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Definition of "Rural" Determines the Placement Outcomes of a Rural Medical Education Program: Analysis of Jichi Medical University Graduates
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Matsumoto, Masatoshi; Inoue, Kazuo; Kajii, Eiji – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Purpose: To show the impact of changing the definition of what is "rural" on the outcomes of a rural medical education program. Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 643 graduates under obligatory rural service and 1,699 graduates after serving their obligation, all from Jichi Medical University (JMU), a binding rural education program in…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Physicians, Graduates, Foreign Countries
Applying Strategies of Self-Regulation and Self-Efficacy to the Design and Evaluation of Online Learning Programs
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Yang, Yong-Chil; Park, Eunmi – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2012
This study is designed to address aspects of self-regulation and self-efficacy as they relate to critical issues in the design and evaluation of online learning programs. It begins with a discussion of the rapid growth of distance learning programs at all levels and across virtually all disciplines of educational programming. Much of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Distance Education
Rural Education and Economic Development in China, Mexico, Japan, and the United States.
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Ranson, Baldwin – Comparative Education Review, 1988
Traces the histories of rural education and rural technology in four countries. Suggests that the economic function of education is the transmission of technologically relevant skills, and that technologically appropriate curricula are a necessary part of economic development policy. 30 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Comparative Education, Economic Development
Japan's Educational Success: Big Lessons from Small Schools.
Parrett, William H. – Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 1987
Describes evaluation of Japanese educational system. Contrasts differences in National Ministry of Education functions, learning time, examinations, career rewards with American system. Examines Japanese rural school organization, funding, administrative certification/staffing, instructional certification/staffing, salaries, instruction, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Practices