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Hošková-Mayerová, Šárka – Online Submission, 2016
Quality education is an indispensable prerequisite for all kinds of human activities. No area of human activity if it has to function properly can exist without sophisticated education that determines the quality of workers in the given area. Training of public administration officials is a very important step to ensure conditions for adequate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Crisis Management, Higher Education, Human Resources
Baskas, Richard S. – Online Submission, 2012
A study was conducted to determine if a deficiency, or learning gap, existed in a particular working environment. To determine if an assessment was to be conducted, a program proposal would need to be developed to explore this situation. In order for a particular environment to react and grow with other environments, it must be able to take on…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Facilities, Emergency Programs, Work Environment
Cordice, Kurt – Online Submission, 2009
This paper discussed both the theoretical and practical implications of using a first aid training course, specifically the Emergency First Response (EFR) program, as a tool for the teaching and practice of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The conceptual origins of the idea are discusses through comparisons with theories of learning found in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergency Programs, First Aid, Instructional Materials
Ipe, Minu – Online Submission, 2007
The typical response of organizations dealing with external uncertainty is to develop strategies to adapt to the situation and focus on regaining a stable state. A crucial element of responding successfully to external uncertainties is to identify changes in knowledge needs within core organizational processes. This paper discusses the changing…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Emergency Programs, Public Health, Knowledge Management
O'Reilly, Daniel J.; Brandenburg, Dale C. – Online Submission, 2006
Because of perceived advantages, simulations are increasingly being used for performance-based training. This is a review of computer simulation as a learning tool, and its application within the context of disaster preparedness. Concepts from established learning theory are examined and research verifiable by empirical data is referenced. To…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Emergency Programs, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods
Beleli, Ozsel; Chang, Victoria; Feigelson, Michael J.; Kopel-Bailey, Jules A.; Maak, Sheila A.; Mnookin, Jacob P.; Nguyen, Thu H.; Salazar, Mariana; Sinderbrand, Joy E.; Tafoya, Simon N. – Online Submission, 2007
Broad access to quality, child-friendly education in emergencies is a critical component of early reconstruction and development. As a class of graduate students at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, our goal is to make a modest contribution to the field of education in emergencies by working…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Violence, Conflict