Politics of School-Based Management by Elaine M. Walker

“…The results of the study indicate that (1) genuine autonomy has been usurped by an intensification in state power and authority, (ii) state elites have provided little opportunity for districts and SBM teams to build capacity; (iii) the level of democratization or opening-up of decision making to local community members has been minimal as the teams become teacher dominated; and (iv) in the absence of clear guidelines from the State, conflict over the appropriate role of SBM members, principals, central office staff and local school boards has emerged. The paper on the basis of these findings explores some policy options that need to be considered both at the state and local levels as school communities move toward more decentralized governance structures.…”
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Educational Change and the Political Process / by Mitra, Dana L., author 650364

Road safety, health equity, and the built environment: perspectives of transport and injury prevention professionals in five Canadian municipalities by Emily McCullogh, Alison Macpherson, Brent Hagel, Audrey Giles, Pamela Fuselli, Ian Pike, Juan Torres, Sarah A. Richmond

“…Methods Interview and focus group data were gathered from transport and injury prevention professionals working in policy/decision-making, transport, police services, public health, non-profit organizations, schools/school boards, community associations, and private sectors across five Canadian urban municipalities: Vancouver, Calgary, Peel Region, Toronto, and Montréal. …”
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Parents’ perceptions of school recess policies and practices by Isabella Ozenbaugh, Janelle Thalken, Sam Logan, Megan B. Stellino, William V. Massey

“…Parent perceptions of recess are important to consider as they serve as advocates for their children’s access and opportunities at school as well as an additional informant for children’s experiences at recess that may be useful for policymakers and school boards to consider. Objective To examine parent perceptions of recess by children’s disability status, children’s race and ethnicity, and family household income. …”
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Efficient Metropolitan Resource Allocation by Richard Arnott

“…Frictions within Calgary, between the various municipalities in the metropolitan area, and the priorities of other local authorities (such as the School Boards and Alberta Health Services) will continue to impact the agendas of local politicians and their ability to answer to the needs of their residents. …”
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Influenza vaccination of school teachers: A scoping review and an impact estimation. by Anne Huiberts, Brigitte van Cleef, Aimée Tjon-A-Tsien, Frederika Dijkstra, Imke Schreuder, Ewout Fanoy, Arianne van Gageldonk, Wim van der Hoek, Liselotte van Asten

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Scientific publications on influenza vaccination in teachers are few, while public interest has increased to reduce teacher shortages. However, school boards and public health experts indicate requiring knowledge of impact when considering this vaccination. …”
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Efficient Metropolitan Resource Allocation by Richard Arnott

“…Frictions within Calgary, between the various municipalities in the metropolitan area, and the priorities of other local authorities (such as the School Boards and Alberta Health Services) will continue to impact the agendas of local politicians and their ability to answer to the needs of their residents. …”
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Evaluation of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) policy implementation in Ontario: surveys of elementary school administrators and teachers by Kenneth R. Allison, Karen Vu-Nguyen, Bessie Ng, Nour Schoueri-Mychasiw, John J. M. Dwyer, Heather Manson, Erin Hobin, Steve Manske, Jennifer Robertson

“…In 2005, the Ministry of Education in Ontario, Canada, released the Daily Physical Activity (DPA) policy requiring school boards to “ensure that all elementary students, including students with special needs, have a minimum of twenty minutes of sustained MVPA each school day during instructional time”. …”
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Communication strategies to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation uptake among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Leila H Abdullahi, Sandra Y Oketch, Edwin O Ochomo, Jeniffer A Orwa, Lilian M Mayieka

“…Communication intervention to inform and educate achieved 90% (95% CI 0.90% to 0.90%).Targeting both healthcare workers and community leaders with the communication intervention achieved 95% (95% CI 0.91% to 0.98%), while teachers and school boards achieved 92% (95% CI 0.84% to 1.01%). Targeting policymakers achieved 86% (95% CI 0.78% to 0.93%).Based on the method of communication intervention delivery, use of training achieved an uptake rate of 85% (95% CI 0.84% to 0.87%); similarly, drama and dance achieved 85% (95% CI 0.84% to 0.86%). …”
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PENILAIAN TANAH KOSONG MILIK PT. KARYADEKA ALAM LESTARI DI KOTA SEMARANG DENGAN LAND DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS by , Zulfikar Ferdyanto Pahala Manihuruk, , Dr. Akhmad Makhfatih, M.A.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the indicative market value on vacant land and estimated the opportunity lost for the land owners and the Government of the city of Semarang, the land located in the gardens of boarding school, boarding school, District Administrative Mijen, Semarang, Central Java province. …”

The influence of social capital on the duration of the period of professional activity of athletes of the highest achievements by A.V. Ermilova

“…Socialization of athletes mainly within the boundaries of sports activities, especially those whose formation and realization takes place in schools / boarding schools / schools of Olympic reserve, leads to the formation of a certain type of social capital (socio-sports capi-tal), which is characterized by the commonality of specific settings and attitudes on the vital activity of individuals. …”

PENGARUH PELATIHAN BENCANA DAN KESELAMATAN KERJA TERHADAP RESPONS PERSEPSI MAHASISWA PRODI ILMU KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT by Tri Niswati Utami, Meutia Nanda

“…Non-natural disasters such as accidents at work, accidents at home, schools, boarding schools, campuses, shopping, roads and so forth. …”
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Food and beverage marketing in primary and secondary schools in Canada by Monique Potvin Kent, Cayley E. Velazquez, Elise Pauzé, Olivia Cheng-Boivin, Noami Berfeld

“…Methods An online survey was sent to public primary and secondary schools from 27 school boards in Ontario, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia and was completed by 154 Principals in spring 2016. …”
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The youth concussion awareness network (You-CAN) - a school-based peer-led intervention to improve concussion reporting and social support: the protocol for a cluster randomized tr... by Andrea Hickling, Kylie D. Mallory, Katherine E. Wilson, Rosephine Del Fernandes, Pamela Fuselli, Nick Reed, Youth Concussion Awareness Network (You-CAN) Team

“…Three high schools from six randomly selected Canadian school boards will participate and be randomized to three study arms: (1) You-CAN led by school staff; (2) You-CAN led by school staff and research team; and (3) untreated comparison group. …”
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BURNOUT EXPERIENCE AMONG TEACHERS: A CASE STUDY by Agata Letizia Caruso, Maria Daniela Giammanco, Lara Gitto

“…The stream of reforms that has recently changed the Italian School, by favoring educational deregulation and increasing levels of autonomy for school boards, has increased Burnout levels among school teachers, who may feel thorn between their internal expectations (personal beliefs, motivations and professional style) and the external pressures emerging not only from students, but also from a more and more demanding school organization, oriented towards efficiency. …”
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The Teach-ABI Professional Development Module for Educators About Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury: Mixed Method Usability Study by Lauren Saly, Christine Provvidenza, Hiba Al-Hakeem, Andrea Hickling, Sara Stevens, Lisa Kakonge, Anne W Hunt, Sheila Bennett, Rhonda Martinussen, Shannon E Scratch

“…Educators were classroom (n=7) and preservice (n=1) teachers from public (n=7) and private (n=1) school boards. In terms of task performance, more than 85% of participants (ie, 7/8) independently completed 10 out of 11 tasks and 100% of participants independently completed 7 out of 11 tasks, demonstrating achievement of the module usability goal. …”
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Allughah al-‘Arabiyyah fi Indonesia Madiha , Hadhiriha, wa Mustaqbaliha by ahmad bachmid

“…Then in the 15th century, namely (1) the development of the Arabic language is portrayed by the Wali Songo by developing boarding school-boarding school with their slogan, that focus on mastery of the Arabic language. …”
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Encouraging self-regulated learning through electronic portfolios by Philip C. Abrami, Anne Wade, Vanitha Pillay, Ofra Aslan, Eva M. Bures, Caitlin Bentley

“…Participants in this study were 62 school teachers, mostly from elementary schools, and their students (approximately 1200) from seven urban and rural English school boards across Quebec. Student and teacher post-test questionnaire responses suggested that the use of portfolios, and the learning processes they support, were positively viewed and learned well enough to be emerging skills among students. …”
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Collaboration between Public Health and Schools: An Example of an Integrated Community Social Care Model by Audrée Jeanne Beaudoin, Marilyn Gagnon, Mathieu Roy, Irma Clapperton, Annie Lambert, Emmanuelle Jasmin, Edwige Ducreux, Annie Desrosiers, Claudine Martin

“…A close intersectoral collaboration between the regional public health, schools and school boards was established to co-construct and implement “Positive Intervention (PI)” in the Eastern Townships region (Quebec, Canada). …”
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