Urban agriculture/community gardening in the Bronx has multiple roles, including health-promoting, economic, environmental, and cultural. These roles are particularly important in light of urban sustainability issues and environmental justice concerns, such as differential access to open space, recreation, and fresh produce in poorer communities and communities of color, as well as differential...

I n every modern society, the education' of its citizens, young and old, is a major concern. In some developing countries, the educational activities of the government consume as much as a third of the national budget. In the· United States today, it is estimated that educational activities require at least a hundred billion dollars a year. Most educational aCtivities in this country and elsewh...

Events Centro’s events and other outreach projects are intended to promote a positive image of the Puerto Rican community based upon the contributions of our leaders and our communities to the city and its neighborhoods, and to celebrate the individuals and groups that have made a difference. Our programs promote the interaction of academics, artists, and the community in general and encourage ...

Events Centro’s events and other outreach projects are intended to promote a positive image of the Puerto Rican community based upon the contributions of our leaders and our communities to the city and its neighborhoods, and to celebrate the individuals and groups that have made a difference. Our programs promote the interaction of academics, artists, and the community in general and encourage ...

All CME educational activities developed and presented by a provider accredited by the ACCME system and associated with AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM must be developed and presented in compliance with all ACCME accreditation requirements in addition to all the requirements of the AMA PRA program. All activities so designated for, or awarded, credit will be subject to review by the ACCME accredita...

Effective practice is informed by underlying theoretical models. Better awareness and understanding of such models can enhance reflection by practitioners on their current educational activities and so help drive the cycle of continuing improvement. In this article the author reflects on three ways in which a better understanding of social psychology gave insights into why some practices appear...

History of the Experiment In 1936, the British Institute of Adult Education became interested in providing educational activities in hospitals and, with the help of a grant from the York Trust, they began organizing such activities in several different types of hospital. The work was on a voluntary basis. It ceased during the war, but, in 1948, the Mental Hospitals Committee of the London Count...

Events Centro’s events and other outreach projects are intended to promote a positive image of the Puerto Rican community based upon the contributions of our leaders and our communities to the city and its neighborhoods, and to celebrate the individuals and groups that have made a difference. Our programs promote the interaction of academics, artists, and the community in general and encourage ...

BACKGROUND Although preparation for educational activities is considered beneficial for student learning, many students do not perform preparatory assignments. This phenomenon has received little attention in the literature although it might provide medical educators with the opportunity to enhance student learning. Therefore, we explored why students prepare or not prepare. METHODS An explor...

Gavriel Salomon | 275 pages | Distributed Cognitions: Psychological and Educational Considerations | Cambridge University Press, 1997 | 1997 | 0521574234, 9780521574235 | Traditionally, human cognition has been seen and studied as existing solely "inside" a person, irrelevant to the social, physical, and artifactual context in which cognition takes place. This book reexamines the nature of cogn...