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Problem-Based Learning Approach to Review the Principles of Green Chemistry Applied to a Polycondensation Reaction

David Salgado-Chavarría, Joaquín Palacios-Alquisira • Science Education International (2021)

Science Education International ¦ Volume 32 ¦ Issue 2 107 ORIGINAL ARTICLE INTRODUCTION The problem-based learning (PBL) methodology is a student-centered approach that is related to the learning process that occurs when students deal w...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.33828/sei.v32.i2.3

Faculty perceptions of a professional development program for developing CUREs and promoting inclusive and equitable teaching

Laura Gough, Rommel Miranda, Matthew Hemm, Leann Norman et al. • Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (2025)

ABSTRACT The Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) model can be used to explore how faculty prioritize learning about and adopting new pedagogical approaches. Here, we use the DOI framework to contextualize biology faculty perceptions of a profess...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00215-24

Active Participation and Interaction, Key Performance Factors of Face-to-Face Learning

Miguel Marco-Fondevila, Mar Rueda-Tomás, María Pilar Latorre-Martínez • Education Sciences (2022)

During the last decade and, particularly, from the restrictions on mobility brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, online and digital teaching is positioning itself as an alternative to face-to-face teaching. As of today, however, the soundness ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/educsci12070429

Bird diversity in the Serra do Aracá region, northwestern Brazilian Amazon: preliminary check-list with considerations on biogeography and conservation

Sérgio Henrique Borges, Andrew Whittaker, Ricardo Afonso Machado de Almeida • Zoologia (Curitiba) (2014)

We inventoried the birds from Serra do Aracá region, state of Amazonas. The region encompasses a high diversity of vegetation types, including white sand forests and campinas, terra firme and flooded forests, montane forests and tepuis. We ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702014000400006

Compost Quality and Markets Are Pivotal for Sustainability in Circular Food-Nutrient Systems: A Case Study of Sri Lanka

Eric D. Roy, Eric D. Roy, Eric D. Roy, Mohamed Esham et al. • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2021)

Sustainable management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a critical issue around the world, especially in South Asia where waste generation is expected to double by 2050. Closing the food-nutrient cycle through composting biodegradable MSW ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.748391

RANCANGAN PENATAAN ARSIP KARYA SENI PERTUNJUKAN UNTUK MENDUKUNG PENGEMBANGAN TRIDHARMA PERGURUAN TINGGI DI ISI SURAKARTA

Wahyu Widyasih • Khazanah: Jurnal Pengembangan Kearsipan (2022)

This study aims to identify the types of art archives and arrange their arrangement designs in order to support the development of the tridharma of higher education at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Surakarta. The archives studi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22146/khazanah.74975

PROCESS AND STRATEGY ANALYSIS IN LEARNING TO DRAW MOUNTAINS IN THE SBDP SUBJECT FOR GRADE 4 AT SD 2 KARANGMALANG

Janita Putri Dwihana, Wasis Wijayanto • Eduarts: Jurnal Pendidikan Seni (2025)

Art education in elementary schools, particularly drawing mountains in the Arts, Culture, and Crafts (SBDP) subject, serves as a means to develop students' creativity, motor skills, and self-expression. This study aims to analyze the proces...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15294/eduarts.v14i4.40563

Interdisciplinary Class Observation in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from the Professional Development Experience of Four Teachers

Joana P. Miranda, Mariana Batista, Cristina Duarte, Tatiana Sanches • Education Sciences (2021)

Peer observation of teaching has been adopted as a method to improve the quality of teaching. It involves observers providing descriptive feedback to their peers on learning and teaching practices. However, although extensively described in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/educsci11110706

Motivation and context of concurrent stimulant and opioid use among persons who use drugs in the rural United States: a multi-site qualitative inquiry

R. J. Fredericksen, R. Baker, A. Sibley, A. T. Estadt et al. • Harm Reduction Journal (2024)

Abstract Background In recent years, stimulant use has increased among persons who use opioids in the rural U.S., leading to high rates of overdose and death. We sought to understand motivations and contexts for stimulant use among persons ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-00986-z

Implementation of Legal Protection for the Coral Reef Ecosystem of the Sawu Sea National Park in Kupang Regency, NTT Province

Irzani Andi Abdulrahman, Satria Akbar Bachtiar • Jurnal Hukum Volkgeist (2025)

This study aims to evaluate the implementation of legal protection for coral reef ecosystems in Sawu Sea National Park, Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The research employs an empirical legal approach using a descriptive qualitative met...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35326/volkgeist.v10i1.7822

Examining the Adoption Barriers of Big Data Applications from the Perspective of Tourism Authorities in Egypt

Tamer M. Elsawy, Nehal Eltayeb • Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-Sīyāḥaẗ wa Al-Fanādiq (Ǧāmiʿaẗ Al-Mansoura) (2023)

تركز هذه الدراسة على تحديات تبني واستخدام تطبيقات البيانات الضخمة في صناعة السياحة لإحدى البلدان النامية، وكيفية الاستفادة من التكنولوجيا في تحسين عملية صنع القرار. على وجه التحديد، يهدف الباحثان إلى التحقيق في عوائق تبني تطبيقات البيانات ا...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/mkaf.2023.299783

Assessing the importance of spectators to soccer clubs in South Africa: A management perspective

Victor S. Mogajane, Engelina du Plessis, Elmarie Slabbert • Acta Commercii (2019)

Orientation: This study investigates and analyses the perceptions of soccer club managers based on spectators’ loyalty factors, values and challenges concerning soccer clubs in South Africa. Research purpose: These results could assist man...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4102/ac.v19i1.633

Practice and challenges of humanitarian logistics management within the Ethiopian public pharmaceutical supply chain

Biniam Bahiru Tufa, Shiferaw Mitiku Tebeka • BMC Health Services Research (2025)

Abstract Background Humanitarian logistics involves the coordinated movement of relief goods, personnel, information, and funds between beneficiaries, donors, and suppliers, which is crucial for successful emergency response operations. In ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13279-3

Conservation and Preservation for Endangered Mangrove Species: Comprehensive Case Study of Swamp Forest on North Coast Area of Malaysia

Mona Fairuz Ramli, Ahmad Shabudin Ariffin, Marziah Zahar, Aizat Md Sin et al. • Ilmu Kelautan (2022)

Mangrove forests are special type of coastal ecosystem characterized by their adaptations that enable plants to thrive in saline soil. Despite accounting for only about 1% of global forest coverage, mangroves are keystone ecosystems that pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14710/ik.ijms.27.4.297-306

Videoconferencing fatigue and online student engagement among Filipino senior high school students: A mixed methods study

Mikaela Jasmin F. Dacillo, Jhoana Katrina M. Dizon, Earl Johann T. Ong, Althea Mae L. Pingol et al. • Frontiers in Education (2022)

IntroductionThe ubiquity of online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic induced the widespread use of videoconferencing applications. However, the prolonged use of these applications can lead to videoconferencing fatigue. Drawing from an on...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2022.973049

Getting Started

Barney G. Glaser • Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal (2020)

It may sometimes be said that one of the most difficult parts of doing research is to get started. The making of choices and commitments to a research problem seem less secured and structured when doing descriptive research in quantitative...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

Yes! Kissing Too… The Child Would Not Be Hurt in Any Way: Social Constructions of Child Sexual Abuse in the Ga Community in Ghana

Ummu Markwei • Qualitative Sociology Review (2019)

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child obligates nations to protect children from all forms of abuse including sexual. However, child sexual abuse is a complex phenomenon which is difficult to understand as a result of cul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18778/1733-8077.15.3.06

The role of drug treatment and recovery services: an opportunity to address injection initiation assistance in Tijuana, Mexico

Stephanie A. Meyers, Claudia Rafful, Sonia Jain, Xiaoying Sun et al. • Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2020)

Abstract Background In the U.S. and Canada, people who inject drugs’ (PWID) enrollment in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) has been associated with a reduced likelihood that they will assist others in injection initiation events. We aime...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13011-020-00322-1