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The dialectical development of “storytelling” learning organizations
Hillon, Yue Cai; Boje, David M. - In: The Learning Organization 24 (2017) 4, pp. 226-235
university (PRU)”, the storytelling of “schooling” versus “education” ideas and practices, in a place, in a period and in … “schooling” displacing acts of “education” practices and ideations. Meanwhile, the administrators are still trying to manage the … illustrates a pattern of intervention that is, on the one hand, unsuccessful in developing “higher” education and, on the other …
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Overeducation and human capital endowments
Bu¨chel, Felix; Pollmann‐Schult, Matthias - In: International Journal of Manpower 25 (2004) 2, pp. 150-166
Tests the hypothesis that overeducation is contingent upon the differing human capital endowments of employees. The analyses are based on data from the German Life History Study (GLHS). Applies a trivariate probit model which takes into account the selective acquisition of school qualifications,...
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The good company
O'Boyle, Edward J.; Solari, Stefano; Demetrio … - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 11 (2011) 1, pp. 64-76
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the argument that in principle any company can become a good company by adopting certain characteristics which define the good in enterprise affairs and affirm and reinforce everyone with a stake in the company – managers, workers, suppliers,...
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Social capital as a mechanism for exploring the low educational achievements of looked after children
McClung, Michele; Gayle, Vernon - In: Journal of Children's Services 8 (2013) 1, pp. 52-64
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explore whether the concept of social capital is helpful in explaining the educational underachievement of looked after children. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of data on educational achievement and social care in a cohort of 1,407...
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Promoting transformative encounters in libraries and archives
Lowe, Carli V. - In: Journal of Documentation 79 (2022) 2, pp. 431-441
Transformative Education (TE) theory to existing understandings of IE. This paper aims to discuss the potential for librarians and …
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Preparation for safeguarding in UK pre-registration graduate nurse education
McGarry, Julie; Baker, Charley; Wilson, Claire; Felton, Anne - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 17 (2015) 6, pp. 371-379
Purpose – It is now widely acknowledged that health care professionals on the front line of care delivery will often be …. It is therefore of pivotal importance that all health care professionals, including nurses, are adequately prepared at … health care the authors present a model, developed in the UK, for the embedding of safeguarding knowledge, skills and …
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Qualifying for leadership or control masquerading as enlightenment?
Milliken, John - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 15 (2002) 4, pp. 281-295
The 1988 Education Reform Act marked a fundamental shift in direction for the education service and represented a …
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Applying total quality management to educational instruction
Babbar, Sunil - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 8 (1995) 7, pp. 35-55
How can education service managers, administrators and teachers make educational instruction more effective? Can …
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University education in Italy
Checchi, Daniele - In: International Journal of Manpower 21 (2000) 3/4, pp. 177-205
education of their children. This study’s empirical analysis does not contradict this theoretical model. Using the Bank of Italy …, whereas unobservable “ability” is more relevant, especially as it shapes the secondary education choices. Using administrative …
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Skill mismatches in the Dutch labor market
Groot, Wim; van den Brink, H.M. - In: International Journal of Manpower 21 (2000) 8, pp. 584-595
Over the past years a number of studies have appeared on the incidence and returns to overeducation in the labor market. In these studies various definitions of educational mismatches have been used. In this paper we analyze the validity and reliability of three of these definitions. It is found...
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