Vol. 1 - Ethics and relevance of scientific knowledge: what knowledge for what society?
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Scientific integrity: maintaining the legitimacy of the research enterprise
(2008)
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Open AccessWorldwide, most scientific research is conducted in higher education institutions. Funding for science is dependent on the ability of these institutions to support and maintain the legitimacy of the scientific enterprise. ... -
Valores y actitudes del ingeniero en las escuelas de ingeniería
(2008)
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Open AccessThe schools and faculties of engineering have to open the mind to the values in the engineering in the managerial spheres, in the departments, in the educational meetings, in the academic commissions, and in the work of ... -
Knowledge and ethics in a democratic society
(2008)
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Open AccessWithin the discussion and research on the nature of knowledge lies the highly debated issue of the relationship between ethics and scientific knowledge. In this paper I try to problematize this relationship with the help ... -
The conformation, transition and consolidation of the ethos of successful research groups that cultivate the specialties of international relationship
(2008)
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Open AccessThe intention of this presentation is to propose as a hypothesis derived from the results obtained1 from the analysis and comparison of successful scientific research with different specialties in the academy and public ... -
Expansion of human agency through complex educational scenarios
(2008)
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Open AccessAmartya Sen contends that the overall perspective of his capability approach may be understood as a “freedom centred” approach being shaped by the opportunity aspect and the process aspects of freedom or the effectiveness ... -
Researchers must choose relevant subjects according to their countries need
(2008)
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Open AccessThe text is divided into three parts: I. The contents of the results works entitled: PHYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDY OF FICUS REFLEXA THUMB. MORACEAE II. The restitution of the results works to the ... -
Global education, global curriculum, curriculum policies
(2008)
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The role of the ideas and their change in higher education policy-making processes from the eighties to present-day: the cases of England and New Zealand in comparative perspective
(2008)
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Open AccessUnder a theoretical point of view, the aim of my work is to carry out a research modelled on the constructivist theory. It will focus on the analysis of the impact of ideas on the processes of policy making by means of ... -
Academic success and competencies for learning in Portuguese higher educationstudents: a quantitative investigation
(2008)
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Open AccessConcepts are discussed within the frame of educational development literature and research on student learning. Conceptions of learning, approaches to learning and studying derived from Marton and Säljö’s (1976, 1997) ideas ...
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