School policies and primary care careers

High School Grading Policies

High school grades are the most frequently used predictors in college and university admission decisions. As such, educators and policymakers are extremely interested in the consistency of grading standards and policies across secondary schools. There has always been some concern over the comparability of grades (Adelman, 1983; Camara, 1994), and with increased competition among a growing propo...

Integrating primary eye care into global child health policies

Globally, approximately 75% of blind children live in low-income countries (LICs). Almost half of blindness and low vision in LICs is due to avoidable causes such as corneal scarring from measles infection, vitamin A deficiency disorders, use of harmful traditional eye remedies, ophthalmia neonatorum and cataract.

[The development of primary care related to regional governmental policies].

OBJECTIVES To developed an evaluation of primary care (PC) from the analysis of the new differences in PC among the autonomous communities nowadays. DESIGN Cross ecological study. SETTING Spain. PARTICIPANTS The 17 autonomous communities. MEASUREMENTS Indicators of service supplies, diagnostic and therapeutic resolution habilities, access to hospital diagnostic, relationship and access ...

Working Paper Alfred P. Sloan School of Management Role in Primary Care* Role in Primary Care

Primary School Teachers Careers in England and Wales : the relationship between gender , role , position and promotion aspirations

This study explores gender differences in UK primary teachers’ perceptions of their careers, through a national questionnaire survey and follow-up interviews. It is framed by reference to Weiner’s three main components of feminism (the political, the critical and the practical) and a concern to highlight difference and complexity, as well as patterns and trends, within primary school teaching. ...