Higher Education in Regional and City Development: Antioquia, Colombia 2012

Higher Education in Regional and City Development: Antioquia, Colombia 2012
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2012-07-19
Genre:
ISBN: 926417902X

Antioquia is one of Colombia’s economic engines, but suffers from low skills, poverty, inequity and poor labour market outcomes. This publication explores a range of helpful policy measures and institutional reforms to mobilise higher education for regional development.

International Handbook of Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents

International Handbook of Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents
Author: Bonnie Kaul Nastasi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2015-09-19
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1493928333

This handbook addresses universal developmental and cultural factors contributing to child and adolescent mental health and well-being across the globe. It examines sociocultural contexts of development and identifies children's and adolescents' perspectives as critical to understanding and promoting their psychological well-being. It details the Promoting Psychological Well-Being Globally project’s methodology for data collection and analysis, provides cross-cultural analyses of its findings, and offers a practical model for clinicians and other professionals seeking to apply this knowledge to real-life settings. Featured topics include: Sexual health, gender roles, and psychological well-being in India. Psychological well-being as a new educational boundary in Italy. Mapping psychological well-being in Romania. Youth perspectives on contributing factors to psychological well-being in Sri Lanka. Culturally specific res ilience and vulnerability in Tanzania. Longing for a balanced life – the voices of Chinese-American/immigrant youth in the United States. The International Handbook of Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents: Bridging the Gaps Between Theory, Research, and Practice is an invaluable resources for researchers, clinicians, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in child and school psychology, social work, public health, positive psychology, educational policy and politics, and maternal and child health.

Higher Education in Mexico

Higher Education in Mexico
Author: Thomas Noel Osborn
Publisher: El Paso, Tex. : Center for Inter-American Studies
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1976
Genre: Education
ISBN: