Emergency surgeon: “ last of the mohicans” 2014-2016 editorial policy WSESWJES: position papers, guidelines, courses, books and original research; from WJES impact factor to WSES congress impact factor Fausto Catena, Frederick Moore, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Leppäniemi, Massimo Sartelli, Andrew B Peitzmann, Walt Biffl, Federico Coccolini, Salomone Di Saverio, Belinda De Simone, Michele Pisano and Ern...

OBJECTIVES Several studies report socioeconomic differences in work stress, where people in lower socioeconomic positions (SEP) are more likely to experience this burden. In the current study, we analyse associations between education and work stress in a large sample of workers from 16 European countries. In addition we explore whether distinct national labour market policies are related to sm...

In Part I of this two-part synthesis of a seminar on the classification of children with disabilities (see Florian et al., this issue), we discussed historical and emerging conceptual frameworks for classifying childhood disabilities and some of the issues associated with using such classifications for educational purposes. In this article, we discuss how those frameworks and associated assumpt...

This article analyzes the relationship between U.S. state governance and policies designed to enhance educational expectations. It examines three policy areas: state participation in voluntary National Assessment of Educational Progress testing, state testing requirements for new teachers, and state high school graduation requirements in math and science. In general, it identifies associations ...

Economists have long been concerned with educational policies, but, in this decade of educational reform proposals, economists have not made much effort to translate research into direct policy implications. This is particularly true with respect to federal government policies. This paper provides an overview of current federal involvement in education and considers what, if anything, research ...

 Academic Honesty  Attendance in Class  Auditing Courses  Credit Hour  Classification of Students by Class Level  Course Credit Policies  Course Registration, Change of Program, and Withdrawal Policies  Course Selection Policies  Planned Educational Leave  Grading System and Policies  Definition of Letter Grading Symbols  Use of Plus/Minus Symbols  Computation of Grade Point Averag...