The Dilemmas of Diffusion: Institutional Transfer & the Remaking of Vocational Training Practices in Eastern Germany, CES Germany & Europe Working Papers, No. 05.10, 1996

Through a case study of the diffusion of the celebrated West Gennan "dual system" of vocational training to the territory of the fonner German Democratic Republic, we develop the argument that local sociopolitical relations matter crucially for the successful transfer and implementation of institutional arrangements. Notwithstanding massive levels of government funding, the presence of complementary supports, and the concerted efforts of Ger­many's social partners, the dual system is experiencing significant difficulties in the new federal states of the East. These difficulties are not due simply to the particular politics of unification (the wholesale transfer of West German institutions whether or not they were appropriate to Eastern Germany) nor even simply to the paucity of dynamic private firms capable of and willing to train new apprentices. The difficulties stem also from the under­ lying weaknesses of the East German sociopolitical infrastructure on which the entire dual system rests. This. hy­ pothesis is elaborated and substantiated through a range of data on training in the East and especially through the use of detailed case studies of Leipzig and Chemrutz.

A national e-Delphi towards the measurement of safe medication practices in Portuguese hospitals

Objectives To determine the face and content validity of items for measuring safe medication practices in Portuguese hospitals. Methods 128 items were drafted from content analysis of existing questionnaires and the literature, employing preferred terms of the WHO International Classification for Patient Safety (Portuguese version). A two-round e-Delphi was convened, using a purposive multidisciplinary panel. Hospital-based experts were asked to rate the relevance of items on a 7-point Likert scale and to comment on their clarity and completeness. Results The response rate was similar in both rounds (70.3% and 73.4%, respectively). In the first round 91/128 (71.1%) items reached the predefined level of positive consensus. In the second round 23 additional items reached positive consensus, as well as seven items newly derived by the panel. Conclusions Most items have face and content validity, indicating relevance and clarity, and can be included in a future questionnaire for measuring safe medication practices in Portuguese hospitals.

Educational attainment in the United States, March 1979 and 1978 /

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Data pertinent to the establishment of minimum wage rates under the Fair labor standards act for employment newly covered by the amendments of 1966 in educational institutions in Puerto Rico /

"WH67-418."

Health and Human Services : Hispanic representation and equal employment practices in Region VIII : report to the Honorable Timothy E. Wirth, U.S. Senate /

"November 1990."

A study of Federal immigration policies and practices in Southern California : a report /

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Careers in science.

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Uneconomical practices in the administration of employment service and unemployment compensation programs, Bureau of Employment Security, Department of Labor /

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A new solution ... of the elementary education controversy together with a table of educational changes in England since A.D. 1547,

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Profiteering in a non-profit industry : abusive practices in credit counseling : hearing before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, March 24, 2004.

Shipping list no.: 2005-0006-P.

Educational trends in Latin America / by Ernesto Galarza.

To be published annually. First report covers the period from September 1936 to March 1937.

FHWA study tour for highway safety management practices in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

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High pressure, low benefits [microform] : unfair practices in selling Medigap and other insurance to the elderly : hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests of the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, first session, June 24, 1987.

"Comm. pub. no. 100-707."