Introduction to special issue: Class action litigation in South Africa

Special Issue: Transforming Nursing in South Africa

Introduction to Special Issue

Although recent frameworks for test validation have emphasized utilization as a key component (e.g. Bachman & Palmer, 2010; Chapelle, 2012; Kane, 1992), what happens in the sometimes messy contexts where assessments are carried out is often not documented. This is perhaps because test developers are more focused on defining and operationalizing test constructs than on issues of implementation. ...

Understanding Sociotechnical Action: An Introduction to the Special Issue

i The decision to propose this special issue reflects a relatively long-standing and continually developing body of work that assists understanding of interactions surrounding the utilisation of ICTs in work and social environments. The papers were developed following a workshop held at Napier University , Edinburgh (UK) during June 2004. The workshop brought together academics interested in un...

Transdisciplinarity and Action Research Introduction to the Special Issue

Since 2001, the international „Global Change Research Community“ has propagated sustainability science as an interand transdisciplinary approach to the assignment of tasks related to sustainable development (Kates et al., 2001). It has afforded a new perspective on man-environment research and demands the inclusion of various branches of psychology, including environmental, health, community an...

Mechanisms of Action Selection: Introduction to the Special Issue