Higher Education Research

Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2016

  • The Application of Systems Methodology to Curriculum Development in Higher Education

    Evangelos C. Papakitsos

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2016
    Pages: 1-9
    Received: 22 September 2016
    Accepted: 2 October 2016
    Published: 27 October 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20160101.11
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    Abstract: The development of curricula is a major priority of educational systems. The associated concepts, theories and guiding principles are briefly presented in this paper, along with a systemic approach for designing a curriculum. This approach is based on the systemic domain of Systems Methodology that facilitates curriculum development in a holistic m... Show More
  • Analysis of the State and Development of Road Safety Education in Spanish Higher Education Institutions

    Francisco Alonso, Cristina Esteban, Sergio A. Useche, Violeta Manso

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2016
    Pages: 10-18
    Received: 26 October 2016
    Accepted: 5 November 2016
    Published: 5 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20160101.12
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    Abstract: Traffic crashes are considered one of the major public health concerns, considering that this phenomenon explains a high number of deaths and injuries every year, and around all the world in different groups of population. The road safety education, (or traffic safety education), regarding the complexity of this process, and that it takes place dur... Show More
  • Assessing the Constraints Militating Against the Effective Implementation of Vocational and Technology Education Programme in Tertiary Institutions in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

    Festus Chukwunwendu Akpotohwo, Bumien Victor Yabrifa, Cletus Ogeibiri

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2016
    Pages: 19-22
    Received: 26 October 2016
    Accepted: 12 November 2016
    Published: 8 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20160101.13
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    Abstract: The study examines constraints militating against the effective implementation of vocational and technology education programme in tertiary institutions in Bayelsa State. The study adopted descriptive survey design because it sought to elicit from the respondents constraints on the effective implementation of vocational and technology education in ... Show More
  • A Web-Scaffolding GIS Method of Spatial Planning with Rural Buildings for Teaching/Learning in Higher Education Research

    Jin Su Jeong, David Gonzalez-Gomez

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2016
    Pages: 23-29
    Received: 27 October 2016
    Accepted: 9 November 2016
    Published: 8 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20160101.14
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    Abstract: In higher education research, computer and information technologies are getting increased consideration and attention. These technologies can be integrated into the design education through taking into account a scaffolding mechanism, which will support activities of teaching/learning in a distributed environment. This research presents a digital-b... Show More
  • A Sociological Investigation to Periodic Street Markets and Environmental Pollution in Yenagoa City, Bayelsa State Nigeria

    Elliot Asain Sibiri, Aboluwaji Daniel Ayinmoro, Aggo J. Atiekimiema

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2016
    Pages: 30-38
    Received: 24 October 2016
    Accepted: 14 November 2016
    Published: 16 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20160101.15
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    Abstract: The human harmful impact on the environment has been made to focus on the release of chemical substances to the environment from industries with little or no recognition to the procedures of resources distribution via market situations. The study seeks to examine sociological factors associated with periodic street markets as predictive of environm... Show More