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<title>What Is Meant by Argumentative Competence? An Integrative Review of Methods of Analysis and Assessment in Education</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3140767/What_Is_Meant_by_Argumentative_Competence_An_Integrative_Review_of_Methods_of_Analysis_and_Assessment_in_Education.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3140767/What_Is_Meant_by_Argumentative_Competence_An_Integrative_Review_of_Methods_of_Analysis_and_Assessment_in_Education.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The need to enhance argument skills through education has become increasingly evident during the past 20 years. This need has resulted in an ongoing discussion that focuses on students&amp;rsquo; and t...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 18:52:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Towards a lifelong learning target for 2015</title>
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<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3140745/Towards_a_lifelong_learning_target_for_2015.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This paper begins by reviewing the progress which has been made over the past decade in the aim to reach targets such as Education for All and other Millennium Development Goals, especially as far ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 18:28:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>On the need to strengthen political-critical thinking in history education</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3140744/On_the_need_to_strengthen_politicalcritical_thinking_in_history_education.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3140744/On_the_need_to_strengthen_politicalcritical_thinking_in_history_education.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The past twenty years have seen a dramatic change in the research of history education and its meaning in the Western academic world. Basically, there are three productive research directions: (1) ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 18:28:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Facilitating engagement in new career goals: the moderating effects of personal resources and career actions</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3140279/Facilitating_engagement_in_new_career_goals_the_moderating_effects_of_personal_resources_and_career_actions.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3140279/Facilitating_engagement_in_new_career_goals_the_moderating_effects_of_personal_resources_and_career_actions.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Goal engagement in young adults is variable. We recruited university students to test whether general personal characteristics (educational ability, core self-evaluations, and well-being; study 1, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 12:53:13 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Imagination first : Unleash the power of possibility</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3139970/Imagination_first__Unleash_the_power_of_possibility.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3139970/Imagination_first__Unleash_the_power_of_possibility.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The creativity program, "imagination first: unleash the power of possibility," implemented in public primary and secondary schools in Northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, deals with the pow...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 09:13:36 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Educator Beliefs and Cultural Knowledge: Implications for School Improvement Efforts</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3139835/Educator_Beliefs_and_Cultural_Knowledge_Implications_for_School_Improvement_Efforts.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3139835/Educator_Beliefs_and_Cultural_Knowledge_Implications_for_School_Improvement_Efforts.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This qualitative study reports on beliefs practicing educators hold about diverse students and families. Specifically, this study examined educator beliefs related to culturally, linguistically, an...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 08:02:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Attitudes and beliefs of family- and center-based child care providers predict differences in caregiving behavior over time</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3139756/Attitudes_and_beliefs_of_family_and_centerbased_child_care_providers_predict_differences_in_caregiving_behavior_over_time.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3139756/Attitudes_and_beliefs_of_family_and_centerbased_child_care_providers_predict_differences_in_caregiving_behavior_over_time.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This study examined how patterns of caregiving behavior differ between family and center providers over time, and to what extent caregivers’ attitudes and beliefs shape those caregiving patterns....]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 07:10:40 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Online supervision: a theory of supervisors’ strategic communicative influence on student dissertations</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3139543/Online_supervision_a_theory_of_supervisors_strategic_communicative_influence_on_student_dissertations.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3139543/Online_supervision_a_theory_of_supervisors_strategic_communicative_influence_on_student_dissertations.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Online supervision mainly focuses on written communication and electronic drafts, while offline supervision comprises physical and social clues, verbal communication, and drafts of texts. This arti...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 04:54:57 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Development of physiotherapy inherent requirement statements – an Australian experience</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138784/Development_of_physiotherapy_inherent_requirement_statements__an_Australian_experience.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138784/Development_of_physiotherapy_inherent_requirement_statements__an_Australian_experience.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities promotes equal rights of people with a disability in all aspects of their life including their education. In Australia, Disab...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 22:04:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Get out of the corner: Inhibition and the effect of location type and number on perceptron and human reorientation</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138682/Get_out_of_the_corner_Inhibition_and_the_effect_of_location_type_and_number_on_perceptron_and_human_reorientation.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138682/Get_out_of_the_corner_Inhibition_and_the_effect_of_location_type_and_number_on_perceptron_and_human_reorientation.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Spatial learning and navigation have frequently been investigated using a reorientation task paradigm (Cheng, Cognition, 23, 149-78, 1986). However, implementing this task typically involves making...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:16:53 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Motivational Factors of Professional Engineers and Non-Professional Engineers in Applying for License as Professional Engineer: A Comparative Study</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138080/Motivational_Factors_of_Professional_Engineers_and_NonProfessional_Engineers_in_Applying_for_License_as_Professional_Engineer_A_Comparative_Study.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138080/Motivational_Factors_of_Professional_Engineers_and_NonProfessional_Engineers_in_Applying_for_License_as_Professional_Engineer_A_Comparative_Study.html</guid><description><![CDATA[All engineering faculties in Malaysia are required to have at least three academics who have engineering competency for each program. Having an engineering competency means academics has obtained t...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:49 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Roles of Professional Engineers at the Institutions of Higher Learning in Nation-Building</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138081/The_Roles_of_Professional_Engineers_at_the_Institutions_of_Higher_Learning_in_NationBuilding.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138081/The_Roles_of_Professional_Engineers_at_the_Institutions_of_Higher_Learning_in_NationBuilding.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This paper discusses the roles of professional engineers (PEs) who are attached to the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs) and how their contributions are as important as their counterparts in t...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:49 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Developing Creative Teaching Module: Business Simulation in Teaching Strategic Management</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138078/Developing_Creative_Teaching_Module_Business_Simulation_in_Teaching_Strategic_Management.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138078/Developing_Creative_Teaching_Module_Business_Simulation_in_Teaching_Strategic_Management.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Globalization and liberalization in the business environment have changed the requirements of types and qualities of human capital needed by the corporate sector. In relation to this, business grad...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:48 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Integrating Student-Centered Learning in Finance Courses: The Case of a Malaysian Research University</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138079/Integrating_StudentCentered_Learning_in_Finance_Courses_The_Case_of_a_Malaysian_Research_University.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138079/Integrating_StudentCentered_Learning_in_Finance_Courses_The_Case_of_a_Malaysian_Research_University.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The student-centered learning (SCL) approach is an approach to education that focuses on learners and their needs, rather than relying upon the input of the teacher's. The present paper examines ho...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:48 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Knowledge from Testimony: Benefits and Dangers</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138042/Knowledge_from_Testimony_Benefits_and_Dangers.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3138042/Knowledge_from_Testimony_Benefits_and_Dangers.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Testimony is an important source of knowledge in many contexts, including that of education, but the notion of the teacher as testifier is not often discussed. Since much that is believed by indivi...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:51:35 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The most requested factors in clinical skills exams for evaluating novice physicians: an internet-based survey of the general public in Japan</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137970/The_most_requested_factors_in_clinical_skills_exams_for_evaluating_novice_physicians_an_internetbased_survey_of_the_general_public_in_Japan.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137970/The_most_requested_factors_in_clinical_skills_exams_for_evaluating_novice_physicians_an_internetbased_survey_of_the_general_public_in_Japan.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Clinical skills tests have been added to the national medical licensure examinations in Canada, the U.S., Korea and Switzerland. Adding a clinical skills test to the Japanese national medical licen...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:56 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A protocol for evaluating progressive levels of simulation fidelity in the development of technical skills, integrated performance and woman centred clinical assessment skills in undergraduate midwifery students</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137971/A_protocol_for_evaluating_progressive_levels_of_simulation_fidelity_in_the_development_of_technical_skills_integrated_performance_and_woman_centred_clinical_assessment_skills_in_undergraduate_midwifery_students.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137971/A_protocol_for_evaluating_progressive_levels_of_simulation_fidelity_in_the_development_of_technical_skills_integrated_performance_and_woman_centred_clinical_assessment_skills_in_undergraduate_midwifery_students.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Simulation as a pedagogical approach has been used in health professional education to address the need to safely develop effective clinical skills prior to undertaking clinical practice. However, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:56 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Introducing integrated laboratory classes in a PBL curriculum: impact on student's learning and satisfaction</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137972/Introducing_integrated_laboratory_classes_in_a_PBL_curriculum_impact_on_students_learning_and_satisfaction.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137972/Introducing_integrated_laboratory_classes_in_a_PBL_curriculum_impact_on_students_learning_and_satisfaction.html</guid><description><![CDATA[With the introduction of integrated problem-based learning (PBL) program in the medical curriculum, there is a need to create laboratory classes that suit students' learning needs and the changes i...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:56 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Impact of Preservice Preparation and Early Career Support on Novice Teachers' Career Intentions and Decisions</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137937/The_Impact_of_Preservice_Preparation_and_Early_Career_Support_on_Novice_Teachers_Career_Intentions_and_Decisions.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137937/The_Impact_of_Preservice_Preparation_and_Early_Career_Support_on_Novice_Teachers_Career_Intentions_and_Decisions.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A rationale for providing high-quality support during teachers&amp;rsquo; early years is to develop further the skills teachers acquire during preparation and to help overcome weaknesses that might lea...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Learning Disability Documentation in Higher Education: What Are Students Submitting?</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137706/Learning_Disability_Documentation_in_Higher_Education_What_Are_Students_Submitting.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137706/Learning_Disability_Documentation_in_Higher_Education_What_Are_Students_Submitting.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This study examined the supporting documentation submitted by students with learning disability (LD) diagnoses. The participants were 210 students who were enrolled in a college support program for...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:31:52 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>High School Biology Teachers’ Views on Teaching Evolution: Implications for Science Teacher Educators</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137455/High_School_Biology_Teachers_Views_on_Teaching_Evolution_Implications_for_Science_Teacher_Educators.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137455/High_School_Biology_Teachers_Views_on_Teaching_Evolution_Implications_for_Science_Teacher_Educators.html</guid><description><![CDATA[In the US, there may be few scientific concepts that students maintain preconceived ideas about as strongly and passionately as they do with regard to evolution. At the confluence of a multitude of...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Why Are Some Reactions Slower at Higher Temperatures?</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137316/Why_Are_Some_Reactions_Slower_at_Higher_Temperatures.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137316/Why_Are_Some_Reactions_Slower_at_Higher_Temperatures.html</guid><description><![CDATA[It is well understood by most chemistry students at advanced undergraduate levels that chemical reactions generally follow the Arrhenius law of temperature dependence with positive activation energ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:23:56 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Examining an Online Content General Outcome Measure: Technical Features of the Static Score</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137205/Examining_an_Online_Content_General_Outcome_Measure_Technical_Features_of_the_Static_Score.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3137205/Examining_an_Online_Content_General_Outcome_Measure_Technical_Features_of_the_Static_Score.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The purpose of this study was to evaluate technical adequacy features of an online adaptation of vocabulary matching known as critical content monitoring. Validity and reliability studies were cond...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:44:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Should the teacher of the gifted be gifted?</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3136524/Should_the_teacher_of_the_gifted_be_gifted.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3136524/Should_the_teacher_of_the_gifted_be_gifted.html</guid><description><![CDATA[There are relatively few research studies focusing on the understanding of teachers of gifted learners, though it is assumed that not all teachers should be assigned to teach the gifted. Most of th...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:49:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Prospective elementary school teachers’ professional noticing of children’s early numeracy</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3135167/Prospective_elementary_school_teachers_professional_noticing_of_childrens_early_numeracy.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3135167/Prospective_elementary_school_teachers_professional_noticing_of_childrens_early_numeracy.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The goal of this study is to develop the professional noticing abilities of prospective elementary school teachers in the context of the Stages of Early Arithmetic Learning. In their mathematics me...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:43:49 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Technology-enhanced Interactive Teaching of Marginal, Joint and Conditional Probabilities: The Special Case of Bivariate Normal Distribution</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134908/Technologyenhanced_Interactive_Teaching_of_Marginal_Joint_and_Conditional_Probabilities_The_Special_Case_of_Bivariate_Normal_Distribution.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134908/Technologyenhanced_Interactive_Teaching_of_Marginal_Joint_and_Conditional_Probabilities_The_Special_Case_of_Bivariate_Normal_Distribution.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Data analysis requires subtle probability reasoning to answer questions like What is the chance of event A occurring, given that event B was observed? This generic question arises in discussions of...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:37:34 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>La memoria de la infancia. Estudios sobre historia, cultura y sociedad</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134834/La_memoria_de_la_infancia_Estudios_sobre_historia_cultura_y_sociedad.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134834/La_memoria_de_la_infancia_Estudios_sobre_historia_cultura_y_sociedad.html</guid><description><![CDATA[La memoria de la infancia le mereció a Sandra Carli la obtención del Primer Premio Nacional al ensayo pedagógico en 2012. El jurado no se equivocó. Es un libro potente. Estimulante. Tiene un ri...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:12 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Reseña del libro "El inspector Ratier y los maestros de tierra adentro" de Adriana Puiggrós</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134835/Resea_del_libro_El_inspector_Ratier_y_los_maestros_de_tierra_adentro_de_Adriana_Puiggrs.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134835/Resea_del_libro_El_inspector_Ratier_y_los_maestros_de_tierra_adentro_de_Adriana_Puiggrs.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Se trata de la reseña del libro publicado por la historiadora de la educación Adriana Puiggrós titulado El inspector Ratier y los maestros de tierra adentro en el año 2012, por la editorial Gal...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:12 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Jornadas Nacionales y I Latinoamericanas de Investigadores/as en Formación en Educación. (IICE-UBA)</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134836/Jornadas_Nacionales_y_I_Latinoamericanas_de_Investigadoresas_en_Formacin_en_Educacin_IICEUBA.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134836/Jornadas_Nacionales_y_I_Latinoamericanas_de_Investigadoresas_en_Formacin_en_Educacin_IICEUBA.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Reseña de las III Jornadas Nacionales y I Latinoamericanas de Investigadores/as en Formación en Educación organizadas por los investigadores en formación del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ci...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:12 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>XVII Jornadas Argentinas de Historia de la Educación. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, del 17 al 19 de octubre de 2012, San Miguel de Tucumán</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134837/XVII_Jornadas_Argentinas_de_Historia_de_la_Educacin_Facultad_de_Filosofa_y_Letras_de_la_Universidad_Nacional_de_Tucumn_del_17_al_19_de_octubre_de_2012_San_Miguel_de_Tucumn.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134837/XVII_Jornadas_Argentinas_de_Historia_de_la_Educacin_Facultad_de_Filosofa_y_Letras_de_la_Universidad_Nacional_de_Tucumn_del_17_al_19_de_octubre_de_2012_San_Miguel_de_Tucumn.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Organizadas por la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán y la Sociedad Argentina de Historia de la Educación, se desarrollaron entre el 17 y 19 de octubre de 2012,...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:12 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>La institucionalización del docente secundario en Chile: ¿progreso profesional o repliegue del oficio?</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134828/La_institucionalizacin_del_docente_secundario_en_Chile_progreso_profesional_o_repliegue_del_oficio.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134828/La_institucionalizacin_del_docente_secundario_en_Chile_progreso_profesional_o_repliegue_del_oficio.html</guid><description><![CDATA[El presente artículo realiza una revisión histórica de los procesos de institucionalización de los docentes secundarios en su relación con el Estado chileno. Uno de los propósitos es indagar ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>La Campaña de alfabetización de adultos en el gobierno de Illia (1963-1966)</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134829/La_Campaa_de_alfabetizacin_de_adultos_en_el_gobierno_de_Illia_19631966.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134829/La_Campaa_de_alfabetizacin_de_adultos_en_el_gobierno_de_Illia_19631966.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Presentamos un avance de investigación sobre la propuesta de alfabetización de adultos que realiza el gobierno de la Unión Cívica Radical del Pueblo encabezado por el Presidente Arturo Illia, e...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Educación del cuerpo, higiene y gimnástica en la conformación de la educación física escolar en el Uruguay (1874-1923)</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134830/Educacin_del_cuerpo_higiene_y_gimnstica_en_la_conformacin_de_la_educacin_fsica_escolar_en_el_Uruguay_18741923.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134830/Educacin_del_cuerpo_higiene_y_gimnstica_en_la_conformacin_de_la_educacin_fsica_escolar_en_el_Uruguay_18741923.html</guid><description><![CDATA[En el presente trabajo se realiza un rastreo por algunos hitos en la conformación de la educación física escolar en el Uruguay en sus primeros 50 años. Desde una perspectiva teórico-metodológ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Política educativa y textos escolares en la provincia de Buenos Aires durante la gestión de Julio C. Avanza</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134831/Poltica_educativa_y_textos_escolares_en_la_provincia_de_Buenos_Aires_durante_la_gestin_de_Julio_C_Avanza.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134831/Poltica_educativa_y_textos_escolares_en_la_provincia_de_Buenos_Aires_durante_la_gestin_de_Julio_C_Avanza.html</guid><description><![CDATA[El objetivo de este artículo es realizar una aproximación a los debates acerca de la selección de textos escolares durante la gestión de Julio C. Avanza como Ministro de Educación de la provin...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Redefinición de los alcances de la pedagogía de la liberación en sus dimensiones ética, política y cultural</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134832/Redefinicin_de_los_alcances_de_la_pedagoga_de_la_liberacin_en_sus_dimensiones_tica_poltica_y_cultural.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134832/Redefinicin_de_los_alcances_de_la_pedagoga_de_la_liberacin_en_sus_dimensiones_tica_poltica_y_cultural.html</guid><description><![CDATA[El propósito de esta tesis doctoral es indagar en los desarrollos teóricos referidos a la pedagogía de la liberación planteada por Paulo Freire y ubicarlosdentro de un conjunto más amplio de d...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Angelica gets the spirit out: Improvisation, epiphany and transformation</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134520/Angelica_gets_the_spirit_out_Improvisation_epiphany_and_transformation.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134520/Angelica_gets_the_spirit_out_Improvisation_epiphany_and_transformation.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This article presents excerpts from a case study describing Angelica Dawson, a New York State music educator. Angelica makes improvisation a central part of her curricula in ways that transcend tra...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:58 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Confucian Work and Homeschooling: A Case Study of Homeschooling in Shanghai</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134031/Confucian_Work_and_Homeschooling_A_Case_Study_of_Homeschooling_in_Shanghai.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3134031/Confucian_Work_and_Homeschooling_A_Case_Study_of_Homeschooling_in_Shanghai.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This study conducted a case study of homeschooling in order to provide in-depth information regarding the demographic characteristics of homeschooling parents, the motivations and the process of pr...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:14:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A study on the relationship of Facebook and EFL learners’ personality</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3133241/A_study_on_the_relationship_of_Facebook_and_EFL_learners_personality.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3133241/A_study_on_the_relationship_of_Facebook_and_EFL_learners_personality.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Social networking software or what people are more familiar with “Facebook” has truly affected each and every person in the world. More so with students, Facebook has already become part of the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:50:39 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The rate of return of social investment on post-secondary initial vocational education and training in Greece</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3133116/The_rate_of_return_of_social_investment_on_postsecondary_initial_vocational_education_and_training_in_Greece.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3133116/The_rate_of_return_of_social_investment_on_postsecondary_initial_vocational_education_and_training_in_Greece.html</guid><description><![CDATA[According to the human capital theory education and training produce, accumulate and diffuse human capital. They are a type of consumption but they are mainly considered as investments. In Greece, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:31:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The effect of household characteristics on economic returns to schooling: evidence from the Palestinian territories</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3133115/The_effect_of_household_characteristics_on_economic_returns_to_schooling_evidence_from_the_Palestinian_territories.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3133115/The_effect_of_household_characteristics_on_economic_returns_to_schooling_evidence_from_the_Palestinian_territories.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This paper estimates the economic returns to schooling in the Palestinian territories, and examines the relationship between household characteristics and the returns received by male household mem...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:31:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A differential game model of incentive-based student recruitment, retention and faculty engagement in higher education</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3133114/A_differential_game_model_of_incentivebased_student_recruitment_retention_and_faculty_engagement_in_higher_education.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3133114/A_differential_game_model_of_incentivebased_student_recruitment_retention_and_faculty_engagement_in_higher_education.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Many public and private four-year colleges and universities are facing the issue of declining enrolment. Several universities adopt a centralised approach to recruiting, where efforts are concentra...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:31:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Student Perceptions of Problem-Based Learning: A Case Study of Undergraduate Applied Agrometeorology</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3131445/Student_Perceptions_of_ProblemBased_Learning_A_Case_Study_of_Undergraduate_Applied_Agrometeorology.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3131445/Student_Perceptions_of_ProblemBased_Learning_A_Case_Study_of_Undergraduate_Applied_Agrometeorology.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Many students do not seem to transfer their learning during formal education into applications in the real world. The objective of this ongoing study was to investigate the opinion of third-year st...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Diagrams, Timelines, And Tables—Oh, My! : Fostering Graphical Literacy</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3131194/Diagrams_Timelines_And_TablesOh_My__Fostering_Graphical_Literacy.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3131194/Diagrams_Timelines_And_TablesOh_My__Fostering_Graphical_Literacy.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The Common Core State Standards place unprecedented emphasis on visual text—appropriately so, as visual components are increasingly ubiquitous in many kinds of text. This shift in emphasis requir...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:18 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Public Versus Private Colleges: Political Participation of College Graduates</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3131154/Public_Versus_Private_Colleges_Political_Participation_of_College_Graduates.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3131154/Public_Versus_Private_Colleges_Political_Participation_of_College_Graduates.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Using data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&amp;amp;B:93/03) of College Graduates, we use structural equation modeling to model the relationships between college major, values he...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:13 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Why Students Choose STEM Majors: Motivation, High School Learning, and Postsecondary Context of Support</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3131060/Why_Students_Choose_STEM_Majors_Motivation_High_School_Learning_and_Postsecondary_Context_of_Support.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3131060/Why_Students_Choose_STEM_Majors_Motivation_High_School_Learning_and_Postsecondary_Context_of_Support.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This study draws upon social cognitive career theory and higher education literature to test a conceptual framework for understanding the entrance into science, technology, engineering, and mathema...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Emerging importance of holobionts in evolution and in probiotics</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3130701/Emerging_importance_of_holobionts_in_evolution_and_in_probiotics.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3130701/Emerging_importance_of_holobionts_in_evolution_and_in_probiotics.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The existence of microbe free animals or plants in nature is virtually impossible as they and plants have a certain degree of symbiotic association with microbes. This symbiotic association leads t...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Folklore as an instrument of education among the Chewa people of Zambia</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3130582/Folklore_as_an_instrument_of_education_among_the_Chewa_people_of_Zambia.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3130582/Folklore_as_an_instrument_of_education_among_the_Chewa_people_of_Zambia.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This article considers the folklore of the Chewa people of Zambia as an instrument of education. It suggests that there is only a fine distinction between Chewa culture [mwambo wa a Chewa] and Chew...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:58 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Learning to be responsible: Young children transitions outside school</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3129251/Learning_to_be_responsible_Young_children_transitions_outside_school.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3129251/Learning_to_be_responsible_Young_children_transitions_outside_school.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This paper focuses on out of school learning during early childhood transitions through case studies of young children in two different rural communities in Peru. It shows that for young children, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:08:53 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Using Science Centers and Museums for Teacher Training in Turkey</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3129040/Using_Science_Centers_and_Museums_for_Teacher_Training_in_Turkey.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3129040/Using_Science_Centers_and_Museums_for_Teacher_Training_in_Turkey.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This study was aimed to determine pre-service teachers’ views about science centers and museums, as out-of-the-school learning environments, through case study. For that purpose, the pre-service ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:19 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Modeling the Relationship Between Perceptions of Assessment Tasks and Classroom Assessment Environment as a Function of Gender</title>
<link>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3129041/Modeling_the_Relationship_Between_Perceptions_of_Assessment_Tasks_and_Classroom_Assessment_Environment_as_a_Function_of_Gender.html</link>
<guid>http://scienceindex.com/stories/3129041/Modeling_the_Relationship_Between_Perceptions_of_Assessment_Tasks_and_Classroom_Assessment_Environment_as_a_Function_of_Gender.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A substantial proportion of the classroom time involves exposing students to a variety of assessment tasks. As students process these tasks, they develop beliefs about the importance, utility, valu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:19 +0100</pubDate>
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