Differentiation Between School Attendance Problems: Why and How?

Reflection in Nursing Education: Why and How?

Introduction: Nursing education should develop autonomy, critical thinking, open-mindedness and sensitivity to others. Reflection seems to be an effective strategy for developing such capabilities in nursing. Therefore, this narrative review study was carried out to explore reflection in nursing education. Methods: Using keywords like reflecting, reflection and nursing reflection, FarsiandEngl...

How Insecurity Impacts on School Attendance and School Dropout among Urban Slum Children in Nairobi

Application of qualitative research in management (why, when and how)

Application of qualitative research in management (why, when and how) Qualitative research has been increasingly used in all sciences. In this paper we will discuss about the applications of qualitative research methods in management sciences. The differences between quantitative and qualitative researches will be clarified and the statistical methods which are suitable for such researches will...

Nocturnal asthma in children affects school attendance, school performance, and parents' work attendance.

CONTEXT Asthma symptoms that occur at night may signal worse asthma control, but the nighttime occurrence may have additional clinical significance. To date, however, there have been few studies of the impact of nocturnal awakening from asthma on children with the disease, including problems with daytime functioning. OBJECTIVE To determine if school absenteeism and school performance in child...

Gaming New Zealand’s Emergency Department Target: How and Why Did It Vary Over Time and Between Organisations?

Background Gaming is a potentially dysfunctional consequence of performance measurement and management systems in the health sector and more generally. In 2009, the New Zealand government initiated a Shorter Stays in Emergency Department (SSED) target in which 95% of patients would be admitted, discharged or transferred from an emergency department (ED) within 6 hours. The implementation ...