This paper explores the link between research collaboration and innovation among faculty, as indicated by a self-reported assessment of the contribution of a co-authored publication to knowledge. Findings challenge the assumption that collaborators are rarely involved in theory development and…

The prospect of tuition fee increases for public sector universities has attracted an enormous amount of attention in recent years as governments in all industrialized countries have responded to the converging pressures of increased demands for higher education and rising…

Se presentan los resultados de un proyecto etnobotánico que pretende rescatar el conocimiento vegetal y la etnomedicina entre los indígenas Warao de la Isla de Araguabisi y de Tucupita en el estado Delta Amacuro. El trabajo de campo se realizó…

Los vegetales han acompañado e influenciado estrechamente la historia del hombre. Por su gran diversidad de usos y funciones en la cotidianidad, se plantea que en gran medida su presencia ha sido vital y determinante para el desarrollo e la…

Las investigaciones desarrolladas por la lingüística moderna y, en particular, por Roman Jakobson, han demostrado científicamente que la función poética del lenguaje tiene la característica de vincular estrechamente el sonido y el sentido. Un campo idóneo para el estudio de…

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The purpose of this research was to test the ability of Perry's scheme of intellectual development to measure the intellectual development of college students. Perry's scheme postulates four broad levels of intellectual development in the college years - dualism, multiplicity,…

education of pre-service teachers in teacher training institutions in four different countries: Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Using the Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education Scale (Wilczenski, 1995) and a series of demographic variables, this study concludes that pre-service teachers' attitudes…

This qualitative study focused on exploring the knowledge and beliefs of university faculty, staff and students regarding: the effects of multicul- turalism and immigration on their professional lives; the influence of cultural issues within the university setting; and, finally, the…

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