Place-based Innovations for Rural Education

Education for rural practice in rural practice.

Despite the substantial differences between developing and developed countries, access is the major rural health issue. Studies in many countries have shown that the three factors most strongly associated with entering rural practice are: (1) a rural upbringing; (2) positive clinical and educational experiences in rural settings as part of undergraduate medical education; (3) targeted training ...

Instructional Innovations in Accounting Education

Innovations in Family Medicine Education

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Innovations in education and technology.

Ms. Jacquelyn L. Fried is Associate Professor and Director of the Dental Hygiene Program in the Department of Health Promotion and Policy at the University of Maryland Dental School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Certificate in Dental Hygiene from the Ohio State University. She also holds a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene from Old Dominion University. She...

Rural Education

in India, its organization and the progress that has been made since independence. Different components that constitute rural education infrastructure are evaluated for their relative importance in the delivery of effective learning. We also examine the current status of rural education infrastructure in the country and gaps in the provisioning. This chapter also includes a discussion of the ro...