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An American Perspective on the Implications for Business and Health Care of the Nordic Welfare Model
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Odom, Sue E.; Deis, Michael H. – Health Education Journal, 2007
With the emergence of a global economy, it is imperative that faculty have an increased understanding of variables or factors affecting the welfare and health care systems of different countries. In addition, they must become knowledgeable about how the European Union plays a part in the evolution of these systems and be aware of the business…
Descriptors: Health Services, Travel, Global Approach, Foreign Countries
Partial Retirement and Pension Policy in Industrialized Countries.
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Latulippe, Denis; Turner, John – International Labour Review, 2000
Examines the advantages and disadvantages of partial retirement--the transitional period between full-time employment and complete retirement--including easing the transition, labor market effects, and financial implications for social security systems and employers. Reviews partial retirement policies in eight countries and concludes that there…
Descriptors: Adults, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Labor Legislation
Discussions about Aging: Sweden and the United States.
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Mullins, Larry C., Ed.; Sheppard, Harold L., Ed. – 1987
This document contains papers delivered at a conference designed to highlight similarities and differences in the situation of the elderly in Sweden and in the United States. The papers are: (1) "Aging and Work" (Sheppard, Berglind); (2) "Services to the Elderly: An Emphasis on the United States" (Hokenstad); (3) "Notes on…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Services, Comparative Analysis
Older Workers: Policies of Other Nations To Increase Labor Force Participation. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
The General Accounting Office (GAO) studied selected nations' policies to increase the number of older workers participating in the labor force. The main data collection activities were as follows: (1) an analysis of population and labor force data from eight high-income Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development member nations; (2) an…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year Ending June 30, 1904. Volume 1
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United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1906
Volume 1 begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction and includes state school-system statistics. Chapter I covers education in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Chapter II presents children's growth statistics collected in Worcester, Mass., Toronto, Ontario, and Milwaukee. Chapter III addresses German university pension and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Foreign Countries, Child Development, College Faculty
Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1899-1900. Volume 2
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United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1901
Volume 2 begins with discussion of Hopkins Grammar School history, Greek language issues, and Justin S. Morrill's legislative career. Miscellaneous topics cover Indian Territory, backward children in public schools, U.S. engineering education, Christian Brothers schools founder St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle, public library development, Delft's…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational History, Greek, Legislators