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Responding to Workplace Absenteeism in Tanzania: The Case Study of Public and Private Schools in Ilala Municipality and Mkuranga District
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Mgonja, Michael Greyson – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2017
Workplace absenteeism has widely been reported to be a serious problem which undermines smooth service delivery both in developed and developing nations. The problem is reported to be more serious in developing nations. This paper is therefore studying the mechanisms used to mitigate workplace absenteeism, their adequacy and the effective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employee Absenteeism, Teacher Attendance, Public Schools
Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change in the Mississippi Delta: Considerations for Evaluation Design
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Kegler, Michelle C.; Honeycutt, Sally; Davis, Melvin; Dauria, Emily; Berg, Carla; Dove, Cassandra; Gamble, Abigail; Hawkins, Jackie – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Community-level policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change strategies may offer an economical and sustainable approach to chronic disease prevention. The rapidly growing number of untested but promising PSE strategies currently underway offers an exciting opportunity to establish practice-based evidence for this approach. This article…
Descriptors: Public Health, Public Policy, Mixed Methods Research, Surveys
Antecedents of Medical Workplace Violence in South China
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Cai, Wenzhi; Deng, Ling; Liu, Meng; Yu, Min – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
It has been noted that workplace violence most frequently occurs in hospitals. The purpose of this study was to explore antecedents of workplace violence in south China. The authors conducted face-to-face, in-depth, semistructured interviews with 30 hospital staff who had experienced at least one incident of workplace violence from patients during…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Violence, Hospitals, Patients
Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty at a Career College
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Lane, Iris – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Academic dishonesty in postsecondary education can often transfer to dishonesty in the workplace. Dishonest behavior by students undermines the integrity of the entire institution, including its faculty. The purpose of this study was to explore faculty perceptions of goal orientation and its impact on student cheating behavior, faculty experiences…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Cheating, Case Studies
An Investigation of Bioecological Influences Associated with First Use of Methamphetamine in a Rural State
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Bowen, Anne; Moring, John; Williams, Mark; Hopper, Glenna; Daniel, Candice – Journal of Rural Health, 2012
Purpose: Methamphetamine (MA) addiction is a significant problem in rural areas of the United States. Yet, little theoretically driven formative research has been conducted on the interactions of factors influencing initiation. The study was guided by Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model. Methods: Eighty-three MA users participated in an…
Descriptors: Prevention, Family Life, Drug Use, Intimacy
Examining the Impact of HIV & AIDS on South African Educators
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Louw, Julia; Shisana, Olive; Peltzer, Karl; Zungu, Nompumelelo – South African Journal of Education, 2009
Our aim in this study was to examine the impact of HIV & AIDS on South African educators. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in public schools combining HIV testing and a face-to-face interview with participants from a nationally representative sample of public educators. The results show that HIV is highly prevalent among South African…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Death, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries