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Slater, Beverley L.; Lawton, Rebecca; Armitage, Gerry; Bibby, John; Wright, John – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Despite an explosion of interest in improving safety and reducing error in health care, one important aspect of patient safety that has received little attention is a systematic approach to education and training for the whole health care workforce. This article describes an evaluation of an innovative multiprofessional, team-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Safety, Improvement Programs, Interprofessional Relationship
Volkov, Boris B. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
This chapter features a recent conversation with Dr. Arnold J. Love, a long-time proponent of internal evaluation and one of the most cited internal evaluation authors. In 1983, Love edited the first issue of "New Directions for Program Evaluation" on the topic of internal evaluation. He is the author of the book "Internal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Interviews, Organizational Development
Craver, Gerald A.; Burkett, Amy K. – Qualitative Report, 2012
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) perform an important role in the long-term care system because they provide the majority of paid care to nursing facility residents. Unfortunately, annual CNA turnover often exceeds 100 percent nationally. Many factors account for this, including stressful working conditions, low pay, and limited benefits. The…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Medical Services, Improvement Programs, Focus Groups
Huang, Jen-Jen; Yeh, Gwo-Liang; Tseng, Chie-Chien; Chen, Wei William; Hwu, Yin-Jinn; Jiang, Donald Dah-Shyong – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2009
The Health Promoting School (HPS) programs in Taiwan were initiated and implemented with funding from Department of Health and Ministry of Education during the initial phase. The purpose of this article was to describe the application of organization development (OD) concept in the administrative assessment of HPS programs and to present results…
Descriptors: Health Education, School Nurses, Community Involvement, School Organization
Brooks, Charles T.; Patterson, David A.; McKiernan, Patrick M. – Qualitative Report, 2012
The focus of this study was to qualitatively evaluate worker's attitudes about clinical supervision. It is believed that poor attitudes toward clinical supervision can create barriers during supervision sessions. Fifty-one participants within a social services organization completed an open-ended questionnaire regarding their clinical supervision…
Descriptors: Evidence, Negative Attitudes, Supervision, Social Services
du Chatenier, Elise; Verstegen, Jos; Biemans, Harm; Mulder, Martin – Online Submission, 2008
While inter-organizational learning in open innovation teams has received much attention lately, research into its human dimension is lacking. This paper, therefore, explores the competencies professionals need for this process. Three studies were executed: a theoretical study, explorative interviews and focus groups. A competence profile was…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Innovation, Profiles, Organizational Development
King, Jean; Greenseid, Lija – American Journal of Evaluation, 2007
This article presents an interview with Michael Patton whose professional evolution has contributed to the way evaluation in the United States is understood and practiced today. Patton is an evaluation and organizational development consultant who spent 18 years at the University of Minnesota (1973-1991), including 5 years as the director of the…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Qualitative Research, Oral History, Organizational Development
Wilson, Valerie; McCormack, Brendan; Ives, Glenice – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2008
Action Learning is now a well established strategy for reflective inquiry in healthcare. Whilst a great deal is know about action learning there has been inadequate research on the process of learning that takes place, and the impact that this holds for individuals, groups or organisations. This article reports on the findings of 15-month action…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Program Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Inquiry
Anderson, John W.; And Others – 1978
An external evaluation of the Small College Consortium (SCC) was designed to evaluate and make recommendations for linkages between the delivery of technical assistance services and progress toward institutional development. The case study component of the SCC evaluation for 1978 was undertaken as two separate but complementary analyses. The two…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Church Related Colleges, Consortia
Barrington, Gail V. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2006
The purpose of the study reported in this chapter was to determine if senior evaluation consultants experienced stages of growth in their practice similar to the small business development stages described by Bruce and Scott, to identify the stimuli that led to those changes, to determine what the consultants learned from these incidents, and to…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Career Development, Program Evaluation, Evaluators
St. John, Mark; Helms, Jenifer V.; Castori, Pam; Hirabayashi, Judy; Lopez, Laurie; Phillips, Michelle – Inverness Research, 2009
The documents enclosed in this report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale. There is a logic to the studies that were done and to the reports that are included in this notebook. The following are the…
Descriptors: Workshops, Leadership, Administrators, Scientists