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Publication date: 1 December 1973

Ruth Lancashire and Roger Holdsworth

In every field of human activity there are significant individual differences in performance. In some jobs, for instance, output can be measured objectively and, although the…

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In every field of human activity there are significant individual differences in performance. In some jobs, for instance, output can be measured objectively and, although the effect of various incentive schemes is to obscure the picture, there are occasions where some workers are twice as effective as others, even within a trained and experienced group. This kind of direct comparison tends to be made only in respect of operative tasks. In highly skilled specialist jobs and managerial posts it is extremely difficult to make objective and direct comparisons. But if one accepts earnings as at least an indication of performance, then there is marked variability in many occupations: the range of life‐earnings of one year's class of students qualifying as architects can, for instance, be taken to be very wide indeed. Achievements vary considerably at school too. The range of attainment in mathematics amongst 16 year‐olds is enormous. In some subjects an A stream may be more than a year ahead of other streams. And in any examination or test of scholastic attainment, the range of scores or of knowledge displayed can be quite dramatic.

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Education + Training, vol. 15 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 1 April 1977

Ruth Lancashire

Barrie Hopson and John Hayes, together and in combination with others, have already made a considerable contribution to the theory and practice of self‐evaluation and career…

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Barrie Hopson and John Hayes, together and in combination with others, have already made a considerable contribution to the theory and practice of self‐evaluation and career planning in this country. Together in their book The Theory and Practice of Vocational Guidance, they made available scarce articles on the subject which previously had been difficult and expensive to obtain. In Careers Guidance they provided what has become the cookbook on developing a guidance service; and although this was primarily meant for schools it will be found on the bookshelves of most further and higher education advisers. Hopson, with Patricia Hough, began to broaden his whole concept of self‐exploration for planning ahead in Exercises in Personal and Career Development; and this latest volume Transition shows a further development in their thinking on the subject.

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Education + Training, vol. 19 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 1 May 1977

Ruth Lancashire

In Education & Training (April 1977) I reviewed the first book published in the United Kingdom on a generalised concept of transition coping — Transition by Adams, Hayes, and…

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In Education & Training (April 1977) I reviewed the first book published in the United Kingdom on a generalised concept of transition coping — Transition by Adams, Hayes, and Hopson. In this article I am looking at three books on specific transitions. Two — The Graduate Connection and The Employment of Graduates — concern themselves with the transition from higher education to work; the third — Between Two Worlds — is on aspects of the transition from school to work.

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Education + Training, vol. 19 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 1 January 1977

Catherine Avent

Career Change is a rare book: a do‐it‐yourself kit for people obliged to look for a new job and contemplating a possible change of career. This is quite distinct from the several…

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Career Change is a rare book: a do‐it‐yourself kit for people obliged to look for a new job and contemplating a possible change of career. This is quite distinct from the several books which have been produced recently to help people to cope with unemployment and the search for a job. The book is designed to help those who either wish to change their career for personal reasons, or find themselves obliged to because they are redundant. It is practical and down‐to‐each, is well‐illustrated by examples, and can be read with interest and profit by those engaged in education and training as well as those for whom it was primarily written.

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Education + Training, vol. 19 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 1 May 1977

Four courses of particular interest to teachers and educationists, plus the new Diploma in Reading Development, are being offered to students in the Open University's 1978…

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Four courses of particular interest to teachers and educationists, plus the new Diploma in Reading Development, are being offered to students in the Open University's 1978 Associate Student programme. The Diploma, the first award of its kind offered by the University, consists of four individual courses specifically designed for in‐service training: Reading Development, Language and Learning, the Reading Curriculum and the Advisory Role, Reading and Individual Development (for presentation in 1979). The last two courses assume knowledge of the first two.

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Education + Training, vol. 19 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 1 March 1977

Eleanor MacDonald

With many people being made redundant, many women wanting to come back to work after bringing up their families, many who have made a super‐human effort to change direction after…

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With many people being made redundant, many women wanting to come back to work after bringing up their families, many who have made a super‐human effort to change direction after years perhaps in an unsuitable and unsatisfying job, there could not be more a timely and informative book than The Second Time Around. I also happen to think that it has a great deal to offer those who might be called First Time Around, and would also include as beneficiaries the much larger body of people who are in jobs but are not making the best use of themselves or the opportunities which are coming their way.

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Education + Training, vol. 19 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Purpose

This paper aims to focus on concerns unique to international medical graduates (IMGs) and doctors from global majority groups pursuing a career in psychiatry in the UK. It specifically addresses challenges affecting the differential attainment of IMGs in passing the Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) examination – the final assessment for attaining Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, affording entry to specialty training programmes.

Design/methodology/approach

Reflections are provided on learning from a CASC examination preparatory course specifically developed for IMGs in psychiatry, particularly those from global majority groups. The rationale for the course is set out as well as some of the challenges in designing and developing the course.

Findings

By reflecting on the experience of developing the course, the intersection of medical education, differential attainment and cultural disparities in training is addressed, alongside the role of group practice in exam preparation and support tailored to the needs of IMGs from global majority groups.

Originality/value

The reflections provided illuminate possible means of innovation to support the progression of IMGs and doctors from global majority backgrounds in the CASC, as a high stakes examination in medical training, and to support action to improve overall outcomes for this community in the field of psychiatry.

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The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1755-6228

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Publication date: 13 February 2017

Lisa Rogan and Ruth Boaden

Principal-agent theory (PAT) has been used to understand relationships among different professional groups and explain performance management between organisations, but is rarely…

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Purpose

Principal-agent theory (PAT) has been used to understand relationships among different professional groups and explain performance management between organisations, but is rarely used for research within primary care. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether PAT can be used to attain a better understanding of performance management in primary care.

Design/methodology/approach

Purposive sampling was used to identify a range of general practices in the North-west of England. Interviews were carried out with directors, managers and clinicians in commissioning and regional performance management organisations and within general practices, and the data analysed using matrix analysis techniques to produce a case study of performance management.

Findings

There are various elements of the principal-agent framework that can be applied in primary care. Goal alignment is relevant, but can only be achieved through clear, strategic direction and consistent interpretation of objectives at all levels. There is confusion between performance measurement and performance management and a tendency to focus on things that are easy to measure whilst omitting aspects of care that are more difficult to capture. Appropriate use of incentives, good communication, clinical engagement, ownership and trust affect the degree to which information asymmetry is overcome and goal alignment achieved. Achieving the right balance between accountability and clinical autonomy is important to ensure governance and financial balance without stifling innovation.

Originality/value

The principal-agent theoretical framework can be used to attain a better understanding of performance management in primary care; although it is likely that only partial goal alignment will be achieved, dependent on the extent and level of alignment of a range of factors.

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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, vol. 30 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0952-6862

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Publication date: 1 March 1993

Claudio Vignali, Ruth A. Schmidt and Barry J. Davies

Gives a resume of the Benetton operation, describing how 80 percent of Benetton retailing is franchised with the majority taking placeoutside Italy. Studies, in depth, the…

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Gives a resume of the Benetton operation, describing how 80 per cent of Benetton retailing is franchised with the majority taking place outside Italy. Studies, in depth, the experience of one franchisee in Burnley, Lancashire, by financial analysis and a survey of customers purchasing in the store. Results show that the Benetton message is getting across to consumers; brand is associated with colour, style and fashion for which premium prices are deemed acceptable. However, while the franchiser continues to retain tight control over product range, the sales period provides the only opportunity for the franchisee to improve stock and cash control and, ultimately, to survive.

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International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, vol. 21 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0959-0552

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Publication date: 1 August 1989

Terry Hanstock, Ruth Kerns, Shirley Day, Edwin Fleming and Allan Bunch

Question: What do Scotland Yard's Black Museum, Raymond Brigg's Snowman, Welsh harpists, the East Lancashire Railway, and the Sensible Footwear Theatre Company have in common?

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Question: What do Scotland Yard's Black Museum, Raymond Brigg's Snowman, Welsh harpists, the East Lancashire Railway, and the Sensible Footwear Theatre Company have in common?

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New Library World, vol. 90 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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