In December 1994 the Australian College of Health Service Executives (SA Branch) sought 'a needs analysis for health management training programs within South Australia'. Although the college was interested in a range of matters, the central issue was whether the current Graduate Diploma in Health Administration (or a similar course) would continue to be provided in Adelaide. The college provid...

The realities of finance, staffing, resources and policies and procedures in the University of Swazi-land library system have led to students of the Institute of Distance Education being treated as second-class citizens. INTRODUCTION The Kingdom of Swaziland has a land area of 17,364 square kilometres and a population of just over one million. It is situated in Southern Africa and is surrounded...

current article is allocated to the report of a research in which the income elasticities of urban families” demand for public education in time period of 2008-2013 were estimated separately according to the income deciles and by applying rotterdam demand system, it was clarified that public education is normal commodity. different size of estimative elasticities indicated that public education...

the present research work was carried out to assess the relationship between outreach services of a faculty member, and his academic tasks of teaching performance and research productivity. a number of 95 faculty members from the colleges of agriculture and natural resources constituted the statistical population of the study. a questionnaire was employed for collection of data on outreach serv...

world action in medical education, notably the global programs of the world federation for medical education, the edinburgh declaration of 1988 and the 1993 world summit, has led to major curricular change in medical schools. for educational reform to result in improved health services of nations, an essential requirement is integration between the medical education system and the health care d...

in western asia, afghan refugees constitute one of the main vulnerable populations with drug and hiv treatment needs. however, there is not considerable provision of drug and hiv services for this group. the study aimed to describe the provision of drug treatment and harm reduction services for afghan refugees in iran, the most populous persian gulf country. with the collaboration of the united...

A pproximately 11 million people in the United States have diabetes, a disorder whose acute and chronic complications cost an estimated $20 billion annually (1). Numerous published studies have shown that education and self-care programs lead to reductions in the costs associated with diabetes (2-9). Continuing patient education for self-management is an integral component of diabetes treatment...

complications and difficulties in modern nursing resulted in a need of continuing education and familiarity with new developments in biological and social sciences. this need is responded by participation in educational courses in organizations and high educational institutes. based on this trend and the observable and continually changes in nursing care methods providing a high level caring se...