Anthropological crisis and education

[The ecological and civilizational crisis from an anthropological perspective].

Education in a crisis

The year 1998 saw the onset of a major economic and financial crisis in Indonesia. GDP fell by 12% that year. The effect on education of the next generation is examined. On average, household spending on education declined, most dramatically among the poorest households. Spending reductions were particularly marked in poor households with more young children, while there was a tendency to prote...

Unresolved Crisis in Medical Education

A crisis exists in medical education. Changes in methodology have diverted attention from synthesis to mass accumulation of factual data. The response to this crisis has been largely focused on a shell game involving new pathways and curriculum changes without addressing the critical issue of what constitutes education. The ultimate problem in medical education is a crisis of leadership. Until ...

The Medical Education Crisis in Bengal

The other universities have done everything in their power to comply with the recommendations of the General Medical Council, and even the Calcutta University recognised the right of the Medical Council to examine the teaching institutions, but when it came to the examinations themselves being inspected they refused as a matter of principle. Undoubtelv the University is quite within its rights ...

Ethical, psychosocial and anthropological

1027 December 2013, Vol. 103, No. 12 (Suppl 1) SAMJ Women of advanced maternal age (AMA, >34 years old) are at an increased risk of having an infant with a chromosome abnormality, but only a minority of older South African women have access to genetic counselling and testing for such abnormalities during pregnancy. These women face difficult choices relating to their risks and options. AMA in i...