Since the expansion of the European Union on 1 May 2004 the interest in recruiting dentists from outside the UK has intensified. Additionally, the Department of Health's announcement in July about the modernisation of NHS dentistry included the promise to 'recruit 1000 extra NHS dentists by October …
Arguing against a concept of learning as only a formal process occurring in explicitly educational settings like schools, the paper proposes a conception of the workplace as a learning environment focusing on the interaction between the affordances and constraints of the social setting, on the one h…
Source:Learning From Comparative Public Policy: A Practical Guide
(2004)
This textbook offers a fresh approach to the study of comparative politics and public policy. Instead of concentrating on why countries differ, Learning From Comparative Public Policy explores how countries can learn from each other about the success and failure of policy initiatives. With its theor…
Source:Local Players in Global Games: The Strategic Constitution of a Multinational Corporation
(2004)
What happens when previously autonomous firms from different countries, each with their own identities, routines, and capabilities, come together inside a single multinational corporation? Can a cooperative strategy be established that advances the development of the multinational as a whole, or do …
In order to provide high quality services in reproductive health, training of health professionals is essential. In Turkey, a project for in-service training of medical residents was conducted in 2003 under the aegis of the Human Resources Development Foundation, the Turkish Ministry of Health and U…
The Central College of Medical Specialities has presented guidelines for modernisation of all postgraduate speciality training programmes. These guidelines include the definition of seven general competency fields, each of them described in more detail with four key competencies. By 2006, all postgr…
Although there have been some research in the work ethic of contemporary employees, little has been done evaluating youngsters who will evolve into the next generation of workers. This study analyzes middle school youth and their work ethic toward school and related activities. Data was collected fr…
Source:World Bank Regional and Sectoral Studies
(2004)
The development of the African workforce is at a critical moment. Wage employment in the modern sector is largely stagnant, with those unable to find these jobs left to pursue self-employment in the informal sector. Unemployment among urban youth is substantial and increasing. Much of the impact of …
Source:International Journal of Music Education
(2004)
Contract learning is an approach to classroom instruction that emphasizes teacher-student collaboration in the teaching-learning process. Participation in instructional decision-making encourages students to take responsibility for what happens to them, and it engenders a greater sense of commitment…
