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Opportunities and Obstacles for Distance Education in Agricultural Education

A nationwide study using delphi techniques was conducted to develop consensus andprovide focus and direction for future research activities concerning the adoption of electronic communication, information, and imaging technologies for instructional use in agricultural education settings. A panel of 61 distance education experts were identified The four objectives were to identify the: I)positiv...

Morehouse Community Physicians Network (CPN) hypertension registry: patterns of care and opportunities for targeted medical education.

BACKGROUND Provider-focused strategies for improving outcomes in hypertension have produced mixed results. Studies suggest that the effectiveness of a chosen strategy increases when it is tailored to the specific situation. The hypertension registry includes data on African-American hypertensives who receive care in community-based primary care settings. We examined the registry to identify pat...

Understanding and Enhancing Ecotourism Opportunities through Education

A new fast growing trend in tourism is ecotourism, in which tourists visit natural ecosystems under low impact, nonconsumptive and locally oriented activities. Through these activities species and habitats are maintained and typically, underdeveloped regions are emphasized. Ecotourism provides a great alternative, especially for rural and undeveloped area. At the same time, despite its many ben...

Missed opportunities in medical student education.

For the past 3 years we have had the great privilege of serving as our own grant-making agency, as faculty in the Medical School Palliative Care Education Project (MSPCE), under the auspices of the End of Life=Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC). With support from The Robert Wood Johnson and Y.C. Ho Helen and Michael Chiang Foundations, we have funded 16 U.S. allopathic and osteopathic...