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Showing 1 to 20 of 247 for “"Implications for Policy"”.
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Estimates of school productivity and implications for policy
… the Kalman Filter is more reliable and accurate for the educators and school administrators to supervise the allocation of the school resources for school improvement.
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Modelling sustainable energy and the implications for policy
… a gap between action and the required rate of effort. Long-term models show technology pathways but governments must act to realise them. Long-term pathways are often based on a single aim – achieving a level of CO2 reduction at least cost. Yet governments have wider objectives beyond climate …
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Life Experiences of Street Children in Bulawayo: Implications for Policy and Practice
… is given to how the street children’s need for space and their sense of place becomes part of an acquired identity that they establish through negotiation or imposition by others. Their experiences are presented in their words in order to capture who they are and how they navigate living on …
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Challenges Faced – Implications for Policy: The Everyday Lives of Eastern European Women in New Zealand
… women in New Zealand who came from Bulgaria, the former Eastern Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia. The answers to the research questions aimed to contribute to the deconstruction of the invisibility and marginalisation of these women in New Zealand. Guided by the philosophies …
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Teacher attrition and mentoring: an examination of teacher attrition and first year experiences: implications for policy
… with attrition and retention in our teacher workforce. Very low retention, particularly with that of new teachers, is linked to poor quality of education for students. Regular examination of these conditions utilizing the Department of Education's Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and the …
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Teacher Absences in the Commonwealth of Virginia: An Analysis of Patterns and Predictors and Implications for Policy
The research regarding the effect of policy on teacher absenteeism is scarce and research examining teacher absenteeism from a state perspective is very limited. This mixed methods study analyzed selected school variables for public schools and districts in Virginia contained in the 2011-2012 and …
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Invasion risk and impacts of a popular aquarium trade fish and the implications for policy and conservation management
… Ciénegas, in Coahuila, México and discusses the policy and conservation management implications of these findings. In Chapter 1, the problem of invasive species, the study site and the focal species of this work are introduced. In Chapter 2, the critical thermal minimum and maximum temperature …
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Running in Place: The Conditions Associated with Principal Transition in Chicago and the Implications for Policy and Practice
… principal typically inherits a school where performance already tracks behind on a wide range of metrics, including student attendance, teacher retention, perception of leadership, math attainment, and reading attainment. My research suggests that school communities experiencing transition also …
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Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence in the United States – Identifying Implications for Policy and Practice
… international supply. It is not surprising, therefore, that the American opioid epidemic, particularly as it involves adults (those 18 years and older), is worsening—Indeed, President Trump declared it a national public health emergency. Many therefore anticipate that the US Congress will enact …
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Group and interpersonal conflict at Rocklands Secondary School : an organisational analysis to ascertain the implications for policy making
… or societal, presents a fertile environment for the development of conflict. The probability of organisational conflict occurring in schools in South Africa is heightened by the fact that the country is in the throes of national political change. The main force influencing political events in …
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A demographic study of adolescent in-patients at Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital 1986-1990 : implications for policy and intervention
… area. Treatment characteristics such as reasons for admission, diagnosis of psychopathology, referral agent on admission and discharge and length of stay in the unit are considered. The data for the study have been extracted from the clinical records contained at Sonstraal, namely , the 'Clinical …
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A historical analysis of the West Coast rock lobster fishery in South Africa with forward-looking implications for policy
The newly formed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began collecting data on fisheries in the early 1950s. At this time, the industry faced a period of extremely rapid expansion. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the growth of yields far exceeded human population growth while fisheries remained …
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A Bridge to Dying Well: Understanding the Role of End-of-Life Doulas in Vermont with Implications for Policy Changes
… regulations, standards, or training mandates for EOLDs or policy solutions. Vermont has good EOLD training programs, a history of policy discussion on dying and an EOLD community organizing throughout the state, making it an excellent study site. There is a strong reluctance within the Vermont …
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A comparison of GED performance with testing administration method: one day vs. two days-implications for policy-makers and counselors
… Carbol's (1986), sought to compare GED test performance of first-time GED examinees in Virginia according to the method of testing administration experienced, one day or two half days. Carbol's study was extended to include an examination of how testing administration method affected the …
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Attitudes, backgrounds and leadership efficacy of English as a second language program directors in Indiana schools : implications for policy, leadership and professional development
… towards English learners (ELs), efficacy for leading ESL programs, and to gain an understanding of how to provide guidance and support to this group of individuals. Furthermore, the study investigated relationships between these factors to gain insight into how they impact each other and …
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EFFECTIVE COLLEGE TEACHING AND STUDENTS’ RATINGS OF TEACHERS: WHAT STUDENTS THINK, WHAT FACULTY BELIEVE, AND HAT ACTUAL RATINGS SHOW IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE IN TEACHING QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN OMAN
… a widely used American instrument used for collecting students’ evaluations of teachers and the extent to which the teaching dimensions found in Oman are similar to or different from those found in America and elsewhere in the West. In addition, the present research assesses the …
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"Piecing Together the ""Mosaic Called Diversity"": One Community College's on-Going Experience With Hiring a More Diverse Faculty"
Implications for policy and practice along with recommendations for future research are provided.
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Responding to Academic Dishonesty: Faculty and Student Perspectives
Implications for policy and practice, recommendations, and suggestions for further research are also presented.
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An evaluation of some management practices for improving wheat productivity in northern Pakistan
… study reviews the current management practices for wheat production in D.I. Khan and compares the farmers' actual management practices with the practices recommended by research and extension specialists of Agriculture Department, estimates the yield gap as a result of deviations between actual …
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Common Space, Safe Place: Lived Experiences of Former Settlement House Participants From the West Town and Humboldt Park Neighborhoods of Chicago
There are implications of the study at both the neighborhood and societal levels. For the neighborhood, lack of social networks, adult role models, and safe places can be alleviated by settlement houses specifically, and by social programs in general. There are implications for policy and practice …
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