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Medicine and Health Sciences

2008

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Family Sources Of Educational Gender Inequality In Rural China: A Critical Assessment, Emily C. Hannum, Peggy A. Kong, Yuping Zhang Nov 2008

Family Sources Of Educational Gender Inequality In Rural China: A Critical Assessment, Emily C. Hannum, Peggy A. Kong, Yuping Zhang

Emily C. Hannum

In this paper, we investigate the gender gap in education in rural northwest China. We first discuss parental perceptions of abilities and appropriate roles for girls and boys; parental concerns about old-age support; and parental perceptions of different labor market outcomes for girls’ and boys’ education. We then investigate gender disparities in investments in children, children’s performance at school, and children’s subsequent attainment. We analyze a survey of nine to twelve year-old children and their families conducted in rural Gansu Province in the year 2000, along with follow-up information about subsequent educational attainment collected seven years later. We complement our …

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Assistive Technology For Young Children: Mid-High Tech Options, Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Jamie Crum, Jennifer Herrick Brown Jul 2008

Assistive Technology For Young Children: Mid-High Tech Options, Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Jamie Crum, Jennifer Herrick Brown

Laura Greiss Hess

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Assistive Technology For Young Children: A Hands-On-Approach To Early Literacy, Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Kathleen Sadao, Deborah Grant Jul 2008

Assistive Technology For Young Children: A Hands-On-Approach To Early Literacy, Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Kathleen Sadao, Deborah Grant

Laura Greiss Hess

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Skills Lab Vs. Simulation Lab: A Comparison Of Two Approaches For Teacing Intravenous Push Medication Administration (Poster), Margaret Fink Apr 2008

Skills Lab Vs. Simulation Lab: A Comparison Of Two Approaches For Teacing Intravenous Push Medication Administration (Poster), Margaret Fink

Margaret Fink

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Skills Lab Vs. Simulation Lab: A Comparison Of Two Approaches For Teacing Intravenous Push Medication Administration, Margaret Fink Apr 2008

Skills Lab Vs. Simulation Lab: A Comparison Of Two Approaches For Teacing Intravenous Push Medication Administration, Margaret Fink

Margaret Fink

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Defining Remote Medical Practice: Results From A Consensus Meeting Of Medical Practitioners Working And Teaching In Remote Medical Practice, Janie Smith, Stephen Margolis, Jeff Ayton, Victoria Ross, Elizabeth Chalmers, Patrick Giddings, Louise Baker, Martin Kelly, Catherine Love Feb 2008

Defining Remote Medical Practice: Results From A Consensus Meeting Of Medical Practitioners Working And Teaching In Remote Medical Practice, Janie Smith, Stephen Margolis, Jeff Ayton, Victoria Ross, Elizabeth Chalmers, Patrick Giddings, Louise Baker, Martin Kelly, Catherine Love

Janie Smith

More than three-quarters of Australia is classified as geographically remote. Remote areas are characterised by geographic isolation, cultural diversity, socioeconomic inequality, resource inequity, Indigenous health inequality, and a full range of extreme climatic conditions. Although several descriptive definitions have been developed for “remote health” and “remote practice”, definitions of “remote medical practice” or “remote medicine” have not been previously published. In 2007, a working group of doctors and academics with experience in remote medicine was formed to develop the first advanced specialised remote medicine curriculum for remote doctors undertaking training with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine. The …

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