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Mendez, Cluny; Atkinson, Christopher L. – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2021
The implementation of sustainability and green public procurement (GPP) initiatives in school districts has been the subject of some debate; questions over definitions and programme goals have led to inconsistency and concerns about programme achievements. The legitimacy of programmes rests not only with the announcement of policy by officials,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Certification, Purchasing, Conservation (Environment)
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Sosa, Erica T.; Ullevig, Sarah L.; Spitsen, Ellen; Heine, Anne; Perez, Casey; Shields, Kathleen – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
Background: The Sodium Reduction Initiative (SRI), a voluntary collaboration among the local health department and community partners, aimed to reduce sodium in worksites and federally funded meal programs throughout Bexar County. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess sodium-related purchasing, preparation, and policies among food…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Food Service, Community Cooperation, Agency Cooperation
Council of the Great City Schools, 2018
Just what is meant by a "Best Practice"? A best practice is a procedure, a process, or a system, adopted by best performing districts, which has a noticeable long-term positive impact on the strategic objectives of the Procurement organization. The concept of "best practices" is a fluid one. As technology, regulations and…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Purchasing
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Page, Timothy F.; Nederhoff, Dawn M.; Ecklund, Alexandra M.; Horvath, Keith J.; Nelson, Toben F.; Erickson, Darin J.; Toomey, Traci L. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2015
Objective: The purpose of this study was to document the development and testing costs of the Enhanced Alcohol Risk Management (eARM) intervention, a web enhanced training program to prevent alcohol sales to intoxicated bar patrons and to estimate its implementation costs in a "real world", non-research setting. Methods: Data for this…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Intervention, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
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Colasanti, Kathryn J. A.; Matts, Colleen; Hamm, Michael W. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: This study investigated changes in Michigan school food service directors' farm to school (FTS) participation levels and perspectives since a 2004 survey and factors that would facilitate FTS expansion. Design: Electronic survey census of all Michigan school food service directors. Setting: Michigan kindergarten-12th grade schools.…
Descriptors: Food Service, Lunch Programs, Food Standards, Purchasing
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Field, Joseph A.; Elbert, Dennis J.; Moser, Steven B. – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
The usage of social media networks, such as websites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, had become the number one activity on the internet by 2010. The sweeping increase in usage led organizations to explore the marketing possibilities the networks offered. The turning point occurred when organizations began to ask whether it was feasible to use…
Descriptors: Campuses, Social Networks, Mass Media Use, Web Sites
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Palmer, Lance; Bliss, Donna L.; Goetz, Joseph W.; Moorman, Diann – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
Many college undergraduates lack basic financial management knowledge and skills while bearing ever increasing debt burdens upon graduation. In order to encourage students to become aware of their spending patterns and weigh those patterns against personal values, a self-monitoring project was implemented as a class activity. The resulting effect…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Money Management, Debt (Financial), Consciousness Raising
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Geidne, Susanna; Eriksson, Charli – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the implementation by a non-governmental organization (NGO) of an intervention with two different strategies--one employing confrontational approaches, the other cooperative ones--aiming to reduce the rate of successful purchase attempts (PAs) of medium-strength beer in Sweden.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries, Alcohol Education
Dade, Aurali Ella – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) have increasingly committed to become more sustainable in recent years. Despite this commitment, academic publications in the sustainability field assert that progress has been slower at IHEs than expected and that most IHEs have found sustainability initiatives difficult to implement. Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Maintenance, Laboratories, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis
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Jones, Michael A.; Cope, Robert; Budden, Michael C. – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Supply chain management is an area of growing interest in both industry and academics. A number of new text books are available for courses in the area, and a number of Colleges of Business are adding relevant curriculum. However, questions arise as to what Supply Chain Management comprises, as to needed courses in the area, and an appropriate…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Distributive Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Definitions
Nditi, Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Organizations have become more dependent on information technology (IT) in the 21st century. But IT implementation and use is resisted in certain sectors of Tanzania, particularly in government-run enterprises. The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes and consequences of resistance to IT development and implementation in the…
Descriptors: Job Performance, Program Effectiveness, Social Change, Information Technology
Chan, Tak Cheung – American School Board Journal, 2001
A survey of 145 schools found that all had experimented with innovative purchasing approaches. Many used electronic methods, such as credit-card, fast-track requisition (most popular), bidding and purchasing, and data interchange. Results suggest that nonelectronic innovations (just-in-time, cooperative, direct, and consortium leverage purchasing)…
Descriptors: Bids, Consortia, Cooperation, Efficiency
Arbeit, Mark B. – School Administrator, 1985
Before schools purchase computer hardware and software, the district should set goals for their use, establish effective teacher training, and determine a realistic schoolwide implementation plan.(MD)
Descriptors: Courseware, Elementary Education, Instructional Development, Microcomputers
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Nash, Sarah Hendrickson – Electronic Library, 1983
Relates experiences in selecting and implementing a word processor in Technical Information Services Office of Institute for Defense Analyses. Highlights include needs assessment; selecting the system (system functions, vendor reputation); recommendation and justification; implementation plan (training, developing procedures, catalog cards,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Equipment, Library Automation, Needs Assessment
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Matthews, John I. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1981
Suggestions are made for choosing microcomputers for instructional design. Elements discussed include hardware (system components, selection procedures, operations and hardware); equipment suppliers; software development (database management, simulation); and implementation (acquisition of hardware, probable difficulties). (CT)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs
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