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Zimmerman, Margot L.; And Others – Studies in Family Planning, 1982
The hypothesis that portraying nontraditional sex roles for men in instructional health pamphlets intended for illiterates and semiliterates does not interfere with the comprehension of the technical information was confirmed. Two versions of a pamphlet on how to prepare and use an oral rehydration salts (ORS) solution with children with diarrhea…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Health Education, Instructional Materials
Goldberg, David – 1974
This research report examines the components of modernity that deal with women's roles and values and their impact on fertility rates. The life style identified as modern is clearly multidimensional, yet three items -- power, segregation, and containment -- are chosen to study the fertility rates. The hypothesis is that in a family in which the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Birth Rate, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
Kempner, Ken, Ed.; Tierney, William G., Ed. – 1996
The nine papers in this anthology present cases studies showing how culture influences the social role of higher education in various nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they shape universities , and how knowledge and academic work interact in national contexts. This book focuses on how both developed and developing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Comparative Education