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Communities of practice

, 2020
Within early years settings, forming a community of practice (CoP) has been identified as being beneficial to the work lives and practices of educators and has also been shown to have a direct causal link to improved student outcomes. Establishing a CoP is a strategic and purposive approach to learning and improving practice through practice.
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
wiley   +1 more source

On building a community of practice: Reflective narratives of academic learning and growth

, 2009
This paper traces the evolution of an academic community of practice and identifies the individual and collective outcomes of participation for the members.
Harrison, Scott, Temmerman, Nita, Barrett, Margaret, Barrett, Margaret S., Ballantyne, Julie, Ballantyne, J.   +5 more
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Exploring innovation landscapes: a national cross-sectional study of Swedish primary care from the viewpoint of primary care managers

BMC Health Services Research
Background Innovation is increasingly necessary in primary care policy, and healthcare managers play a pivotal role in translating policy ambitions into practice and shaping organisational conditions that foster innovation.
Sarah Samuelson, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Cecilia Björkelund, Marcus Praetorius Björk, Dominique Hange, Malin Östman, Sven Persson Kylén, Irene Svenningsson   +7 more
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of Actor-Network Theory and a Practice-Based Approach to understand online community participation [PDF]

, 2013
Participation in online communities is problematic. Take up of community technologies is often patchy and subject to resistance, particularly in organisational settings.
Rivera, Gibran
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Journals as communities of practice [PDF]

Biointerphases, 2020
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Minimal Important Change and Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Pain and Function With Exercise in Hip Osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the minimal important change (MIC) and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for pain and physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA) following a physiotherapist‐guided exercise intervention.
Yareni Guerrero, Fiona Dobson, Venkatesha Venkatesha, Kim Allison, Gabrielle Knox, Libby Spiers, Travis Haber, David J Hunter, Michelle Hall   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction to community nursing practice

, 2012
A textbook for understanding how community nursing works and how to work effectively in community settings. The skills required to work with the challenges of community nursing activities are clearly introduced , from working in people's homes, working ...
Atherley, S., Arnott, J., Kelly, J., Pye, S.   +3 more
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Design/Repair: Place, Practice & Community

This collection of essays sheds light on repair as a disposition to material culture and a practice rooted in diverse sociocultural experiences. It provides an in-depth exploration of how repair manifests itself through the different lenses of governance,
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