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Direct linkHyson, Marilou; Hossain, Kamal; Chowdhury, Didarul Anam – Young Children, 2010
One of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world, Bangladesh has faced many challenges during its almost 40-year history as an independent nation. Yet the country has recently made substantial progress in improving young children's survival and protection. It now provides health care, nutrition, immunization, and education…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education
Roushias, Christos; Barton, Angela Calabrese; Drake, Corey – Educational Media International, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to present the rationale and principles that guided the design and development of PARENTS, a multimedia case-based environment. Following a development research approach, the tenets of constructivist learning, and the advantages of case-based instruction, we developed a multimedia program in which we utilized and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Urban Schools, Science Teachers, Multimedia Materials
Ki, Bourema Jacques; Ouedraogo, Louis-Honore; Luisoni, Pierre – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2006
This article discusses the ten-year plan for the development of basic education in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso has to meet a major challenge, which consists of reducing poverty among the population, reducing exposure to crises of all kinds, and reducing inequality between regions and between different socio-economic sectors. In order to achieve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Developing Nations, Poverty Programs
Wallace, George – Rural America, 2000
Directed at the chronically unemployed, poor single parents, and welfare recipients, microenterprise programs provide access to loans and technical training for the express purpose of creating small-scale self-sufficient entrepreneurs no longer dependent on public support. Lessons from international microenterprise programs, federal funding…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Credit (Finance), Economically Disadvantaged, Entrepreneurship
Peer reviewedJohnson, James H.; Oliver, Melvin L. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1991
Describes the structure and organization of a research and training program focusing on urban poverty and social welfare policy. Explains that the program trains undergraduates in the theory and empirical analysis of issues in poverty research. Notes that students must develop and present a plan of service to a local social service agency in an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Higher Education, Internship Programs, Poverty
Hogarth, Jeanne M.; McGonigal, Jane W. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1989
Describes evolutionary program development model to guide planning of services for farm families experiencing financial problems. Model forms basis for joint state and local program. Flexible structure enables initial responsive service and evolutionary development. Evaluation provides feedback for continuing development, improvement, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Financial Problems
