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Austin, Zubin; Dean, Marie Rocchi – Teaching in Higher Education, 2006
Demand for well-qualified health care professionals (including pharmacists) is projected to increase over the next 10 to 20 years. In many jurisdictions, immigration will become an increasingly important human resource to replace aging, retiring workers and drive ongoing economic prosperity and growth. Higher education has been an underutilized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prior Learning, Higher Education, Pharmacy
Austin, Zubin; Dean, Marie Rocchi – American Journal of Distance Education, 2006
The use of distance education for clinical skills development in the health professions has not been extensively described, due in part to the intensive nature of the relationship between the patient and practitioner. In the context of pharmacy practice, there are specific needs to develop new vehicles for clinical skills education due to growing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Fluency, Rural Areas, Pharmacy
Austin, Zubin – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2005
Immigrants with professional qualifications face unique challenges in adapting personally and professionally to new environments. This "double culture shock" experience may result in disengagement from the professional community due to perceived barriers to integration, with subsequent negative impact on employment prospects and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mentors, Focus Groups, Culture Conflict
Austin, Zubin; Simpson, Stephanie; Reynen, Emily – Teaching in Higher Education, 2005
Numerous explanations have been offered to explain the ubiquity and enduring nature of academic dishonesty in post-secondary education and professional programs, including dissatisfaction with curricula, disengagement from academic institutions, and poor admissions criteria for students. A pilot study in Canadian pharmacy education was undertaken…
Descriptors: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Education, Moral Development, Cheating