An Exploration on the Production and Utilization Methods of Digital-Based Accessible Educational Materials(AEM) : Focusing on AEM Center in the U.S.

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-137
Author(s):  
Seong-Goo Kang ◽  
Jong-Gu Kang
Keyword(s):  
Educational Materials ◽  
The U.S

The Decline of College Textbook Publishing: Cengage Learning and McGraw-Hill

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-299
Author(s):  
Bob Carbaugh
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Book Market ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
College Textbook ◽  
Revenue Streams ◽  
Textbook Publishing ◽  
Harmful Effects ◽  
The U.S

America’s college textbook publishers historically had a business model based on continuing profits and growth led by high prices. However, that model eroded as competition from the used-book market and rental textbooks resulted in falling textbook sales and losses for publishers. Textbook publishers are currently revising their business model so as to move away from printed textbooks to digital (online) educational materials. Also, publishers are downsizing their operations and undergoing mergers with each other to survive in the marketplace. The 2019 merger proposal of McGraw-Hill and Cengage Learning reflects the current problems of college textbook publishing: The merger would be between two financially weak companies that are attempting to reduce overhead and production costs and create additional revenue streams. However, the U.S. Department of Justice’s concerns about the harmful effects on competition led to the companies’ agreement to abandon their plans to merge in May 2020. JEL Classification: A00, K21, L22, L41

scholarly journals A comparison of US and Scotland youth soccer coaches’ legal consciousness regarding concussion safety regulations

2020 ◽  
pp. 174795412098119
Author(s):  
Anne L DeMartini ◽  
Sungwon Kim ◽  
Daniel P Connaughton ◽  
David McArdle
Keyword(s):  
Legal Theory ◽  
Legal Consciousness ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Concussion Management ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Management Guidance ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
The U.S

Due to the severe health consequences of sport related concussion (SRC), governments and sport governing bodies around the world have enacted numerous measures including changes to legislation and rules of the game, and increased emphasis on coach education. This study compared the legal consciousness of girls’ youth soccer coaches regarding concussion management under a statutory legal regime in the U.S. and a voluntary regime in Scotland by analyzing qualitative data through ten interviews of girls’ youth soccer coaches in Scotland and another ten interviews of girls’ high school soccer coaches in the U.S. Utilizing the socio-legal theory of legal consciousness, the findings support the idea that people make connections from their past experiences to shape their understanding of the law, broadly defined. We observed variance between U.S. and Scottish coaches’ legal consciousness. Overall, all coaches exhibited a version of conformity to and engagement with SRC management guidance and little resistance. Florida coaches displayed more conformity, likely due to the SRC education mandated by law. Scottish coaches who had coached in the U.S. previously demonstrated the strongest resistance. The findings suggest a need for continued improvement in the implementation of SRC laws and guidelines including updated training and better dissemination of educational materials.

Consumer Home Refrigeration Practices: Results of a Web-Based Survey

2007 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 1640-1649 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATHERINE M. KOSA ◽  
SHERYL C. CATES ◽  
SHAWN KARNS ◽  
SANDRIA L. GODWIN ◽  
DELORES CHAMBERS
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Bacterial Growth ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The U.S

To reduce bacterial growth and to ensure the quality and safety of food products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advise consumers to clean their refrigerators regularly, use a refrigerator thermometer, and keep refrigerator temperatures at 40°F (4.4°C) or below. We conducted a nationally representative Web-enabled survey (n = 2,060) to collect data on refrigerator thermometer ownership, home refrigerator temperatures, and the frequency of home refrigerator cleaning. We stratified the sample to provide results for pregnant women, older adults (60 years or older), and the remaining population. About half of all respondents had cleaned their refrigerators at least 1 month before the survey. Only 11% of all respondents had a thermometer in their refrigerator before the survey. Older adults (77.5%) were more likely than the remaining population (70.4%) to have their refrigerators at the recommended temperature (P < 0.01). Older adults who were not married and who lived alone were less likely to have refrigerator thermometers and to have their refrigerators at a recommended temperature (P < 0.05). For all respondents, those who had previously owned a refrigerator thermometer were more likely to have their refrigerators at the recommended temperature than were respondents who did not previously own a thermometer (P < 0.01). Food safety educators can use the survey findings and results of previous research to target educational materials and help consumers, especially those at risk for listeriosis, to safely store refrigerated foods at home.

Greening the curriculum. American Chemical Society education programs

2001 ◽  
Vol 73 (8) ◽  
pp. 1247-1250
Author(s):  
Sylvia A. Ware
Keyword(s):  
Green Chemistry ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
American Chemical Society ◽  
Chemical Society ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Short Courses ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Future Plans

The American Chemical Society (ACS) Education and International Activities Division is currently working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to produce a series of green chemistry educational materials. To date, products include a searchable, online annotated bibliography of green chemistry references; a collection of cases describing real-world green chemistry solutions; and a Web site for green chemistry materials and information. Various workshops, short courses, and symposia have been provided to share the green chemistry story. Two planning conferences of green chemistry experts have been held to provide direction to the project. In addition to an overview of the above products and services, the project goals and future plans will be described, and the ways in which green chemistry concepts are being integrated across the ACS educational programs in general.

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