Introduction: The increased emphasis on standards-based schoolaccountability since the passage of the no child left behind act of2001 is focusing critical attention on the professional developmentof school principals and their ability to meet the challenges ofimproving the student outcomes. Due to this subject, the currentstudy examined professional development needs of Shiraz highschools princ...

the makeup of that information exchange has been very limited. Discussions with nurses, both pre-registration and the qualified practitioner , have revealed that there are varied opportunities for nurse involvement with technology at the workface, primarily related to management or administrative information. Nurses should have wider opportunity within their working environment for information ...

OBJECTIVES Occupational medicine is a discipline continually evolving in response to technological advances, changes in workplaces and production processes, emergence of new occupational risks and diseases and modifications in regulatory framework for occupational health and safety. Therefore, the recurrent revaluation of professional activity, information demands and education and training nee...

INTRODUCTION In professional development, practitioners are active participants in determining their own learning needs, and in designing and implementing appropriate learning activities. After being used almost exclusively by professors, doctors, attorneys, and the like in describing continuing education requirements for advance certificates or recertification, professional development is slow...

The Northern Territory Department of Education (DoE) provided assistive technology to support the teaching and learning of students with disability, and teacher training in integrating this technology in the classroom. A professional learning consultant was recruited in October 2012 with responsibility for researching and sourcing appropriate resources based on an evaluation of the needs of stu...

BACKGROUND Patient-centred care based on needs has been gaining momentum in health policy and the workforce. This creates new demand for interprofessional teams and redefining roles and tasks of professionals, yet little is known on how to implement new health policies more effectively. Our aim was to analyse the role and capacity of health professions in driving organisational change in interp...

This paper examines the relationship between public policies and professional practices with respect to healthcare needs. Taking a theoretical-conceptual approach, practices are defined as acts that are permeated by technical-scientific and socio-historical determinants for the social production of work, and the possibilities for cultural, ethical and political changes were analyzed in order to...

Nowadays, English language plays an important role in the job of engineers and it is necessary to become familiar with engineers’ objectives, attitudes, and expectations in order to have an appropriate course design. The purpose of this study was to explore the needs analysis of English learning of engineers in Esfahan Steel Company (ESCO). This study aimed at investigating the required level o...