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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459595603321

Titolo

Indonesia : resources and their technological development / / edited by Howard W. Beers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1970

©1970

ISBN

0-8131-6205-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

338.9598

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Indonesia Economic policy Congresses

Indonesia Social policy Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

"This book is a 1967 product of the new mood. The main body of the book is a set of papers which were read and discussed in a seminar. Organized by the Center for Developmental Change at the University of Kentucky, and held in Lexington, May 21-27, 1967, the Seminar on Science and Technology in Indonesian Development marked the end of a decade of the University's involvement in Indonesian education (at Bandung and Bogar) and expressed the University's continuing interest."

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; PART I: LAND, MAN, DETERMINATION; 2 Land, Man, and His Determination to Work; PART II: LAND: NATURAL CAPITAL; 3 New Trends in Agricultural Development Programs in Indonesia; Comments; Discussion; Suggestions for an Agricultural Strategy; 4 Development of the National Biological Institute; 5 The Development of Marine Resources in Indonesia; 6 Geographical Literature on Indonesia; 7 Mineral Resources in Indonesian Development; PART III: MAN AND HIS DETERMINATION: HUMAN CAPITAL; 8 Malnutrition in Children in Indonesia

9 Medical Science and TechnologyNeeds as Seen by a Visiting Professor; 10 Science Education in Developing Countries; 11 Indonesian Science Education and National Development; 12 The Development of Library Services in Indonesia; Discussion; 13 Science and Technology



and the Political Culture; 14 Economics and Indonesian Agricultural Development; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

<P>The need to find solutions to the grave economic and political problems faced by Indonesia presents a constant challenge. In this volume, scholars in a variety of fields study a broad spectrum of the problems of this new nation. Their overall focus centers on Indonesia's land and population with emphasis on the most efficient means of developing physical and human resources.</P>

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460092703321

Titolo

Rethinking school health [[electronic resource] ] : a key component of education for all / / Donald Bundy, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011

ISBN

1-283-01626-5

9786613016263

0-8213-8397-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Directions in development. Human development

Altri autori (Persone)

BundyDonald A. P

Disciplina

371.7/1

Soggetti

School health services - United States - Evaluation

School health services - United States - Planning

School children - Health and hygiene - United States

School hygiene - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; About the Book; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 Context and Rationale; Tables; Figures; Maps; Chapter 2 Evidence of the Importance of Health and Nutrition for Education for All; Chapter 3 Education Sector Responses to the Health and Nutrition of Schoolchildren; Boxes; Chapter 4 School Health and Nutrition Programs in Practice; Chapter 5



Partnerships to Develop Consensus and Share Knowledge; Chapter 6 School Health and Nutrition Programs as a Component of Education for All

Appendix A Selected Bibliography of Source Materials and ToolkitsAppendix B Accelerating Deworming by the Education Sector: Checklist of Good Practice; Appendix C Accelerating the HIV/AIDS Response of the Education Sector in Africa: Checklist of Good Practice; Appendix D School Health and Nutrition Programs by Country in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Greater Mekong Subregion, and the Caribbean; Index

Sommario/riassunto

School health and nutirion programs can contribue to achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative (EFA) by helping children enroll on time, complete their education, and realize their cognitive potential. Achieving these goals depends on reaching the children most in need. One strong feature of school health and nutrition programs is that they benefit the poor, sick, and hungry children far more that better-off children. However, poor children can only benefit if the programs reach them. This book describes how schools have been used as a platform for delivering safe and simple heal