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Latchem, Colin – SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education, 2018
This book is the first comprehensive account of developments in open and distance non-formal education in developing countries for over more than 20 years. It includes many instructive and inspiring examples of how international agencies such as UNESCO, FAO, WHO, UNICEF, USAID and the Commonwealth of Learning and national providers are using…
Descriptors: Open Education, Distance Education, Nonformal Education, Developing Nations
Walker, Hill M., Ed.; Gresham, Frank M., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2013
This authoritative volume provides state-of-the-art practices for supporting the approximately 20% of today's K-12 students who have emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) that hinder school success. Leading experts present evidence-based approaches to screening, progress monitoring, intervention, and instruction within a multi-tiered framework.…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Doll, Beth, Ed.; Pfohl, William, Ed.; Yoon, Jina S., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
The "Handbook of Youth Prevention Science" describes current research and practice in mental health preventive interventions for youth. Traditional prevention research focused on preventing specific disorders, e.g. substance abuse, conduct disorders, or criminality. This produced "silos" of isolated knowledge about the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Intervention
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Graham, M. Anthony – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Examines APPAL-LINK, the Southwestern Virginia Telepsychiatry Project. The project uses state-of-the-art telemedicine equipment to link a state psychiatric hospital with two rural, isolated community mental health center programs. Provides an overview of telemedicine and discusses the problems, opportunities, and future of the project. (MJP)
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Health Education, Health Promotion, Health Services
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Helwege, Ann – Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Presents a relatively simple costs/benefits analysis problem perfectly suited for an introductory economics course. Reveals that neither the health insurer (which bears only the hospitalization costs of acute care) nor the patient (who incurs lost earnings and psychological costs) has an adequate incentive to pay for preventive care. (MJP)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Economics Education
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Health Professions. – 2001
A pilot project profiled and compared the influence of the major environments of supply and demand, education, practice location and incentives, licensure and regulation, and planning and analysis on the health workforce in and among 10 states (California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Graduate Medical Students