cultural differences in education

• Acne in patients with skin of color.

... (i.e., Fitzpatrick skin types IV-VI), differences in clinical presentation, potential sequelae and ccontributing cultural factors are observed. These differences contributee to nuances in patient education, selection of treatment regimens and therapeutic g...

• Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
• Vol. 10 Nbr. 6, June 2011

• Literacy Volunteers to Hold Tutor Training

BANGOR - Literacy Volunteers of Bangor will offer an English Language Learner tutor training program from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 25 to Nov. 15, at United Technologies Center, 200 Hogan Road. The 18-hour course provides an overview of second-language acquisition skills, understanding and working with cultural differences, teaching strategies and lesson planning. Teaching experience, foreign language skills or a degree in education are not required.

• Bangor Daily News
• October 21, 2010

• Towards Improving Understanding of Perceived Technical Terms in Chemistry Learning in Nigeria

Activities of individuals and corporate bodies like the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN), Nigeria Educational Research Development Council (NERDC), Mathematics Association of Nigeria (MAN) and so on for the past decade are aimed at simulation of interest in science at all levels of education (Agbomia 1994). While examining the problems one may encounter in such across cultural setting in science (Chemistry) teaching and learning, there might be some issues of linguistic interference and adequate conceptualization of what certain experiences mean in a second or third language being studied due to cultural differences between the learner and the native speaker of the target language. A comparative examination of terms like alcohol, energy, reaction, burning, suspension, pu...

• College Student Journal
• Vol. 40 Nbr. 2, June 2006

• Fostering Cultural Competence in Justice System 'Gatekeepers'

Nor do they relieve teachers, social workers, health care professionals, and other service providers of their obligations to report suspected abuse. [...] more effective cross-cultural training for gatekeepers does not necessarily significantly reduce the number of culture-related incidents that enter the justice system.

... may be best resolved through individual education and counseling, for example - and may conserve res... as Vietnamese history and cultural differences, as well as outreach and education initiatives tar...

• Judicature
• Vol. 92 Nbr. 5, March 2009

• The role of emotional intelligence in environmental scanning behavior: a cross-cultural study.

... or socializing information, then differences accompanying performance are attributable to the a... these social competencies that involve education and specific job-related training (Cherniss and Ad...

• Academy of Strategic Management Journal
• Vol. 10 Nbr. 2, July 2011

• Gender differences in entrepreneurs' perceived problems, profits and plans.

... a problem, showing there is a need for education and assistance in this area. . Given the gender-ba...Bellingham WA: Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Western Washington University. Online at...

• International Journal of Entrepreneurship
• Nbr. 15, January 2011

• Using theory of constraints in E-Learning for overcoming internal, external, cultural, and international constraints.

..., TOC has successfully been applied in education and e-learning. Cultural differences and internati...

• Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
• Vol. 5 Nbr. 3, March 2005

• Using spiritual interventions in practice: developing some guidelines from evidence-based practice.

... general topic during their graduate education. . Lack of training on the proper use of spiritual..., (3) clinical expertise, and (4) cultural competency (Gilgun, 2006). . CLIENT PREFERENCE . P... be effective with another because of differences in how the populations construct reality (Chambles...

• Social Work
• Vol. 56 Nbr. 2, April 2011

• Journalism Educators Making International Declarations

Mission Statement Members of the European Journalism Training Association educate or train their students/participants from the principle that journalists should serve the public by: * providing an insight into political, economic, socio-cultural conditions * stimulating and strengthening democracy at all levels * stimulating and strengthening personal and institutional accountability * strengthening the possibilities for citizens to make choices in societal and personal contexts while: * feeling responsible for the freedom of expression * respecting the integrity of individuals * being critical of sources and independent of vested interests * using customary ethical standards 2.

... in the first World Journalism Education Congress, held with the 16th AMIC [Asian Media Inf... that despite political and cultural differences, they share important values and professional goal...

• Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
• Vol. 62 Nbr. 2, July 2007

• A study of e-government and e-governance: an empirical examination of municipal websites.

... integration, breaking-down cultural barriers between stakeholders and engaging in dece... property assessments also indicated differences among top and bottom ranked municipalities. The to... translate into citizen involvement, as education and training are needed to transform the tradition...

• Public Administration Quarterly
• Vol. 35 Nbr. 1, March 2011