Employee advocacy in Africa:the role of HR practitioners in Malawi [PDF]
Purpose: In recognizing the weakness of trade unions and the lack of an institutional framework designed to enforce employee rights in an African context, this study examines the extent to which HR practitioners are perceived to play the role of employee
Bakuwa, Rhoda +5 more
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The abolition of the General Teaching Council for England and the future of teacher discipline [PDF]
With the abolition of the General Teaching Council for England in the 2011 Education Act, this article considers the future of teacher discipline in England.
Ackroyd S. +40 more
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La fabrique des urbanistes. Une identité professionnelle controversée ?
This text explores the professional identity of Swiss urbanists (urban planners-designers and city planners) at a unique moment in the history of the subject: the advent of a new professionalism in the scope of practice. The authors try to understand, in
Laurent Matthey, Christophe Mager
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Community empowerment through the management of intangible cultural heritage in the Isle of Jura, Scotland [PDF]
The number of digital projects aimed at documenting and preserving communities’ intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has grown considerably in recent years.
Giglitto, Danilo
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Evolving Power Dynamics in Global Health: From Biomedical Hegemony to Market Dynamics in Global Health Financing; A Response to the Recent Commentaries. [PDF]
Lassa S +4 more
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An internet-based approach to enhance self-management of chronic low back pain in the Italian-speaking population of Switzerland: results from a pilot study [PDF]
Summary: Objective:: To illustrate the development and pilot evaluation of a website designed to enhance self-management of chronic low back pain for the Italian-speaking population of Switzerland.
Hartung, Uwe +2 more
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In this paper I explore the emotional impact of inspection on the staff of a school in the two years between Ofsted1 inspections. Using data from one school undergoing inspection, I argue that the negative emotional impact of inspection of teachers goes ...
Perryman, Jane
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Tesco Law and Tesco Lawyers: Will our Needs Change if the Market Develops?
The purpose of this paper is to examine how recent regulatory changes, and the on-going effects of the global economic crisis, have affected legal services in England and Wales, and asks if there are, consequently, “too many lawyers”.
Avrom Sherr, Simon Thomson
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Teachers’ ethics : education international and the forging of professional unity [PDF]
The paper maintains that the current era, marked by a new global economy transforming economic and social development, has created the need for a reorganisation of teachers’ representation.
Vongalis-Macrow, Athena
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Education for the Crossroads? A Short History of Social Work Education in Scotland [PDF]
This paper provides a short history of social work education in Scotland. Its aim is to understand the patterns of the present through the lens of the past.
McCulloch, Trish
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