To assess the quality of the services provided at in-school Olympiads, and detect any possible gaps between expected and perceived quality, a sample of 420 students, principals, vice principals, teachers at participating schools, and the provincial general directors, their assistants, and the heads of provincial physical education departments was given a questionnaire of adequate validity and r...

Decisions about expenditure on health, education and other publicly-provided services require choices regarding how much of our collective income we should allocate to these services and which services should be given priority. The attempt to answer this question has stimulated many developments in economic theory and practice, from human capital theory to systems of extended national accounts....

The ecosystem services can be divided using two major classification systems, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) and Common International Classification of Services (CICES). In MEA system, are into four service clusters: supporting, provisioning, regulating, cultural. On other hand, CICES system regards “MEA supporting services” as organism natural function (and not an service). Thus, th...

Most individuals with mental health needs do not receive professional care. One strategy to narrow this service provision gap is task-shifting, a process where certain responsibilities are shifted less specialized workers. Approximately 25% of those who seek care turn clergy. This study investigated the suitability using clergy scale-up by assessing perceptions satisfaction and helpfulness cler...