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Direct linkMunoz-Rubke, Felipe; Almuna, Felipe; Duemler, Jaclyn; Velásquez, Eloísa – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that many countries have failed to provide the general population with the cognitive tools to thoroughly understand and cope with a global health crisis. While scientists and leaders worldwide have struggled to discover ways to contain the spread of the virus, this difficult task has become overwhelming due to the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mathematics Instruction, Statistics Education
Quay, John; Gray, Tonia; Thomas, Glyn; Allen-Craig, Sandy; Asfeldt, Morten; Andkjaer, Soren; Beames, Simon; Cosgriff, Marg; Dyment, Janet; Higgins, Pete; Ho, Susanna; Leather, Mark; Mitten, Denise; Morse, Marcus; Neill, James; North, Chris; Passy, Rowena; Pedersen-Gurholt, Kirsti; Polley, Scott; Stewart, Alistair; Takano, Takako; Waite, Sue; Foley, Dorothy – Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 2020
This is an unusual article in that it brings together the perspectives of many on this journal's editorial board, around the issue of contending with COVID-19. Twenty statements showcase a range of thoughts and experiences, highlighting the differences and similarities in the way the pandemic is impacting on the educational practice of outdoor and…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Educational Practices, Disease Control
Zimmett, Jeremy – Education for Information, 2020
Faced with unprecedented challenges, students continue to learn during a global pandemic. This new atmosphere of learning comes with a host of challenges, ranging from financial hardships to mental and physical exhaustion. Students and faculty have had to make the shift to online learning, in some instances, in a matter of days. Despite the…
Descriptors: Disease Control, School Closing, Online Courses, Adjustment (to Environment)
Bouffard, Suzanne – Learning Professional, 2020
Ellie Drago-Severson and Mary Antón have known each other for more than 20 years and have worked together in different capacities to support educators through the lens of adult development. They spoke with "The Learning Professional" about how coaching can help leaders at all levels navigate the COVID-19 crisis and grow in ways that will…
Descriptors: Leaders, Coaching (Performance), Disease Control, Epidemiology
Coates, Hamish; Xie, Zheping; Hong, Xi – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
The year 2020 began with grand ideas about building future higher education. Thereafter universities have been through a constant swirl of uncertainties and confusions as they respond to a novel suite of radically reconfigured fundamentals and prospects. This essay charts this journey in order to document 2020 experiences and to clarify evolving…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Design, Global Approach
de Boer, Harry – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
In this contribution to the Special Issue of Studies in Higher Education, I describe developments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Dutch higher education along three lines. First, the context is outlined in chronological order. It concerns the evolution of the pandemic in the Netherlands, complemented by the general situation at my own university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
Cleary, Sabina; Kenton, Carmen – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2020
Christchurch-based science advisers Sabina Cleary and Carmen Kenton, from Kaha Education, talk about their experiences of supporting teachers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Insights from their experiences during a previous crisis guided them during COVID-19. They share their thoughts about useful learning to take forward as school life resumes.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, School Closing, Disease Control
van Schalkwyk, François – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
This paper is a personal reflection that seeks to capture most of the observable changes that have taken place in South Africa and in its public university system as a consequence of the sudden and global spread of the novel coronavirus. The purpose for doing so is to provide a record of how the South African university sector has responded to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
Arnold, Mary E.; Rennekamp, Roger A. – Journal of Extension, 2020
In this thought leader commentary, we review the potential devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, including trauma, impacts on mental health, socioemotional distress, and changes in academic learning. Stating that 4-H is uniquely positioned to mitigate these effects through intentional positive youth development efforts, we…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Extension Education, Disease Control, Public Health
Hawkins, B. Denise – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011
Even on paper three decades ago, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, invoked fear and loathing. Despite increased public awareness and billions spent in search of a cure, the disease still generates fear today. As the disease has morphed into a global pandemic that is still without a cure, Black America battles the highest rate of new HIV infections…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), African Americans, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Diseases
Baldwin, Wendy – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2013
Adolescence is a critical developmental stage and an opportunity to set a positive course for future health and well-being. Adolescence may be the "last best chance" to address some of the behaviors that can have significant repercussions for an individual's health trajectory, specifically the path to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Why should…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Disease Control, Adolescents, Health Behavior
Dittbenner, Richard – Community College Journal, 2009
This article discusses the things college leaders should know and do in case of a pandemic influenza outbreak. The author talks about four principles that will guide college leaders in developing a pandemic influenza plan and presents the 10 elements of an effective college pandemic planning process.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Disease Control
Download full textLogan, Jennifer – American Journal of Health Education, 2008
Traditionally, vaccines have been associated with childhood. Historically, many of the most-feared communicable diseases attacked infants and toddlers, and those who survived were generally protected from those diseases as adults. During the past century tremendous advances in vaccination spared millions the morbidity and mortality associated with…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Access to Health Care, Immunization Programs
Paroske, Marcus – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2009
International science policy controversies involve disputes over cultural differences in the assessment of knowledge claims and competing visions of the policy-making process between different nations. This essay analyzes these dynamics in the recent controversy surrounding AIDS policy in South Africa. It develops the notion of an epistemological…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Peer reviewedPinching, Anthony J. – School Science Review, 1987
Discusses what is currently known about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), including routes for the transmission of the AIDS virus, the prevention of AIDS, and some of the non-issues regarding the disease. Urges community leaders and teachers to become more involved in AIDS education. (TW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Diseases
