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Downs, Colleen T.; Wilson, Amy-Leigh – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Large first-year class sizes have resulted in many lecturers adopting coping strategies consisting of direct-transmission mode teaching, reduced practical time, and assessment. Recently several strategies have been implemented in an attempt to improve student participation and active learning; however, these changes have to be facilitated and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Undergraduate Students, College Students
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Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Holst, Lone; Haugland, Mildrid; Baerheim, Anders; Raaheim, Arild – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Interprofessional education may be defined as an occasion when two or more professions learn with, from, and about each other in order to improve collaboration and quality of care. We studied the self-reported experiences from Norwegian health care students participating in interprofessional workplace learning in primary care. We discuss the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Health Education
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Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Batura, Neha; Hughes, Jane – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
This study explored the perceptions and experiences of a group of students enrolled in an online course in Economic Evaluation. A mixed methods approach was adopted for the data collection, and thematic analysis was used to synthesize the data collected and highlight key findings. The participants identified several positive and negative perceived…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Economics Education, Mixed Methods Research, Feedback (Response)
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Lai, Alan; Kaplan, Matthew – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This article aims to address the practical question of whether there is educational value to embedding second-language (L2) learning experiences in intergenerational contexts. In particular, a case study was conducted of a novel, university-based ESL program in Hong Kong in which a group of older adult volunteers with a high level of English…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Webb, Andrea S.; Wong, Tracy J.; Hubball, Harry T. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Research-intensive universities around the world are increasingly drawing upon leading practitioners in professional fields as adjunct faculty to deliver high quality student learning experiences in diverse undergraduate and graduate program contexts. To support effective professional development in these contexts, many universities have developed…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
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Pretorius, Lynette; Bailey, Carolyn; Miles, Maureen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Midwifery educators have to provide students with stimulating curricula that teach academic and vocational content, as well as transferable skills. The Research Skills Development (RSD) framework provides a conceptual model that allows educators to explicitly scaffold the development of their students' research skills. This paper aims to…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Obstetrics, Undergraduate Students, Research Skills
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Inozu, Julide – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
Researchers have identified a number of learning experiences including faculty-student interaction which affect students' gains in learning outcomes in higher education. This study specifically focused on the relationship between out-of-class faculty-student contact and student learning gains in a language teacher education program. The study was…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
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Tait, Kathleen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Teaching and learning, as two of the most fundamental components of the educational process, have been of interest to a variety of individuals concerned with tertiary education for a long time (e.g., Biggs & Moore, 1993; Marton, 1997; Ramsden, 2003). Few individuals would deny that learning is the primary purpose of higher education and that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning, College Faculty, Graduate Students