BACKGROUND The number of households in the United States that are not proficient in the English language is growing and presenting a challenge to the health care system. Over nineteen percent of the US population speak a language other than English in the home. This increase in language discordance generates a greater need to find and implement accommodations in the clinical setting to insure a...

Background: The number of households in the United States that are not proficient in the English language is growing and presenting a challenge to the health care system. Over nineteen percent of the US population speak a language other than English in the home. This increase in language discordance generates a greater need to find and implement accommodations in the clinical setting to insure ...

Relations between early child care and adolescent functioning at the end of high school (EOHS; M age = 18.3 years) were examined in a prospective longitudinal study of 1,214 children. Controlling for extensive measures of family background, early child care was associated with academic standing and behavioral adjustment at the EOHS. More experience in center-type care was linked to higher class...

Results Of respondents, 42% were enrolled in 4-year, 25% in community colleges, and 33% were not enrolled. Students in 4-year and community colleges were more likely than others to have seen a physician in the past year (75%, 73%, 65%). Of those seeing a physician, similar proportions (75%-82%) in each group were asked about their drinking, smoking, and drug use. Students in 4-year and communit...

In response to the fact that the physical education evaluation is unitary in evaluation content, has unclear target, fails to address comprehensive indexes and reaches general conclusion, this paper discusses the multiple evaluation of physical education in general colleges and universities. Firstly, based on the multiple intelligence theory, this paper analyzes the evaluation process of physic...

It is a key topic for colleges and universities to study the view of education quality and set up the system of education quality. This paper first analyzes the concept of quality and then puts forward the education quality concept should include the connotations of both conformity education quality and adaptability education quality. The education quality should be appraised together by the th...

The authors investigated the extent to which colleges of osteopathic medicine include evidence-based medicine education in their curricula. Information was obtained through a questionnaire survey, including a Likert scale. The survey was sent to 19 colleges of osteopathic medicine for completion. Twelve responses were received within the time limits of this cross-sectional study, yielding a 63%...

VOL. 23 / NO. 1 / SPRING 2013 3 Since the introduction of the GI Bill in 1944, college has been part of the American dream, in large part because it is viewed as a ticket to economic security. Currently, about 21 million individuals attend a postsecondary institution, and the vast majority of high school students aspire to earn a bachelor’s degree or higher.1 While the popular image of college ...

Food service operations at a growing number of colleges, universities, hospitals and other institutions are developing “locally grown,” “sustainable” and organic food procurement programs. We conducted research regarding the opportunities for small farms to market produce to collegiate food service operations and the obstacles that need to be overcome. in 2007, we interviewed 99 food service ma...

“Application files are piled high this month in colleges across the country. Admissions officers are poring over essays and recommendation letters, scouring transcripts and standardized test scores. But something is missing from many applications: a class ranking, once a major component in admissions decisions. In the cat-and-mouse maneuvering over admission to prestigious colleges and universi...