The Difference Christ has made

Workforce reform in schools: has it made a difference?

This is the fifth report by Ofsted to evaluate the effectiveness of workforce reform. This small-scale study shows that, in the most effective schools visited, workforce reform had made a considerable difference to pupils’ learning because leaders had ensured that all their staff had clear professional status, were well trained, were deployed effectively and were held accountable for contributi...

How has health services research made a difference?

Health services research (HSR) is commonly conceived as an applied discipline whose success is defined by its tangible impact on policy, practice or both. In Canada there has been a concerted effort to engage decision-makers in informing the research agenda. While it is admirable to aspire to practical utility, the HSR community has no control over the ultimate disposition of its work. Furtherm...

Medical bankruptcy in Massachusetts: has health reform made a difference?

BACKGROUND Massachusetts' recent health reform has decreased the number of uninsured, but no study has examined medical bankruptcy rates before and after the reform was implemented. METHODS In 2009, we surveyed 199 Massachusetts bankruptcy filers regarding medical antecedents of their financial collapse using the same questions as in a 2007 survey of 2314 debtors nationwide, including 44 in M...

Student Evaluation of Teaching: Has It Made a Difference?

When I first started doing research in the area of college and university teaching about 35 years ago, it was like being a voice in the wilderness. But I discovered two other voices in the same wilderness doing the same type of research, namely Chris Knapper and Bill McKeachie. I have benefited greatly from my contacts with both of them over the years, and I have also been lucky enough to have ...

Has Debt Relief Made