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2026
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Lucy Vorobej, Cynthia Whitehead
Yesterday’s Patterns, Tomorrow’s Possibilities: Historical Methods in Family Medicine
Historical perspectives remain an underused resource in family medicine research, despite their capacity to explain the development of current challenges and the persistence of certain assumptions in family medicine education. Consequently, many scholars have had little opportunity to engage with...
2020
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Daan Hovens
Workplace Learning through Human-Machine Interaction in a Transient Multilingual Blue-Collar Work Environment
This article explores processes of jointly negotiating work practices (i.e., workplace learning) in a contemporary blue-collar work environment characterized by transience, language diversity, and limited opportunities for human-human interaction. The article is based on linguistic-ethnographic fieldwork in a metal foundry...
2016
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Paul J. Davis, Yuliya Frolova and William Callahan
Workplace diversity management in Australia: What do managers think and what are organisations doing?
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify Australian managers’ attitudes and understandings regarding workforce diversity management (WDM) and the practices and incorporation of WDM in organisations. Design/methodology/approach – Methodology is quantitative. A questionnaire in the form of...
2022
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Stephanie Petty, Lydia Tunstall, Hannah Richardson, Niamh Eccles
Workplace Adjustments for Autistic Employees: What is ‘Reasonable’?
Autistic adults are inadequately supported in the workplace. This study sought a definition of ‘reasonable’ and explored facilitators and barriers to employers making reasonable adjustments. 98 employers and employees across a UK city completed a survey; 15% identified as being...
2026
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Norhasni Zainal Abiddin, Ihsan Rois
WORKFORCE-ORIENTED EDUCATION SYSTEMS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM AND MALAYSIA
Human Resource Development (HRD) plays a critical role in supporting social progress, workforce readiness, and sustainable development. In emerging economies, workforce-oriented education systems, including Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), are essential for aligning skills development with labour market...
2025
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Paul Sitsofe, Ryan Gibson
Workforce Development in Rural Ontario: An Examination of Experiences and Strategies
This study examines workforce development strategies in rural Ontario aimed at addressing skill gaps and labor shortages in key industries such as manufacturing and agriculture. Rural areas face unique challenges, including inadequate training options, youth outmigration, and an aging population....
2020
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Rahel A. Kubik-Huch & Valérie Vilgrain& Gabriel P. Krestin & Maximilian F. Reiser & Ulrike I. Attenberger & Ada U. Muellner & Christopher P. Hess & Hedvig Hricak
Women in radiology: gender diversity is not a metric—it is a tool for excellence
Women in Focus: Be Inspired was a unique programme held at the 2019 European Congress of Radiology that was structured to address a range of topics related to gender and healthcare, including leadership, mentoring and the generational progression of women...
2025
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Abby Foster, Simone Munro, Janet Golder, Debra Mitchell
Why they come, why they stay and why they leave: a survey to understand the drivers of recruitment, retention, and attrition of allied health clinicians in an Australian metropolitan health network
BACKGROUND: While allied health plays a central role in healthcare, workforce challenges are straining the sector. Challenges are shaped by population changes, emerging models of care, and educational limitations, and were exacerbated by COVID-19. This study aimed to identify drivers...
2020
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Dawna Ballard, Brenda Allen, Karen Ashcraft, Shiv Ganesh, Poppy McLeod, and Heather Zoller
When Words Do Not Matter: Identifying Actions to Effect Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Academy
It is time to move past the words—the well-crafted statements circulated by groups and organizations across the academy, the scholarly writing as displacement, the formal and informal critiques—as if they had some recognizable impact. Each of these rhetorical moves can...
2021
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Katalin Tardos, Veronika Paksi
What do equality plans reveal about workplace equality and diversity in higher education and research performing organisations? : a content analysis approach
In the last two decades implementing Equality/Equal Opportunities/Diversity and Inclusion Plans have been becoming more and more widespread across both private and public organisations (Konrad–Linnehan 1995; Edwin 2001; Kalev–Kelly–Dobbin 2006; Coast 2013; Ali–Konrad 2017). Moreover, as a consequence of internationalisation,...
2025
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Priyanka Shrivastava
Understanding acceptance and resistance toward generative AI technologies: a multi-theoretical framework integrating functional, risk, and sociolegal factors
This study explores the factors influencing college students’ acceptance and resistance toward generative AI technologies by integrating three theoretical frameworks: the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), and Social Exchange Theory (SET). Using data from 407 respondents collected...
2026
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Mark Anthony L. Salvaleon, Esther Faith B. Danao, Angel Clarisse Althea K. Lagramada, Juliana May C. Garcia, Moira Cherubim E. Ferreras, Kate Lei M. Nadiahan, Shania A. Carlos, Recca Mae V. Pagsay, Evelyn L. Boston, Roshelle Bless F. Laguit, Aaron James O. Hufemia, Keira Knightleigh A. Maguide, Reuben Victor M. Laguitan
Trauma-informed mentorship in early clinical exposure to strengthen nursing care and workforce sustainability
Nursing care is central to public health, yet persistent nursing shortages and uneven workforce distribution continue to threaten service delivery, patient safety, and quality of care across health systems. Attrition risks are often addressed after licensure through strategies focused on...
2021
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Sally Baker, Clemence Due & Megan Rose
Transitions from education to employment for culturally and linguistically diverse migrants and refugees in settlement contexts: what do we know?
Access to and experiences of education among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Migrants or Refugees (CALDM/R) is a site of increased scholarly interest. While research emphasises new CALDM/Rs’ desire to work and meaningfully contribute to their new country, many remain under...
2024
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Andrea Huang, Sue Cooke, Christine Garsden, Carol Behne, Erika Borkoles
Transitioning to sustainable, climate-resilient healthcare: insights from a health service staff survey in Australia
BACKGROUND: More than 80 countries, including Australia, have made commitments to deliver climate-resilient and low carbon healthcare. Understanding how healthcare workers view their own and their organization’s efforts to achieve sustainable and climate-resilient healthcare practice is vital to inform strategies...
2025
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Zakaria A. Mani
Transitioning to competency-based education in nursing: a scoping review of curriculum review and revision strategies
AIM: This scoping review synthesizes strategies for curriculum review and revision that support the implementation of CBE in nursing programs. BACKGROUND: As the demands of modern healthcare systems evolve, nursing education must adapt to ensure that graduates possess the competencies...
2021
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Anne Keizer-Remmers, Vasilena Ivanova & Anja Brandsma-Dieters
To act or not to act: Cultural hesitation in the multicultural hospitality workplace
This article aims to describe the behaviour, feelings and emotions of hospitality professionals regarding the phenomenon of handelingsverlegenheid (which we translate as “awkwardness to act”) in intercultural professional settings. The overall purpose of this study is to understand how middle...
2025
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Waseem Jerjes, Azeem Majeed
The unseen costs of medical training in the UK: a growing crisis
Waseem Jerjes 1 , Azeem Majeed 1 (1) Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UKThe silent financial strain of medical training Medical training in the United Kingdom is renowned for being highly regarded and thoroughly preparing physicians. There is, however,...
2024
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Nicola Eddison, Aoife Healy, Enza Leone, Caroline Jackson, Bracken Pluckrose, Nachiappan Chockalingam
The UK prosthetic and orthotic workforce: current status and implications for the future
BACKGROUND: Prosthetists and orthotists (POs) are the smallest of the 14 allied health profession (AHP) workforces within NHS England. Obtaining data on the workforce has always been challenging due to this information being held across different organisations. An understanding of...
2024
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S. Sri Gugan, J. Jerom Stuward, A. Subhashini
The Role of Women in Economic Development
Women’s participation in economic development has emerged as a critical area of study and action in recent decades. The multifaceted role of women in driving economic growth, the historical context, theoretical frameworks, empirical evidence, and policy interventions surrounding this issue....
2026
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Sara Ayman Metwalli, Aryan Iliat, Steven Thomas, Suresh Nair, Zizwe Chase, Russell R. Ceballos
The Quantum Education Ecosystem: A Review of Global Initiatives, Methods, and Challenges
Quantum information science and engineering (QISE) is advancing rapidly, creating an urgent demand for a quantum-literate, technically proficient workforce. Despite this need, quantum education initiatives remain fragmented across regions, educational levels, and instructional approaches, which constrains their scalability and overall...