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Direct linkCanestrari, Alan S., Ed.; Marlowe, Bruce A., Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2018
"The Wiley International Handbook of Educational Foundations" features international scholars uniquely qualified to examine issues specific to their regions of the world. The Handbook provides readers with an alternative to the traditional texts in the foundations of education by taking aim at the status quo, and by offering frameworks…
Descriptors: Foundations of Education, Educational Change, Teaching (Occupation), Curriculum
Peer reviewedArcher, David – Convergence, 2006
There are nearly one billion adults who cannot read and write, according to UNESCO statistics. Most of these are people living in extreme poverty, almost two-thirds are women, and nearly one in five is a young person aged between 15 and 24. The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) believes that there are five compelling practical reasons for…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Social Change, Foreign Countries, Public Health
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report contains testimony on the subject of breast cancer. Under consideration was a proposed bill that will assure women that physicians and surgeons inform breast cancer patients of alternative, effective, methods of treatment and will ensure that the woman will have to give her informed consent before any treatment is initiated. Also…
Descriptors: Cancer, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Federal Legislation
Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Washington, DC. Women's Research and Education Inst. – 1986
This publication presents proceedings of a conference on barriers to health care experienced by women and minorities in the United States. Welcoming remarks were offered by Representative Charles B. Rangel. Representatives Patricia Schroeder (Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues), Louis Stokes (Congressional Black Caucus), and Robert Garcia…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Females, Government Role, Health Care Costs
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development. – 2003
This book provides a collection of current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities. It is intended to be a concise reference for policymakers and program managers at the federal, state, and local levels. The book brings together the latest available data from various…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Chronic Illness, Communicable Diseases, Death
1995
This publication contains a selection of undergraduate and graduate student research papers offered to the Eta Sigma Gamma Society in the health science disciplines. Articles include: (1) "The Development of Public/Private Partnerships and Their Impact on the Future of Public Health" (James Broadbear); (2) "Cancer Knowledge,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Blacks, Cancer
