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D R McMaugh

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PubMed1982

Significant differences in educational attitudes between selected Australian and British dental academics.

A recent study investigated attitudes of selected Australian and British dental academics to aspects of educational management. This paper reviews that study and comments upon significant differences which were detected between the national samples. Analysis was by sub-programme CROSSTABS of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences; Chi testing determined significant differences between national samples at P = 0.05. Nineteen areas of significant difference were identified between the national samples; each of the conceptual areas of the experimental model contained differences. Different organizational and financial support patterns in each country, rather than intrinsically personal traits, are predicted as the basis for the statistical difference.

Attitude↗
PubMed1979

The resources centre in the dental school.

A brief introduction to the philosophy of resources centre based teaching has been presented. A review of the situation with respect to audio-visual usage in some dental schools in the United Kingdom and in the United States of America has been conducted. It is apparent that the trend towards the use of audio-visual material in dental teaching is increasing in both countries. Concomitant with this increase is the real requirement to develop a management function commensurate with production and usage potential. The implementation of a resources centre based teaching model in the dental school will provide a potential for enormous improvement in teaching efficiency as well as a vast increase in teaching effectiveness in the various dental disciplines. In like manner, the student population will find an opportunity to participate more fully, more positively, and more personally in an enhanced teaching and learning environment.

Audiovisual Aids↗
PubMed1979

Classification schemes for dental school libraries.

The provision of an efficient and acceptable library system for the dental literature is examined. It is suggested that an index to the dental literature is best provided by a combination of Index Medicus and Medical Subject Headings. The Library of Congress scheme would be best for an autonomous dental school and, where a dental school library is provided by a large medical library, the National Library of Medicine Classification would be suitable for dental student use.

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