The prevalence of distance education is steadily increasing in institutions of higher education in the United States and abroad. Colleges and universities are seeking new avenues to deliver curricula to students in remote areas and/or to nontraditional students. Distance education is a relatively new venture for dental hygiene education. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence...

EDRS Price MF-g;0.25 HC Not Available from EDRS. Associate Degrees, Certification, *Conference Reports, Curriculum Development, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Health Occupations Education, *Nursing, *Professional Associations, Teacher Education, *Technical Education Allied Health Professions Projects, *National League for Nursing Papers included in the documents are: (1) "Nursing Educa...

Professional workers in rural and regional areas are often required to be more multi-skilled than their urban counterparts. Education workers are no different from other professional, regional workers in this respect. This paper provides reflections on the early phases of development and implementation of an innovative degree designed to provide for multi-skilled professional rural/regional wor...

A large number of special education professionals agree on the fact that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is an important tool for teachers and students to overcome barriers and promote the acquisition of skills. ICT can promote school and social integration by diminishing the obstacles for students with Special Education Needs (SEN). A correct educational implementation of ICT ...

identification and analysis of farmers’ vulnerability associated with their risk aversion degree is one of the necessary requirements for planning and reducing impacts of drought in iran. so, this study was investigated three risk vulnerability parameters (economic, social and technical) among wheat farmers categorized in accordance with their risk aversion degree in the mashhad county (iran) b...