Aims: Values are listed as motivational factors that determine an individual’s lifestyle. This paper presents a study, which aims to compare value priorities in Estonian, Lithuanian and Finnish students. More than 3,000 teenagers (about 1,000 per country) ranked 16 values accordi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/2176
This paper aims at advocating the integration of green chemistry principles for sustainability into the existing senior secondary or high school chemistry curriculum. Researches and training in this all important area had been targeted towards university level education and resea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/3606
Aims: The aim of the study was to find out whether there is any difference in the opinions of teachers from high- and low-performing schools concerning the application of different aspects of the evaluation of teachers in determining performance-related pay. In addition, the stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/2510
Aims: To examine the effects of the Guided Inquiry Method [GIM] on students’ performance in Social Studies in Anambra State relative to gender. Study Design: The study used quasi experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: Junior secondary schools in Anambra State of Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/3300
An increasing number of institutions actively promote internationalisation as a key strategy, implying that the development of a “global citizenry” is an integral part of their educational mission. To fulfil this strategy, four constructs must be addressed: (1) what is global cit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/2910
Aims: This study was to examine the extent of sharing of teaching skills among professors and junior academic staff in universities in Nigeria. Study Design: This study was a descriptive design. Place and Duration of Study: The study took place in universities in south west, Nige...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/2653
Aims: The study determined the effectiveness of aerobic exercise (AE) and progressive resistance exercise (PRE) trainings on the body composition measured in terms of percent body fat and body mass index of primary school children in Ibadan, Nigeria. Study Design: Randomized clas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/1214
This paper reviews the literature and raises arguments that elementary school teachers’ instructional approaches in science are in part influenced by a variety of their educational beliefs. These instructional approaches are discussed relative to their being either the traditiona...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/2607
In this work, we investigated the use of online homework in teaching introductory physics courses at United Arab Emirates University. The online homework assignments were conducted by “mastering physics” course managing system. Students had unlimited time for each question within...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/1989
Aims: To study and compare didactic lectures with interactive sessions in small groups among undergraduate medical students. Study Design: A quasi-experimental research design. Place and Duration of Study: Hawler College of Medicine, between October 2011 and May 2012. Methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/2521