This paper was originally prepared for the workshop, the Secondary Science Education for Development (http://www1.worldbank.org/education/scied/Training/training.htm), which was organized by the World Bank, Human Development, Education Group in April 2000. The workshop aimed to explore some of the issues involved in science education reform within a larger context of social and economic develop...

INTRODUCTION The concept of social cohesion has invoked debate due to the vagueness of its definition and the limitations of current measurements. This paper attempts to examine the concept of social cohesion, develop measurements, and investigate the relationship between social cohesion and individual health. METHODS This study used a multilevel study design. The individual-level samples fro...

Rams R. Seth/ is a native ofNew Delhi, India. She did her undergradu· ate work at the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley In Political Science and City and Regional Planning and received a Master ofUrban Planning in 1993 from the University ofMichigan, spec/slizing in lntemstlonal Planning and Development. Both the absolute numbers and proportions of elderly persons are rapidly growing throughout...

A WebView is a web page automatically created from base data typically stored in a DBMS. Given the multi-tiered architecture behind database-backed web servers, we have the option of materializing a WebView inside the DBMS, at the web server, or not at all, always computing it on the fly (virtual). Since WebViews must be up to date, materialized WebViews are immediately refreshed with every upd...

This article summarizes the research on socio-emotional deficits in postinstitutionalized children. Institutional rearing is associated with early social deprivation, including lack of individualized attention and consistent relatedness from a stable caregiver. Early socio-emotional development of joint attention, pretend play, and attachment are compromised in post-institutionalized children, ...