NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 4,051 to 4,065 of 4,278 results Save | Export
Velasco Mondragon, Hector Eduardo; And Others – 1996
As the economic integration of Mexico and the United States intensifies, so does the cross-migration of labor forces. Subsequently, when migrant workers or their families become ill, health care is often disjointed and suboptimal. Binational health data exchange among providers of health care becomes essential. GUAPA (incorporating the first three…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Data Processing, Demonstration Programs, Disease Control
Davis, Todd M., Ed. – 1997
This report examines current and historical data on international student mobility, based on surveys of foreign students and scholars in the United States and U.S. students in study abroad programs and the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The 65 data tables and 40 figures and accompanying summary text are organized as follows: (1) total…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Enrollment, Expenditures, Foreign Nationals
Masse-Raimbault, Anne-Marie, Ed. – Children in the Tropics, 1995
This purpose of this journal is to document advances in the fields of health, education, food, diet, and development. Each issue contains an overview of a high-priority subject touching the everyday life of children, mothers, and families. This double issue describes the Andes project, a food, diet, nutrition, and development program conducted in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Anemia, Child Health
Preston, Jill – 1991
This book is intended to assist educational and research organizations and others interested in education/vocational training and/or research and development (R&D) in taking full advantage of the challenges and opportunities of membership in the European Community (EC). Discussed in Part 1 are various aspects of the policy context of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, New York, NY. – 1996
After 30 years of war, Angola faces the challenge of creating a civil society. This report presents key findings of a visit to Angola, December 1-13, 1996, by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. The report describes conditions facing women and children affected by war in Angola, addresses the return process of refugees from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Childhood Needs, Children, Civil Liberties
Betz, Don – 1991
This paper discusses international initiatives concerning the rights of indigenous people, particularly the education of American Indians. Select United Nations and other international organizations continue to demonstrate genuine concern for the survival, growth and development of indigenous peoples. Many international efforts are in preparation…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Biculturalism, Civil Liberties, Cognitive Style
Lapointe, Archie E.; And Others – 1992
In 1990-91, 20 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Mozambique, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Soviet Union, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United States) surveyed the mathematics and science performance of 13-year-old students (and 14 countries also assessed 9-year-olds in the same…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Huntsberger, Paul E. – 1989
This report presents results of a survey of U.S. postsecondary institutions with agriculture and natural resources programs, concerning institutional support for reentry orientation and alumni networking programs. Reentry orientation" involves programs that help international students become aware of the adjustment aspects of returning home,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agricultural Education, Alumni Education, College Graduates
Central Connecticut State Univ., New Britain. International Affairs Center. – 1990
In its recently adopted Mission Statement, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) stated its commitment to infusing a multicultural and international perspective into all its programs, with the aim of preparing its students to live in a global society. This handbook has been prepared to acquaint the university's faculty with the institution's…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Colleges
Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic, Washington, DC. – 1988
This document presents findings of the Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic. The executive summary lists 20 major findings and recommendations which together comprise a comprehensive national strategy for managing the HIV epidemic. The commission recommends: (1) replacement of the obsolete term "AIDS"…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Disease Control, Disease Incidence
Botts, Lee; Krushelnicki, Bruce – 1987
This atlas was developed jointly by the Canadian and American governments, and is intended to provide an ecosystem approach to the understanding of the Great Lakes Basin. Chapter one provides an introduction to both the natural and cultural aspects of the Great Lakes. Chapter two, "Natural Processes in the Great Lakes," describes such…
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environmental Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1981
The Seventh Regional Consultation Meeting on the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) proposed this detailed Work Plan for the project's third cycle (1982-1986). Each of the eight programme areas is defined and then addressed in the following categories: development objectives; immediate objectives; and lists of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Creativity, Developing Nations, Educational Development
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1982
The eight working papers presented in this compendium were prepared for the National Science Foundation (NSF) as one means to assist the Office of Science and Technology Policy with preparation of the Administration's Annual Science and Technology Report to the Congress, 1981. They focus on specific aspects of three central themes directly related…
Descriptors: College Science, Cooperative Planning, Engineering Education, Federal Aid
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Policy Analysis Service. – 1978
Designed to review service learning programs which interrelate the world of education, work, and community service and also to consider what contributions the American Council on Education can make in the areas of education, work, and the problems of American youth, this report discusses various service learning programs, both domestic and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Community Services
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1964
FORD FOUNDATION INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING IS DESCRIBED. FOUR OF THE FOUNDATION'S NINE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THESE AREAS. "INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH" IS CONCERNED WITH IMPROVING AMERICAN COMPETENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FIELD.…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Curriculum Development, Educational Television, English (Second Language)
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  267  |  268  |  269  |  270  |  271  |  272  |  273  |  274  |  275  |  ...  |  286