Worth Following

Diffusion of Worth Mapping: The Worth of Resource Functions

This workshop paper uses a resource function vocabulary from the Working to Choose framework to analyse diffusion of the Worth Maps approach across several application domains. It explores how a resource function vocabulary can indicate aspects of design approaches and their use that favour successful diffusion. Author

Worth and Chavasse's Squint

CHAVASSE'S SQUINT. By T. Keith Lyle, C.BE., M.A., M.D., M.Chir. (Cantab.), M.R.C.P.(Lond.), F.R.CS.(Eng.), and G. J. 0. Bridgeman, M.C., M.A., M.B., B.Chir.(Cantab.), F.R.CGS.(Eng.). Ninth Edition. (Pp. viii+392; illustrated. 52s. 6d.) London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox Ltd. THE presentation and scope of this book have both changed considerably since it was first written by Claud Worth in 1903. T...

Worth and Chevasse's Squint

What Is worth Teaching?

Dialogue on education in our country mostly takes place in a fractured discourse. On one side of the fracture is the language used by the planner, the economist, and the sociologist of education. On the other side is the language of the psychologist, the pedagogue, and the teacher. Neither of the two languages is capable of capturing the tension that every Indian child must cope with in order t...

A system worth saving.

The country will mark Canada Health Day on May 12, so CMAJ asked Dr. Michael Gordon to reflect on Canada's health care system and the changes it has seen and will see. The special day, cosponsored by the Canadian Public Health Association, is designed to highlight "the need for better communication between health professionals and the communities they serve." In this article, Gordon reflects on...