10 articles in this issue
Sarah Gillard, Sharlett Gillard, David Pratt
Increasing regulation imposed on education systems at all levels engulfs teaching/learning time and impedes individual pursuits of interest to the learner. However, by restructuring the way educators approach the classroom, students can be provided an opp... see more
Harry Katzan
In the study of modern technology for the 21st century, one of the most popular subjects is tablet computing. Tablet computers are now used in business, government, education, and the personal lives of practically everyone at least, it seems that way. As... see more
James L. DeBoy
When the corporate storm strikes the academy, faculty must be willing and able to repel administrative assaults upon academic freedom, shared governance, and tenure. This paper will describe the on-going clash between administrators who embrace the corpor... see more
Omar Abdulaziz Alsaif
This paper ponders the lasting effects of corporal punishment on students. The paper first considers the benefits and faults of corporal punishment by comparing the experiences of two generations of students and teachers. Starting with the definition of c... see more
Maria G. Fabregas Janeiro, M. Leticia Gaeta Gonzalez
The College of Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Universidad Popular Automa del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) decided to offer Pedagogy Doctoral students from Mexico a 3 week co-teaching research methods experience. Two professors, one from... see more
Ayman H. Abuhamdieh, Joseph T. Harder
This paper proposes a meta-cognitive, systems-based, information structuring model (McSIS) to systematize online information search behavior based on literature review of information-seeking models. The General Systems Theorys (GST) prepositions serve as ... see more
Belinda Dunnick Karge, Roxane Kushner Moore
The Common Core has become a household term and yet many educators do not understand what it means. This article explains the historical perspectives of the Common Core and gives guidance to teachers in application of Teaching Optimum Topic Exploration (T... see more
Risa Lumley, Eric Newman, Haakon T. Brown
This study looks at undergraduate Hispanic students interpretations and current perceptions of the academic librarys purpose, usefulness and value. What are the reasons to use the library? What are the barriers to use? This study will examine academic lib... see more
Brenda Helen Sheingold, Deborah W. Chapa, Ozgur Ekmekci, Esther Emard
The advent of healthcare reform in the U.S. presents an unprecedented challenge to academic institutions that are striving to prepare a workforce to interact with individuals needing care in a variety of new practice settings. Patient-centered care is a c... see more
Andrea Kuyatt, Glenda Holland, Don Jones
In the age of accountability, schools are struggling to reach every student to bring them up to the high academic standards mandated by the federal and state governments. Teachers must use research-based strategies to help decrease the learning gap for al... see more