The professional development needs of middle-level administrators in western Canadian two-year postsecondary institutions were investigated. The needs identified reflect a broad range of knowledge and skill areas. Those regarded as most important included such needs as program and staff evaluation.…

The Tests of General Educational Development (GED) are used extensively in the United States and in all provinces and territories in Canada except Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta for high school equivalency certification. The five tests, which include English, Social Studies,…

The thesis supervisory role is perhaps the most prominent, yet least understood, of a faculty member's teaching responsibilities. We retro- spectively explore the doctoral supervisory experiences of a doctoral stu- dent and her thesis supervisor through the process of co-constructing…

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…

[ca] L’any 1930 es registra l’entrada a la Biblioteca de Catalunya del primer dels quatre manuscrits que conformen el “Fons Verdú”. Posteriorment, el 1934, Higini Anglès es trasllada a Verdú (província de Lleida), d’on extreu de l’arxiu parroquial la resta…

[ca] Un manuscrit inèdit sobre els organistes de la Seu de Manresa, de l'historiador Joaquim Sarret i Arbós, aporta gran quantitat de dades sobre l'orgue, amb una primera noticia documentada de l'any 1496, amb el salari i les obligacions de…

La hemoncosis, causada por el nematodo del abomaso de rumiantes Haernonchus contortus, constituye una de las enfermedades parasitarias más notables del ganado ovino en todo el mundo. Las infecciones provocan síndromes anémicos y de mala digestión/absorción que pueden causar la…