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Download full textUS Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1949
This document contains the October 1948 through June 1949 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, veterans' education and training, adult education, legislation before Congress, public health, education…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
Jones, Olga A., Ed. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1949
This document contains the October 1946 through July 1947 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, immediate postwar issues related to U.S. education, veterans' education and training, adult education,…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
Jones, Olga A., Ed. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1949
This document contains the October 1947 through July 1948 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, immediate postwar issues related to U.S. education, veterans' education and training, adult education,…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
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Direct linkGriffith, Derek M.; Childs, Erica L.; Eng, Eugenia; Jeffries, Vanessa – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
Racism is part of the foundation of U.S. society and institutions, yet few studies in community psychology or organizational studies have examined how racism affects organizations. This paper proposes a conceptual framework of institutional racism, which describes how, in spite of professional standards and ethics, racism functions within…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Racial Bias, Systems Approach, Social Status
Learmonth, Alyson – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2005
The aim of this account of practice is to share my specific experience of action learning as an approach to effective working in a networking organisation. The context is delivery of public health at a regional level as part of a national organisation, The Health Development Agency. The action learning set took place with a consistent group over a…
Descriptors: Public Health, Experiential Learning, Personal Narratives, Social Networks
Hagen, Kimberly Sessions – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
For African Americans, medical research often connotes exploitation and cruelty, making recruiting African Americans to participate in HIV vaccine trials particularly daunting. But infusing adult education principles into such efforts is both increasing African American participation and helping heal the legacy of the Tuskegee experiment.
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Recruitment, Medical Research, African Americans
US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1950
This document contains the October 1949 through June 1950 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, atomic energy education, education media, school sanitation, veterans' education and training, adult…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, 2005
Research by the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (NEETF) and Roper Public Affairs at NOP World tells that the average 12th grader (and by extension, the average adult) still falls far short of what would be considered "environmentally literate" by anyone's definition. Seemingly elementary questions elude most of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Pollution, Knowledge Level, Conservation (Environment)
Rudd, Rima E.; Zobel, Emily K. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2004
This guide provides suggestions and materials for the development and implementation of a Health Literacy Forum to be coordinated by a local, county, or state Department of Public Health. Health Literacy Forums, already implemented in several cities and states, have increased awareness about literacy skills of U.S. adults and health implications.…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Conferences (Gatherings), Public Agencies
Rudd, Rima E.; Moeykens, Barbara A.; Colton, Tayla C. – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1999
In this chapter, the authors share their examination of the medical and public health literature regarding links between health and literacy and identify trends in research and practice. They note the connection between educational attainment and health, as education may influence lifestyle behaviors, problem-solving abilities and values. In…
Descriptors: Health Education, Educational Attainment, Public Health, Patients
Brenneise, Harvey R. – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
The Michigan Community Health Electronic Library (MCHEL) serves the public health and other community health workers in Michigan. It is committed to desktop delivery of the best health information to its primary clientele, with as much as possible in digital full-text form. It collaborates with other libraries in the state to make this possible.…
Descriptors: Public Health, Electronic Libraries, Library Networks, Library Automation
Cueva, Melany; Kuhnley, Regina; Lanier, Anne P.; Dignan, Mark – Convergence, 2006
Community Health Aides and Community Health Practitioners (CHA/Ps), the primary providers of healthcare in rural Alaska, share the importance of story as a culturally respectful way for creating meaning and broadening understanding. Story is woven into the fabric of cancer education courses for CHA/Ps. Between May 2004 and April 2007, 13 week-long…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Public Health, Cancer, Health Education
US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
This document contains the October 1950 through June 1951 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, the National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools, atomic energy education, education media, school…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
Becker, Julie; Kovach, Andrea Crivelli; Gronseth, Dickie Lynn – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
The purposes of this study were to operationalize individual empowerment within the context of the MOMobile Program, to explore the relationships formed between MOMobile Advocates and their clients, and to develop an appropriate survey instrument for assessing the impact of a Community Health Worker (CHW) intervention in a community-based social…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Health Promotion, Mothers, Focus Groups
Lloyd, John H., Ed. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
This document contains the October 1951 through June 1952 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, atomic energy education, the United Nations and UNESCO, new school physical plant projects, education…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
