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Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics
Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, Jane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based...
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Stratified or Comprehensive? Some Economic Considerations on the design of secondary education
Brunello, Giorgio - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 07-10
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School Choice and School Quality in the US
Nechyba, Thomas - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 33-38
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Capstones and practica in environmental studies and sciences programs: rationale and lessons learned
Camill, Philip; Phillips, Kathleen - In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 1 (2011) 3, pp. 181-188
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Designing sustainable agriculture education: Academics’ suggestions for an undergraduate curriculum at a land grant university
Parr, Damian; Trexler, Cary; Khanna, Navina; Battisti, Bryce - In: Agriculture and Human Values 24 (2007) 4, pp. 523-533
curricula and research agendas. Critics call for interdisciplinary approaches to undergraduate curriculum. Concomitantly …. University of California at Davis faculty, staff, and students are developing an undergraduate SA major. To inform this process … universities across the US were surveyed. Participants suggested that students needed knowledge of natural and social science …
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Embarrassment as a Key Emotion in Young People Talking About Sexual Health
Teijlingen, Edwin van; Reid, Jennifer; Shucksmith, Janet; … - In: Sociological Research Online 12 (2007) 2
This paper highlights embarrassment as one of the often-ignored emotions of young people when it comes to discussing issues around sexual health. There have been many sexual health studies on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of young people over the past two decades, but emotional aspects have...
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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Nicaragua: An Analysis Using a Sexual and Reproductive Health Framework and Human Rights
Gordillo-Tobar, Amparo; Beneitez, Geraldine; Ortega, Juana - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
school curricula; consulted focus groups for adolescents from representative samples in four geographic regions; and …
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Does pluralism in economics education make better educated, happier students? A qualitative analysis.
Mearman, Andrew; Wakeley, Tim; Shoib, Gamila; Webber, Don J. - Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, … - 2009
This paper contributes to the debate on pluralism in the Economics curriculum. Here pluralism means a diversity of … pluralist curriculum is popular and develops cognitive capacities of criticism, comparison and analysis – exactly those argued …
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Common Economic Principles Illustrated in Ordinary Classroom Activities
Lockard, Alan A. - In: Journal of Private Enterprise 20 (2004) Fall 2004, pp. 125-134
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Designing and Using Experiential Exercises
Armstrong, JS - EconWPA - 2004
Experiential learning refers to learning which uses the learner’s experience as a base. This definition implies an … active and personal approach to learning. A more operational definition is provided below. While experiential learning has … experiential learning is not superior to traditional methods for transmitting knowledge. Similar results were found by Cherryholmes …
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