The article studies the driving forces of firm training using a survey-based dataset of manufacturing firms in the Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy. The data are derived from the responses to a structured questionnaire administered in 2002 to the management of a representative sample of firms w…
Background and Purpose: Graduates of physical therapist education programs should be expected to function as competent clinicians. Instead, the benchmark for many clinical performance assessment tools has been "as good as an entry-level graduate." The authors developed the Clinical Internship Evalua…
Source:Research in Post-Compulsory Education
(2007)
This article enquires about why some countries have specialised their further education provision more than others, focusing on three types of specialisation: by subject, by geographical area and by age group. The article proposes an analytical framework to understand the drivers for further educati…
The aim of this article is to discuss the theoretical and practical problems in effecting transfer between school and work, and to present a new conceptualisation of transfer called developmental transfer that shifts the emphasis from the individual transfer of knowledge to the collaborative efforts…
This article provides a conceptual account and empirical analyses of the development of boundary-crossing competencethe ability to function competently in multiple contextsusing representative cases from two after-school programs with immigrant and low-socioeconomic status students. Our findings sug…
The current article provides an extension of the conceptual literature on the school-to-work transition (STWT). Specifically, we attempt to integrate this diverse literature by proposing a role identity approach to studying STWTs. Here, we suggest that an individual's work role identity plays three …
Source:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
(2007)
Background: Hand dermatitis, including irritant and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), is common. Objective: To evaluate allergens, relevant irritants, sources and occupations associated with hand contact dermatitis using North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) data. Methods: A cross-section…
Purpose - This paper aims to present the viewpoint of David Wright, head of External Affairs for SELECT, the Electrical Contractors' Association of Scotland. Its purpose is to highlight the adverse impact on the electrical sector of a disconnection between the Scottish Executive's education and voca…
Title. Resilience in the operating room: developing and testing of a resilience model Aim. This paper is a report of a study to examine the relation of perceived competence, collaboration, control, self-efficacy, hope, coping, age, experience, education and years of employment to resilience in opera…
This paper presents the results of a study comparing student learning in an inquiry-based and a traditional course in biotransport. Collaborating learning scientists and biomedical engineers designed and implemented an inquiry-based method of instruction that followed learning principles presented i…
