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Lists selected references of monographs, journal articles, conference proceedings and abstracts, dissertations, and audiovisuals published from January 1990 through March 1995. Foreign language material is included. Arranged in subject categories following the "Healthy People 2000" initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Serves as a useful resource for health professionals and designed for those who are interested in gaining a better understanding of health issues.
This book presents critical perspectives on teacher professional learning and professional development as interpreted in 14 countries across Europe. Bringing together experts from across Europe, the book fulfils a need for a better understanding of the changing nature of teacher professional learning in national policy contexts and of the cultural differences existing between various systems. It discusses the new thinking that has emerged in the field of teacher education alongside new models that reflect the changing patterns and policies relating to the ways educational professionals maintain and enhance professional practice. The book highlights that new models of teacher leadership and p...
Five general areas are addressed in the 36 chapters: descriptive epidemiology of diabetes in the U.S., including prevalence, incidence, sociodemographic & metabolic characteristics, risk factors for developing diabetes, & mortality. Complications of diabetes (disability, vision disorders, heart disease, infection, etc.); medical care for diabetes; economic aspects, including health insurance & health care costs; & diabetes in special populations, including Blacks, Hispanics, Asian & Pacific Islanders, Native Americans & pregnant women. Index.
Examines the role of the ANS in the maintenance and control of bodily homeostasis, as well as in the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and treatment of disorders such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, asthma, arrhythmia, diabetes, ischemia, myocardial infarction, urinary retention, and depression.
This Norwegian-led, internationally relevant edited collection provides new insights into the transformation of teacher education programmes of the future by collating novel and cutting-edge innovations gleaned from ProTed, the Centre for Professional Learning in Teacher Education in Norway. Presenting research findings from a 10-year funded period of innovation and practice, the book discusses the implementation and dissemination of successful innovations to other teacher education institutions, both national and international. Led by direct experiences combined with empirical results, chapters explore a variety of methods that promote best practice within universities and higher education ...
This book provides a new, empirically informed framework designed to equip higher education faculty with the tools to help students engage in humanizing, mutually beneficial, and anti-colonial experiential education alongside other students and communities around the world. The author maps the conceptual development of culturally responsive experiential education (CREE) as a novel framework, situated at the nexus of culturally responsive research methodologies, the Indigenous research paradigm, critical service learning, and critical pedagogy in experiential education. The chapters detail qualitative research findings from an undergraduate CREE program in rural Fiji to illustrate the impleme...