Volume 3, Number 6A, October 2012 (Special Issue on Higher Education)

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Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy—Making a Difference through the Buckman Fellowship ()

Marilyn DeLong, Colleen Kahn, Jane Newell

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

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Collaborative Pegional Development and Research in Higher Education: In the Perspective of Quality in a University of Applied Sciences ()

Rauno Pirinen

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326171  3,809 Downloads  5,552 Views   Citations
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An Experience in the Prevention of HPV by and for Adolescents: A Community Randomized Trial of the Effect of Peer Health Education on Primary Prevention in a 1-Year Follow Up ()

Langiano Elisa, Ferrara Maria, Calenda Maria Gabriella, Martufi Luciano, Elisabetta De Vito

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

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A Computational View of the Historical Controversy on Animal Electricity ()

Massimiliano Zaniboni

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326169  3,876 Downloads  5,735 Views   Citations
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The State of Postsecondary Education for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: What Are the Perceptions of Key Stakeholders? ()

Colleen Thoma, Kira Austin, Edwin Achola, Cecilia Batalo, Dawn Carlson, Kim Boyd, Leslie Bozeman, Diane Wolfe

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326168  5,072 Downloads  7,411 Views   Citations
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Medical Students Can Help Avoid the Expert Bias in Medicine ()

Franz Porzsolt, Peter Braubach, Petra Inge Flurschütz, Alex Göller, Maria Barbara Sailer, Manfred Weiss, Peter Wyer

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

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Where Have All the Good (Or Any) Jobs Gone?: Student Responses to Short and Long Term Career Options ()

David E. Kaun

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326166  4,190 Downloads  5,797 Views   Citations
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To Publish or Not to Publish before Submission? Considerations for Doctoral Students and Supervisors ()

Jacqueline H. Watts

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326165  4,637 Downloads  6,869 Views   Citations
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Exploring the Impact of a Structured Model of Journal Club in Allied Health–A Qualitative Study ()

Lucylynn M. Lizarondo, Saravana Kumar, Karen Grimmer-Somers

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326164  4,274 Downloads  6,291 Views   Citations
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Educating towards Musical Historical Heritage: What Difficulties? ()

Elita Maule, Dario De Cicco

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326163  3,999 Downloads  5,481 Views   Citations
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Regionalisation and Its Impact on Quality Assurance in Higher Education ()

Ephraim Mhlanga

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326162  4,065 Downloads  6,261 Views   Citations
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School Choice of Computing Students: A Comparative Perspective from Two Universities ()

Rex P. Bringula, Ma. Ymelda C. Batalla, Shirley D. Moraga, Lester Dave R. Ochengco, Kyle N. Ohagan, Rolando R. Lansigan

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326161  4,531 Downloads  6,870 Views   Citations
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Hyphenated Identity Development of Arab and Jewish Teachers: Within the Conflict Ridden Multicultural Setting of the University of Haifa ()

Rachel Hertz Lazarowitz, Abeer Farah, Moran Yosef- Meitav

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326160  4,755 Downloads  6,411 Views   Citations
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Accessible Copies of Copyright Work for Visually Impaired Persons in India ()

Priya R. Pillai

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326159  5,119 Downloads  7,301 Views   Citations
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Future Projection on Patriotism among School Students Using Delphi Technique ()

Saedah Siraj, Abd. Razak Zakaria, Norlidah Alias, Dorothy Dewitt, Ponnei Kannan, Jeyanthy Ganapathy

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326158  5,350 Downloads  7,900 Views   Citations
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Young Graduate Cooperatives in Morocco: Achievements and Problems ()

Aomar Ibourk

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326157  3,469 Downloads  5,183 Views   Citations
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A Normative Model for Regional University Network Collaboration in Education ()

Arne Jensen, Rickard Bergqvist

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326156  3,976 Downloads  5,459 Views   Citations
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Chilean University Students’ Call for Participation and Engagement in What Matters to Them: Is It Possible to Achieve a Shared Decision Making Process in Education Policy? ()

Paulina Bravo, Baltica Cabieses

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326155  4,021 Downloads  5,403 Views   Citations
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Understanding Partnership Challenges in Teacher Recruitment Programs ()

Mary D. Burbank, Richard Diaz

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326154  4,854 Downloads  6,580 Views   Citations
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"I Wish for More Than I Ever Get": Employers’ Perspectives on Employability Attributes of Architecture Graduates ()

Susan J. Shannon

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326153  5,461 Downloads  7,306 Views   Citations
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Emerging Trends and Old Habits in Higher Education Management: Focus on the Public vs. Private Funding Debate ()

Federico Barnabè

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326152  4,408 Downloads  6,158 Views   Citations
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East Jerusalem Students’ Attitudes towards the Acquisition of Hebrew as a Second or Foreign Language in the Arab Educational System of East Jerusalem and Society’s Support ()

Salman Ilaiyan

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 26, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326151  4,891 Downloads  7,249 Views   Citations
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The Importance of Teacher's Effectiveness ()

Elizabeth Block, Fran Crochet, Leslie Jones, Tiffany Papa

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326173  7,213 Downloads  11,366 Views   Citations
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Science Education at the Polytechnic University of Baja California, México ()

Maria Amparo Oliveros Ruiz, Benjamín Valdez Salas, Michael Schorr Wienner, Lidia Vargas Osuna, Eduardo Cabrera Cordova, Ulises Castro Penaloza

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326150  4,232 Downloads  6,091 Views   Citations
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The Closer Bridge towards Islamic Studies in Higher Education in Malaysia and Indonesia ()

Abd. Rachman Assegaf, Abd. Razak Bin Zakaria, Abdul Muhsein Sulaiman

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326149  5,378 Downloads  7,690 Views   Citations
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System and Policy in the Planning of Higher Education in Mexico ()

Gonzalo Varela-Petito

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326148  4,740 Downloads  6,482 Views   Citations
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Creative Osmosis: Teacher Perspectives of Artist Involvement in Professional Development ()

Bernard W. Andrews

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326147  6,097 Downloads  8,108 Views   Citations
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Measurement Properties of the Arabic Lebanon Version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales for Young Child (5 - 7 years), and Child Aged 8 - 12 Years: Quality of Life of in Urban and Rural Children in Lebanon ()

Ibtissam Sabbah, Hala Sabbah, Sanaa Sabbah, Hussein Akoum, Nabil Droubi, Mariette Mercier

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326146  5,051 Downloads  7,642 Views   Citations
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The Program Assessment and Improvement Cycle Today: A New and Simple Taxonomy of General Types and Levels of Program Evaluation ()

James Carifio

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326145  5,669 Downloads  8,266 Views   Citations
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Investigation of Clinical Medical Teachers’ Opinion about Validity-Feasibility of Clinical Assessment Tools in Medical Sciences Universities in Tehran ()

Jalil Kuhpayeh Zadeh, Helen Dargahi, Jila Shajari, Rafei Ali, Mahsa Narenjiha, Soudabeh Afsharpour, Darioush Mehdivarzi

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326144  4,462 Downloads  6,447 Views   Citations
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A Systematic Error Leading to Overoptimistic Item Analysis of a Medical Admission Test ()

Gilbert Reibnegger, Hans-Christian Caluba, Daniel Ithaler, Simone Manhal, Heide Maria Neges

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326143  3,612 Downloads  5,017 Views   Citations
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Inter-Rater Reliability: Comparison of Checklist and Global Scoring for OSCEs ()

Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Sue Mulcahy, Emma Warnecke, Petr Otahal, Peta-Ann Teague, Richard Turner, Cees Van der Vleuten

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326142  6,259 Downloads  9,779 Views   Citations
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Comparison of Assessment Scores of Candidates for Communication Skills in an OSCE, by Examiners, Candidates and Simulated Patients ()

Abdul Sattar Khan, Riaz Qureshı, Hamit Acemoğlu, Syed Shabi-ul-Hassan

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326141  5,018 Downloads  7,278 Views   Citations
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Validity, Reliability and Equivalence of Parallel Examinations in a University Setting ()

Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Justin Walls, Craig Zimitat

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326140  5,128 Downloads  7,762 Views   Citations
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Modeling Time in Medical Education Research: The Potential of New Flexible Parametric Methods of Survival Analysis ()

Gilbert Reibnegger

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326139  4,865 Downloads  7,119 Views   Citations
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A Supportive Approach to Supervising Students Reading for a Phd in Systems and Software Engineering ()

Richard Lai

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326138  6,579 Downloads  8,308 Views   Citations
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Impact of a Practical Skills Assessment on the Individual Engagement of Undergraduate Pharmacy Students within Laboratory Coursework Sessions ()

Susanne P. Boyle

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326137  4,335 Downloads  6,350 Views   Citations
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Classroom Assessment Techniques: An Assessment and Student Evaluation Method ()

Dawn-Marie Walker

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326136  8,232 Downloads  13,457 Views   Citations
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A Course Approach to Student Transition to University: A Case Study in Agricultural Business Management ()

Yann Guisard, Karl Behrendt, Peter Mills, Shevahn Telfser, Warwick Weatley, Carole Hunter, Rebecca Acheson, Zelma Bone

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326135  4,408 Downloads  6,398 Views   Citations
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Designing Relevant and Authentic Scenarios for Learning Clinical Communication in Dentistry Using the Calgary-Cambridge Approach ()

Vicki J. Skinner, Dimitra Lekkas, Tracey A. Winning, Grant C. Townsend

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326134  5,605 Downloads  8,333 Views   Citations
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Analogies for Teaching Mutant Allele Dominance Concepts ()

Rebecca L. Seipelt-Thiemann

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326133  5,215 Downloads  7,061 Views   Citations
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New Methods in University Entrepreneurship Education: A Multidisciplinary Teams Approach ()

Francisco J. García-Rodríguez, Esperanza Gil-Soto, Inés Ruiz-Rosa

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326132  5,354 Downloads  7,786 Views   Citations
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Supporting Post-Graduates’ Skill Acquisition Using Components of Constructivism and Social Learning Theory ()

Rebecca Elder Hinshaw, Robin Burden, Michael Shriner

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326131  5,918 Downloads  8,933 Views   Citations
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Meaning Check Questions as an Active Learning Tool in the University Biology Laboratory Assists International Students ()

Hye-Jin Kim Hawkes, Aldo Armstrong Hawkes, Kathryn Fay Tonissen

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326130  4,577 Downloads  6,767 Views   Citations
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Forging a Template for Undergraduate Collaborative Research: A Case Study ()

Debra Graham, Janet Hempstead, Ronald Couchman

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326129  4,767 Downloads  6,616 Views   Citations
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Undergraduate Curriculum Development for Digital Integrated Circuit Design ()

Xin Chen

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326128  5,213 Downloads  7,177 Views   Citations
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Using the AREA Approach to Create Successful Writers ()

William M. Yerger

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326127  4,602 Downloads  6,187 Views   Citations
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An Elementary Introduction to Training the Postgraduates for Professional Degrees in Oil and Gas Engineering ()

Qingyou Liu, Zhibin Liu

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 25, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326126  7,670 Downloads  9,297 Views   Citations
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The Education for Sustainability Jig-Saw Puzzle: Implementation in Universities ()

Ian Thomas, Kathryn Hegarty, Sarah Holdsworth

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326125  5,589 Downloads  8,126 Views   Citations
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Constructing a Metacognitive Knowledge Framework for Post-Secondary EFL Reading Teachers’ Summarizing Strategies Instruction with Expository Text: A Case Study, Phase I ()

Wei Xu, James Carifio, Lorraine Dagostino

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326124  4,892 Downloads  7,711 Views   Citations
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Enhancing Student Engagement through Small Group Pedagogies in a Large Class Environment ()

Ayse A. Bilgin, David Bulger, Greg Robertson, Sigurbjorg Gudlaugsdottir

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326123  4,761 Downloads  6,911 Views   Citations
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Applying a Constructionist Frame to Learning about Sustainability ()

Maria Daskolia, Chronis Kynigos

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326122  5,395 Downloads  7,446 Views   Citations
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Motivational and Cognitive Learning Strategies Used by First-Year Engineering Undergraduate Students at Universidad Católica in Chile ()

María José Anais, Ana María Hojas, Angélica Bustos, Cecilia Letelier, María Soledad Zuzulich, Báltica Cabieses, Marcela Zubiaguirre

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326121  4,828 Downloads  6,983 Views   Citations
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Computer Science: The Third Pillar of Medical Education ()

Frank Lau, Lindsay Katona, Joseph M. Rosen, Charles Everett Koop

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326120  5,767 Downloads  8,956 Views   Citations
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Post-Registration IPL: Becoming a Paediatric Practitioner "Virtually" ()

Sarah Westwater-Wood, Jane Reid, Pauline Berine, Grahame Pope

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326119  4,236 Downloads  5,737 Views   Citations
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Virtual Worlds for Student Engagement ()

Atul Sajjanhar

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326118  4,547 Downloads  6,908 Views   Citations
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Exploring Collaborative Training with Educational Computer Assisted Simulations in Health Care Education: An Empirical Ecology of Resources Study ()

Lars O. Hall

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326117  4,880 Downloads  7,076 Views   Citations
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Student-Centered Learning Objects to Support the Self-Regulated Learning of Computer Science ()

Ali Alharbi, Frans Henskens, Michael Hannaford

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326116  4,671 Downloads  7,454 Views   Citations
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Use of ICT in Teaching Cinema: Elements of Reflection and Practice in Higher Education ()

Ornella Castiglione, Massimo Zucchetti

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 24, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326115  4,721 Downloads  6,712 Views   Citations
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Using an Online Interactive Game to Enhance the Learning Outcomes for First Year Tertiary Students ()

Susan Salter, Jane Pittaway, Karen Swabey, Mike Capstick, Tracy Douglas

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 23, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326114  4,749 Downloads  6,862 Views   Citations
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Evaluation of Innovative Teaching Approaches: The Moderating Effect of Student Prior Experience ()

Bruce Byrne, Richard Guy

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 23, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326113  5,548 Downloads  7,938 Views   Citations
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Delivering Creative Education for Health Promoters in Africa–Towards Critical Mass by “Going Global and Staying Local” ()

Rachael Dixey

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 23, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326112  3,611 Downloads  5,318 Views   Citations
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Incorporating Egan’s Imaginative Education into the Curriculum and the Culture at the Post-Secondary Level ()

Karynne L. M. Kleine, Julia K. Metzker

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 23, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326111  5,343 Downloads  7,241 Views   Citations
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Organisational Creativity: Building a Business Ba-Haus? ()

Andy Wilkins, Clive Holtham

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 23, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326110  5,055 Downloads  8,208 Views   Citations
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Updating Engineering Education in the Southern Cone: Creativity and Innovation ()

Ricardo L. Armentano

Creative Education Vol.3 No.6A,  October 23, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326109  5,444 Downloads  7,551 Views   Citations
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