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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Professional judgement."”.
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Structured professional judgement approach to risk assessment: generalisability across patient groups for the prediction of adverse outcomes in secure mental health care
This thesis comprises a rigorous and coherent body of work related to the use of the HCR-20 and the START to inform risk assessment and management of secure mental health inpatients. The thesis contributes significant theoretical and applied knowledge by: 1) investigating the extent to which these …
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An automated spatial decision support system for the relocation of Army Reserve Units
… interface that consistently applies the professional judgement of a panel of experts to produce standardized reports, or choose from a robust suite of methods for model management, sensitivity analysis, and the display of results. A process that previously required weeks can now be …
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Locus of control and going-concern judgements : the mediating effect of nondiagnostic information and decision aid availability
… of the auditor's locus of control on auditor judgement in the context of a complex auditing task, going concern evaluation. Other objectives involve examining the influence of information type and decision aid availability (and their interaction with each other and with locus of control) on …
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Capturing the complexity of workplace knowledge – a case study of recognition of prior learning in an automated production environment
… knowledge required to develop the expertise and professional judgement needed to function in the workplace. Having analysed the knowledge types present separately, they were drawn together in an attempt to create a more holistic picture of what constitutes workplace expertise. The concepts of …
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Judging What They Do: Formal, Informal, and Self Appraisal of New Zealand (Rural) Primary School Principals
… principals’ work. Leadership frameworks and professional standards have ‘captured’ this complexity and support appraisal of principals. Neoliberal/neoconservative thinking has also influenced educational leadership research by focusing on individual leader characteristics and specific cases …
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Quality assurance in high schools through regression analysis
… interpretation, however, and the role of professional judgement in modelling and monitoring adjusted achievement is discussed. The view that techniques such as regression analysis can only indicate when professional investigation and intervention might be necessary is stressed. It would …
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Understanding the Neoliberalization of Education Through Spaces of Labour Autonomy
… governments. A key manifestation has been the de-professionalization or deskilling of teachers. Organized labours response has been highly uneven geographically. Professional autonomy means a capacity and freedom of teachers to exercise their judgement in interpreting broad curriculum guidelines, …
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A critical approach towards the professionalisation of the youth justice workforce: a research-led design of a mental health module
… emerging ideology of revisiting intricate professional judgement alongside a strategy of diverting children and young people from the youth justice system.
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Integration of Toxicity Data from Experiments and Non-Testing Methods within a Weight of Evidence Procedure
… by means of weight of evidence (WOE) and expert judgement approaches to develop conclusions about the risk posed by chemicals and also nanoparticles. The integration of the physico-chemical properties and toxicological effects shed light on relationships between the molecular properties and …
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Expert teaching: what matters to expert teachers? A cultural-historical perspective on relational expertise
… work on the relational expertise of multi-agency professionals. The other was from the research of Hedegaard (2005) into development and learning: the ‘double move’ (between situated activity and subject matter). The findings indicate that teachers work relationally with pupils and the …
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The impact and consequences of inspection on residential care for older people: A critical analysis of four case studies of Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) inspection
… and measurable, it should also encompass professional judgement and actively seek to include elements of user-expertise. I argue that despite rhetoric that advocates this approach the inspection regime is hamstrung by a particular form of management values and practice. Constant …
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Professional Practice Competencies of Social Workers Employed in Mental Health and Addiction Settings within Saskatchewan: A Phenomenological Inquiry
… or meta-competencies such as self-reflection, professional judgement, and self-confidence. The most critical component of meta-competencies is self-reflection. However, there are gaps in research related to holistic competencies used by frontline social work practitioners. The purpose of this …
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School expulsion in Ireland: a socio-legal rights-based analysis of expulsion law and practice
… tendency among some decision-makers to favour professional judgement over strict legal compliance. While often well-intentioned, this practice raises significant concerns regarding adherence to legal standards, particularly in cases such as informal expulsions that occur without formal …
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A social realist study of the mechanisms that condition lecturers emerging assessment practices
… of the enacted curriculum is underscored by the professional judgement of the lecturer, who decides on the body of knowledge that should be learned. A vacuum exists in understanding how the practice of assessment is shaped by the lecturer and between the social groups within departments and the …
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Understanding Coaching As A Judgement and Decision Making Process: Implications For Coach Development Practice
… I focus my attention on applying the theory of Professional Judgement and Decision Making (PJDM) to understanding what coaching is and what the implications are for coach development. In taking this approach and seeking answers to the broad questions I present five substantive chapters, two of …
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Managing Dissent: Institutional Culture and Political Independence in the South African Broadcasting Corporation's News and Current Affairs Division
… role perceptions), values (news values and the professional ethos) and internal practices (news decision-making, internal debate etc.). The main focus of analysis lies on the ways dissent is being managed within the corporation. This paper transcends the classical boundaries of political science …
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Managing dissent : institutional culture and political independence in the South African Broadcasting Corporation's News and Current Affairs Division
… role perceptions), values (news values and the professional ethos) and internal practices (news decision-making, internal debate etc.). The main focus of analysis lies on the ways dissent is being managed within the corporation. This paper transcends the classical boundaries of political science …
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Enhancing consistency in dyslexia identification : fostering collaboration to reduce noise in multidisciplinary evaluation teams.
… areas of expertise. Individual team members' professional judgment is influenced by individual training, skills, experience, and recent changes in Texas policy, leading to variability and inconsistent conclusions in the identification of dyslexia. This study will investigate the discrepancies …
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Learning and teaching in the context of clinical practice: the midwife as role model.
… supportive and caring. Midwives who use professional judgement to interpret the rules provide an environment in which senior students can become autonomous practitioners. When midwives demonstrate the role of autonomous practitioner, practise a woman-centred model of care and meet the …
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Through the lens of Levinas: An ethnographically-informed case study of pupils’ practices of facing in music-making
… efficiency has overtaken notions of professional judgement and ethical practice. This study opens by introducing current strands of international meta-policy priorities in education, and explores moves to redress the emphasis on standardisation and accountability through the …
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