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Njoku, Anuli; Wakeel, Fathima; Reger, Michael; Jadhav, Emmanuel; Rowan, Julie – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2017
Rural communities, compared with their urban counterparts, have higher rates of disease and adverse health conditions, fueling disparities in health outcomes. This encourages the need for effective curricula to engage students and enable them to address such disparate health outcomes as imminent health professionals. Incorporating learner-centered…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Public Health, College Faculty, Instructional Design
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2013
Making Connections was the Annie E. Casey Foundation's signature place-based, community-change initiative of the 2000s. It sought to build on previous work and launch an effort focused firmly on the framework of family strengthening. The Foundation started Making Connections in 22 places, focusing eventually on first 10, then seven sites. It…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Change Strategies, Program Development, Program Implementation
MARBURGER, CARL L. – 1962
AT A MEETING OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARDS OF THE 14 LARGEST AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS, CONCERNS WERE SHARED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION IN LARGE URBAN AREAS. A CAREFUL STUDY OF CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES WAS MADE, AND FINDINGS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS IN EACH OF THE CITIES. THE PROBLEM OF LIMITED…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods
BUENAVENTURA, ANGELES – 1967
REPRESENTATIVES OF SPANISH-SPEAKING FORMER MIGRANTS (FARM WORKERS) AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, NEGRO AND WHITE, PARTICIPATED IN A PROGRAM, TO DEMONSTRATE THAT UNSKILLED PERSONS WITH LITTLE FORMAL EDUCATION AND LIMITED COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED AND PLACED IN OCCUPATIONS FOR WHICH THERE WAS LOCAL DEMAND AND…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Blacks, Career Counseling, Demonstration Programs
Watson, John F. – North American Council for Online Learning, 2007
Online learning is growing rapidly across the United States within all levels of education, as more and more students and educators become familiar with the benefits of learning unconstrained by time and place. Across most states and all grade levels, students are finding increased opportunity, flexibility, and convenience through online learning.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Resources, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment