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Professional learning communities : a middle school model /Gentile, David N. January 1900 (has links)
Dissertations (Ed. D.)--Rowan University, 2010. / Typescript. "UMI Number: 3398603"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references.
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School improvement planning and the development of professional community /Bruner, Carl. January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Washington, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-171).
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The role of leadership capacity in sustaining the school improvement initiative of schoolwide positive behavior supportsCombs, Christine L., January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 20, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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The sustainability of positive behavior supports in the schools /Doolittle, Jennifer, January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2006. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 195-209). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Title I schools : are they meeting the needs of our studentsPalmer, Debora A. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--California State University Channel Islands, 2009. / Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Education.. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed November 19, 2009).
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Causes and predictors of 30‐day readmission in patients with syncope/collapse: a nationwide cohort studyKadri, Amer N., Abuamsha, Hasan, Nusairat, Leen, Kadri, Nazih, Abuissa, Hussam, Masri, Ahmad, Hernandez, Adrian V. 09 1900 (has links)
Background Syncope accounts for 0.6% to 1.5% of hospitalizations in the United States. We sought to determine the causes and predictors of 30‐day readmission in patients with syncope. Methods and Results We identified 323 250 encounters with a primary diagnosis of syncope/collapse in the 2013-2014 Nationwide Readmissions Database. We excluded patients younger than 18 years, those discharged in December, those who died during hospitalization, hospital transfers, and those whose length of stay was missing. We used multivariable logistic regression analysis to evaluate the association between baseline characteristics and 30‐day readmission. A total of 282 311 syncope admissions were included. The median age was 72 years (interquartile range, 58-83), 53.9% were women, and 9.3% had 30‐day readmission. The most common cause of 30‐day readmissions was syncope/collapse, followed by cardiac, neurological, and infectious causes. Characteristics associated with 30‐day readmissions were age 65 years and older (odds ratio [OR], 0.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.6-0.7), female sex (OR, 0.9; 95% CI, 0.8-0.9), congestive heart failure (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.2-1.9), atrial fibrillation/flutter (OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.3-1.4), diabetes mellitus (OR, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.2-1.3), coronary artery disease (OR, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.2-1.3), anemia (OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.4-1.5), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.3-1.4), home with home healthcare disposition (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.5-1.6), leaving against medical advice (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.6-1.9), length of stay of 3 to 5 days (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.4-1.6) or >5 days (OR, 2; 95% CI, 1.8-2), and having private insurance (OR, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.6-0.7). Conclusions The 30‐day readmission rate after syncope/collapse was 9.3%. We identified causes and risk factors associated with readmission. Future prospective studies are needed to derive risk‐stratification models to reduce the high burden of readmissions. / Revisión por pares
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Challenges and healthcare quality improvement strategies for asthma care for preschool childrenJew, Gregory 18 June 2016 (has links)
Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children. Preschool children (age 0 to 5) in particular experience a disproportionate disease burden compared to all other age groups. Part of the puzzle is the diagnostic challenge presented in this age group, and another is the difficulties in the care and management of asthma. Compounding the issue are the well-documented racial disparities experienced by minorities. This paper reviews the literature documenting the difficulties and disparities facing minority preschoolers with respect to providing and receiving care for asthma and qualitative improvement strategies targeting healthcare. Due to the complexity of the disease, more research on evidence based strategies targeting this age group is needed as well as better documentation of implementation processes.
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Framework for Lean thinking approach in healthcare corporations: Value stream mapping to reduce patient waiting timeKamma, Tarani Kanth 01 December 2010 (has links)
Lean techniques are tools that reduce waste in the process and create value for the end-customer. Initially, the concept of lean thinking started in manufacturing, but with the tremendous advantages it offers in terms of value creation for the customer, defect reduction, increase of profits for corporations, it has been recognized as an important tool across a wide spectrum of industries. Although Healthcare industry has started applying these techniques, there is very little work published on how to apply these techniques to this particular industry. In this study, a framework for applying lean thinking to healthcare industries is presented. The framework depicts a systematic methodology for identifying value streams. The framework was developed specifically for the healthcare industry, but it can be applied to service industry in general. A case study is presented on how to apply this framework. Value stream mapping has been conducted at a clinic to identify areas of improvement. The components of the developed framework have been used to define a future state of process based on input from process owners, nurses, physicians, and patient surveys. The study has identified factors that influence the success of implementation of lean techniques in healthcare. Also the potential for future work has been identified.
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Procesní zlepšování ve společnosti DHL Express Czech Republic s.r.oVyklický, Martin January 2011 (has links)
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Value-based productivity measurement in software development projectsAQUINO JÚNIOR, Gibeon Soares de 31 January 2010 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2010 / A fim de melhorar a sua competitividade no mercado global, as organizações de software
têm se preocupado cada vez mais com a questão de produtividade na execução de projetos.
No entanto, para melhorar a produtividade, as organizações de software devem definir
uma forma de medí-la. O problema é que a medição da produtividade apesar de parecer
ser simples, sua aplicação concreta se mostra muito complexa. Muitos são os trabalhos
de pesquisa sobre o tema, no entanto não há convergência sobre a métrica mais adequada
de produtividade para as organizações de software.
Baseado nos conceitos fundamentais relacionados à processos de produção, áreas de
conhecimento social, evidências coletadas em organizações de software reais e análise
do estado da arte em medição de produtividade em software, concluimos que a métrica
mais adequada para medir a produtividade é específica para cada contexto organizacional,
pois envolve estratégia, cultura organizacional, modus operandi, além de interesse e
conhecimento daqueles diretamente envolvidos na medição e avaliação da produtividade.
Isto explica porque não existe e nem há a possibilidade de existência de uma métrica de
produtividade para projetos de software universalmente aceita. Baseado nestas descobertas,
sugerimos a adoção de uma abordagem de medir produtividade baseada em valor. A
hipótese central que orienta nossa trabalho de pesquisa é que uma abordagem baseada
em valor pra medir a produtividade para medir a produtividade de projetos de software é
mais adequada que as medições tradicionais. Uma das consequências da validade desta
hipótese é que cada organização deve definir seu próprio modelo para a medição da
produtividade.
Com o objetivo de ajudar as organizações a definir e implementar um modelo próprio
de medição de produtividade, um processo sistemático, com uma seqüência bem definida
de etapas, entradas, saídas e diretrizes foi proposto. Ele envolve as atividades relacionadas
com a definição, implementação e aperfeiçoamento do modelo de medição de produtividade.
Além disso, foi baseado em uma extensa revisão dos principais desenvolvimentos
relacionados com a medição da produtividade, além de ser influenciado por modelos de
referência em engenharia de software, como IDEAL, CMMI, PSM e ISO/IEC 15939.
O resultado da aplicação deste processo em uma organização de software produz um
modelo de avaliação da produtividade, que considera a idéia de valor com base na visão
dos principais stakeholders da organização.
Finalmente, o conceito de medição de produtividade baseado em valor é adotado e
avaliado em um estudo de caso, envolvendo em uma organização real de desenvolvimento
de projetos de software. Em particular, o processo proposto para definição de modelos de medição de produtividade foi adotado e os benefícios, problemas e desafios foram
avaliados com o objetivo de avaliar a eficácia do processo em atendar a o seu propósito.
As análises do estudo de caso confirmaram que este tipo de abordagem foi de fato mais
adequada para a organização estudada e que potencialmente pode ser aplicado a outras
organizações de software
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