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Lessons Learned from a Decade Implementing Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Resource Poor Settings: "The World Starts with Me"
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Vanwesenbeeck, Ine; Westeneng, Judith; de Boer, Thilly; Reinders, Jo; van Zorge, Ruth – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2016
Today, more than half of the world population is under the age of 25 years and one in four is under age 18. The urgency of expanding access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) notably for children and young people in Africa and Asia is greater than ever before. However, many challenges to the implementation and delivery of CSE in resource…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Low Income
"Drugs, Religion and Chemistry in Tanzania": An Interactive Seminar for Chemistry Students
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Buchanan, Malcolm S. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
Most Tanzanian Higher Education Institutes do not have the materials and technology to give students a significant practical experience in the sciences. In 2013 Tanzania was rated 159th out of 187 countries for "human development" (United Nations Development Program 2014 Report). In order to supplement their current, limited practical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Science, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Flipped Instruction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
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IGI Global, 2017
The integration of technology into modern classrooms has enhanced learning opportunities for students. With increased access to educational content, students gain a better understanding of the concepts being taught. "Flipped Instruction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice" is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Homework
Peer-Led Interventions to Reduce HIV Risk of Youth: A Review
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Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor; Barnett, Jessica Penwell – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
One approach in HIV prevention programming targeting youth is to use peer leaders in what is referred to as peer education programming. This paper critically reviews and synthesizes the results and lessons learned from 24 evaluated peer-led programs with an HIV/AIDS risk reduction component that target youth in the communities where they live and…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Program Evaluation, Youth, Low Income
Implementation of Health Promotion in the Older Adults in Bangkok, Thailand
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Assantachai, Prasert; Bunnag, Chaweewan; Piya-Anant, Manee; Thamlikitkul, Visanu – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Effective strategies that bring health promotion messages to older adults in a developing country are needed. To evaluate the impact of various education media upon changes in knowledge and health behavior, a double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 1,268 older adults in a southwest Bangkok suburb. Group teaching…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Older Adults, Developing Nations, Health Behavior
Using COPE To Improve Quality of Care: The Experience of the Family Planning Association of Kenya.
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Bradley, Janet – Quality/Calidad/Qualite, 1998
COPE (Client-Oriented, Provider-Efficient) methodology, a self-assessment tool that has been used in 35 countries around the world, was used to improve the quality of care in family planning clinics in Kenya. COPE involves a process that legitimately invests power with providers and clinic-level staff. It gives providers more control over their…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Administration, Change Strategies, Developing Nations