbu, Norman; Mutsau, Morgen – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this research was to make comparative study of the development and review process of the entrepreneurship curriculum at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Faculty of Commerce and Botho University, (BU) Faculty of Business and Accounting in Gaborone, Botswana. The study focused on the processes and influences of curriculum development…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Entrepreneurship, Teaching Methods