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| SMITH, Marshall; スミス, マーシャル. |
| Among the nontraditional teaching environments and methods available to improving tertiary education, collaborative learning (CL) seems to have much potential. This paper looks at the research on CL and how it might be able to address education issues such as changing student demographics and the rapid rise in information. In addition, a description and the many significant advantages of employing CL - including a deeper understanding of content, increased overall achievement in grades, improved self-esteem, and higher student motivation - are delineated along with some key elements of CL to help persuade that the method be utilized to its fullest potential. It is recommended that higher education programs that do not currently incorporate CL take... |
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Palavras-chave: Tertiary education; Collaborative learning; Problem-based learning; Informal education; Education paradigm. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4001 |
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| SMITH, Marshall; スミス, マーシャル. |
| Bethel Children’s Home (BCH) is an orphanage, established in 2002 in Myanmar, for orphans, semiorphansfrom underprivileged families, and abandoned children. At the time of initiating this project for BCH, there were 22 children ranging from 5 to 18 years of age living there under the care of house parents. Originally supported by a US aid organization, BCH found it increasingly difficult to operate financially due to the accelerating Myanmar economy driving up the Myanmar currency and commodity prices. Thus, a 5-year project was proposed by the author, in January 2013, to help BCH become financially stable and self-sufficient. The ongoing project entails utilizing the land around BCH for implementing economic activities such as raising milk cows and... |
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Palavras-chave: Myanmar; Orphanage; Self-supporting; Sustainability. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4202 |
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