Whatever Happened to the ‘Goodwin Pattern’? Profit Squeeze Dynamics in the Modern American Labour Market

Whatever Happened to Healers?

When I began to explore the world of alternative medicine nearly three decades ago, I discovered that I would have to expand my vocabulary considerably if I wanted to communicate with therapists. For example, they often used the word “healer,” which was not part of the lexicon of medical school. In fact, I do not recall the term ever being used in my medical training. I had no feel for this exp...

Whatever Happened to the IT Plan?

The IT Plan is generally seen as a cornerstone of the IS/IT presence in an organisation. Researchers have outlined various approaches to IT planning and many have suggested categorising such plans in terms of an evolutionary model detailing the degree of integration with organisational business plans. To determine how IT plans are developed in practice and the actual forces at play the study in...

Whatever happened to apprenticeship learning?

BACKGROUND I have been a clinical tutor for 10 years in Worthing Hospital, UK. During this time I have seen an increased emphasis on classroom teaching, assessments in controlled situations and simulation, rather than on apprenticeship learning during well-supervised clinical working. CONTEXT At the educational conference on 'Learning without Leaving the Workplace' hosted by my hospital, I ha...

Whatever happened to the class of '83?

Whatever happened to the annual pap smear?

The reading programs at Rhode Island College, Providence College and Roger Williams University selected the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, as required summer reading for incoming freshman last year. This book is a nonfiction biography of a poor, black, working mother of five children who died of cervical cancer at the age of 31. The work is a masterpiece of invest...