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Updating Rurality Index for Small Areas in Spain
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Prieto-Lara, Elisa; Ocana-Riola, Ricardo – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Nowadays, there is a wide debate about what rural means. An operational definition of rural concept is essential in order to measure health problems, optimize resource allocation and facilitate decision making aimed at closing the gap on inequity between areas. In 2005, the rurality index for Small Areas in Spain (IRAP) was developed using the…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Factor Analysis, Rural Areas, Resource Allocation
65. ICT-Based Distance Education in South Asia
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Berman, Sally D. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
This report provides an update about innovative uses of information and communication technology (ICT) for distance education and training in South Asia. Particular focus is given to ICT initiatives in India, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan, at university level, and in non-formal interventions. Lessons learned from these countries are of value to any…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Living Standards, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations
Inter-American Foundation Annual Report 1987.
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Inter-American Foundation, Rosslyn, VA. – 1988
This annual report from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), a federal development agency, includes letters from foundation officials describing the IAF-funded work in poverty areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. The report describes IAF's In-Country Support System (ICS), staffed by local professionals who assist grantees and report their…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Annual Reports, Community Development, Developing Nations
Mexico: The Socio-Economic and Cultural Environment for Health.
Stambler, Moses – 1983
Numerous factors influencing health status and health care in Mexico are reviewed in this paper. Part I covers socioeconomic influences including agricultural and land tenure patterns, oil production, population growth rate, and the extent of poverty. Part II discusses the political environment, emphasizing the effects of politics on strategies…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems
Foxfire 4: Fiddle Making, Springhouses, Horse Trading, Sassafras Tea, Berry Buckets, Gardening, and Further Affairs of Plain Living.
Wigginton, Eliot, Ed. – 1977
Planting by the signs of the moon, well digging, hewing logs, wood carving, knife making, bird trapping, and horsetrading are but a few of the aspects of Appalachian culture explored in "Foxfire 4." Like its predecessors, the volume was compiled by high school students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Information on the cultural heritage…
Descriptors: Community Study, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged
Foxfire 3: Animal Care, Banjos and Dulcimers, Hide Tanning, Summer and Fall Wild Plant Foods, Butter Churns, Ginseng, and Still More Affairs of Plain Living.
Wigginton, Eliot, Ed. – 1975
A window into the customs, folklore, and cultural heritage of Appalachia is provided in this volume, the third in the series of "Foxfire" books. Compiled by high school students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school, it is based on personal interviews with long-time residents of Appalachian Georgia. In many cases the material is in the words of…
Descriptors: Community Study, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged