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A framework for social educators & community developers to combine constructivist & prescriptive approaches in eliciting community participation in socioeconomic programs is presented that identifies the role of the agent & the community member in the participation process & also defines their need for mutual adjustment in these roles, through program changes or altered learning styles by both parties. Several barriers to change exist within the structure of the community. It is proposed that program flexibility is a key in eliciting successful participation, as the structural makeup of communities cannot easily be changed. Likely areas in which change can & cannot occur in situations of contact are classified, & an approach that sensitizes practitioners to the historical, cultural, & affective factors that must be built into program design is outlined. Adapted from the source document.

Chairman, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University ; Revised draft of a report written by Kilgore examining the use of government funds (derived from taxpayers) to fund church-related colleges and universities.

A CAJM article on the role of humanities in medical science. ; The word science is derived from the Latin scientia, which means knowledge. There are many compartments of science such as moral, political and natural, but the word "science" in its modern sense means an organised body of knowledge. Natural science is that which comes from awareness of the material environment in which we live. It is gained firstly by observation and also from the results of experiments which may be defined as situations planned to test the truth of an hypothesis. The words "truth" and "logic" prepare us for the idea of the "scientific method," which is a system of accurate reasoning whereby knowledge becomes objectively exact.

Introduction : education for sustainability in Asian contexts / Michelle Y. Merrill -- Sustainable development : concepts, histories, and paradigms / Kieu Li Hao Edson and Md Saidul Islam -- Economics approaches to sustainability : methods and applications / Youngho Chang, Dang Thi Quynh Trang and Michelle Y. Merrill -- Sustainability in Malaysian research universities' curricula and their effectiveness / Mohammad Imam Hasan Reza -- Sustainability in Cambodia's higher education system / Lonn Pichdara and Srinivasa Madhur -- Sustainability aspects of the education system in India / Vinod K. Sharma and Sangeeta Sharma -- Sustainability education in Korea / Oh-Sang Kwon -- Sustainability policy and practices in Thai higher education / Chanita Rukspollmuang -- Practices of education for sustainability in Renmin University of China / Xiaoxia Wang and Heyue Liu -- Indonesian student participation in green action projects / Stien Johanna Matakupan -- Climate change and sustainability education : Singapore teachers' perspectives / Chew-Hung Chang and Liberty Pascua -- Education for sustainable development in the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand / Fuangarun Preededilok -- Inquiring into Hong Kong undergraduate students' environmental attitudes and behaviours : a preliminary study / Wan Wai-yan Sally -- A sustainable approach in landscape planning and design : a case study of landscape visions for Bangkok, Thailand's green periphery / Asan Suwanarit -- Water footprints : new paradigms in educating environmental sustainability in the Philippines / Marlon C. Pareja -- Enhancing university students' community engagement and social awareness through residential college whole-person development programs under partnership with local non-governmental organizations in Macau / Wan Sancia -- Conclusion : the current state of higher education for sustainability in monsoon Asia / Michelle Y. Merrill, Chew-Hung Chang and Patricia Burkhardt-Holm.