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Knowing education in Thailand like a global expert organisation: Politics, context and data

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Global expert organisations play increasingly significant roles in the way that education is understood and governed internationally, including by influencing the discourses through which education is conceptualised and shaping norms of what counts as success, failure, progress and the most desirable visions for the future.
Steve Puttick, Chris Atkin, Wayne Dyble, Nick Gee, Ami Montgomery, Chawin Pongpajon, Waewalee Waewchimplee   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovation in the Face of Necessity: A Mixed‐Method Study of Student's Experience From an Anatomy Education Program Focused on a Near‐Peer Tutoring Module

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following institutional changes that reduced access to cadaveric dissection, Paris‐Saclay University developed a two‐year elective anatomy pathway serving as a longitudinal progression toward near‐peer tutoring (NPT). Designed as a complement to the core curriculum, the program preserves engagement with human dissection while promoting ...
Maud Creze, Thomas Bessede, Florian Petit Lemaire, Olga Avilova, Fabrice Duparc, Sanjib Kumar Ghosh   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educating agents of change: Investigating curricula to foster sustainability competencies in university

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study critically evaluates the implementation of sustainability competencies in the university‐wide curriculum reform at a Nordic research‐intensive multidisciplinary university. The focus is on assessing how sustainability competencies—especially the newly introduced systems thinking, strategic thinking and futures thinking—are ...
I. Södervik, T. Tuononen, R. Ratvio, T. Laisi, J. Pietikäinen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brazilian immigrants’ oral health literacy and participation in oral health care in Canada [PDF]

BMC Oral Health, 2016
Inadequate functional health literacy is a common problem in immigrant populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between oral (dental) health literacy (OHL) and participation in oral health care among Brazilian immigrants in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The study used a cross-sectional design and a convenience sample of 101 ...
Calvasina, Paola, Lawrence, Herenia P, Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie, Norman, Cameron D   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Digital competencies in the EFL classroom: What is (or isn't) part of the curriculum for pre‐service primary EFL teachers at Spanish universities?

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The digital age has revolutionized many aspects of citizens' everyday lives, including educational systems, as Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been integrated into the curriculum at all educational levels. In the case of English as a foreign language (EFL), many studies support that ICTs contribute positively to the ...
María Felicidad Tabuenca Cuevas, Francisco Pradas Esteban, María Ribes Lafoz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of parents’ oral health literacy and behavior on oral health of preschool children aged 3–6 years- evidence from China

BMC Oral Health
Background Direct and indirect associations have been identified among health literacy, health behavior, and health status. Thus, we aimed to investigate the influence of oral health literacy and behaviors in parents on their children's oral health ...
Kan Wu, Wei yin, Xinhua Liang, Ling Zou, Zheng Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of an Oral Health Education Program on the Oral Health Literacy of Refugees

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
AbstractInadequate comprehension of healthcare information contributes to poor health outcomes. Ethnic minorities are one of the populations most affected by low health and oral health literacy (OHL). The hypothesis of the current study was that an oral health education program (OHEP) can improve the OHL, oral health awareness and behaviors of refugees.
Romana Muller, Lisa Bilich, Merri Jones
openaire   +2 more sources

Final report: refugee oral health sector capacity building project [PDF]

, 2013
This report develops new resources that support the Victorian public oral health sector\u27s clients of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.Summary: The first key outcome of the project was the development of new resources that support the Victorian ...
Thuy Nguyen
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Strategies for Identification and Mitigation of Sanguinarine in Mustard Oil Adulterated by Argemone—A Comprehensive Review

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Sanguinarine, a toxic alkaloid present in argemone, can lead to epidemic dropsy or chronic diseases through DNA intercalation and immune system suppression. Regulatory efforts face challenges due to economic motivations for adulteration as well as technical, social, and infrastructure barriers.
Gururaj Pejavara Narayana, Subhangi Panigrahi, Suresh Kumar Kalakandan, Hema Vincent, Ashish Rawson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring dental behaviours of carers of adults with disabilities: oral health literacy and psycho-social factors.

, 2012
Background: People with physical and intellectual disabilities (PID) depend on their carers for daily oral care at home and attending regular preventive dental visits.
Pradhan, Archana
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