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Grade Retention and Social Promotion Dichotomy: A Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis

Journal of Innovation in Educational and Cultural Research, 2022
The dichotomy of retention versus promotion in education is persistent. It is a high stake decision teachers, administrators, and policymakers have to make. This article critically reviewed the die-hard retention factors and looked at alternative ways to
Jeanette Jacobs, Oktavian Mantiri
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Social Media and Health Promotion [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
With over 3 billion users worldwide, social media has become a staple of daily life for people across the globe [...]
Michael Stellefson, Samantha R. Paige, Beth H. Chaney, J. Don Chaney   +3 more
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La Universidad Popular Femenina de La Grande Obra de Atocha de A Coruña (1927-1968) [PDF]

Cabás, 2016
La Grande Obra de Atocha es una institución fundada en 1923 en A Coruña con el fin de dar a la sociedad herramientas para mejorar su calidad de vida; tienen cabida en este centro todas las personas, pero especialmente las mujeres y los niños.
Gómez, M. C., Vidal, J. E., Polo, M. T. I.   +2 more
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As redes da distinção: familiares da Inquisição na América Portuguesa do século XVIII The networks of distinction: inquisitorial officials in Eighteenth century Portuguese America

Varia História, 2010
A familiatura tinha uma dupla função na sociedade portuguesa de Antigo Regime: além do controle social e religioso exercido por este corpo de oficiais inquisitoriais, a obtenção da carta de familiar também nobilitava os indivíduos que a obtinham.
Fábio Kühn
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Investigating geographical accessibility and site suitability of medical laboratories in Kermanshah-Iran

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
IntroductionOne of the major challenges in developing countries is the inappropriate spatial distribution of medical laboratory centers (MLCs) which can lead to injustice in access to health services.
Ali Almasi, Sohyla Reshadat, Alireza Zangeneh, Mehdi Khezeli, Nader Rajabi Gilan, Shahram Saeidi   +5 more
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The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in Iran

BMC Nursing, 2021
Background Clinical instructors have an important role in advancing nursing students to achieve the program objectives. Nursing student perceptions about the characteristics of an effective clinical instructors may help programs improve clinical ...
Ali Soroush, Bahare Andaieshgar, Afsoon Vahdat, Alireza Khatony   +3 more
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“Making the Difficult Choice”: Understanding Georgia’s Test-Based Grade Retention Policy in Reading

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
The author uses Bourdieu’s concepts of field, capital, and habitus to analyze how students, parents, teachers, and administrators are responding to Georgia’s test-based grade retention policy in reading at one Georgia elementary school.
Andrew Prescott Huddleston
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Design and evaluation of psychometric properties of cigarette smoking tendency questionnaire for female adolescents (CTQFA)

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background The tendency of women to smoke has increased in recent years and the prevalence of smoking among women is increasing. The purpose of this study was to design and evaluation the psychometric properties of the smoking tendency questionnaire for ...
Alireza Jafari, Nooshin Peyman, Mahdi Gholian-Aval, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Hadi Tehrani   +4 more
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Achievement at whose expense? A literature review of test-based grade retention policies in U.S. school

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
The author uses Maxwell’s method of literature reviews for educational research to focus on literature relevant to test-based grade retention policies to make the following argument: although some studies have documented average gains in academic ...
Andrew Prescott Huddleston
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use

Nursing Research and Practice, 2021
Background. Since nurses are considered a role model in society, they should have sufficient knowledge, attitude, and practice in the field of oral hygiene.
Mohammad Nazarianpirdosti, Maryam Janatolmakan, Bahare Andayeshgar, Alireza khatony   +3 more
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