Hospitals in Egypt are approaching a time of change during which they will be required to assess their roles and the way they function as organizations. Health sector reform initiatives requiring greater autonomy and accountability are being pushed by international donors and in…
Educational policy changes in the U.S. have contributed to a shift in more students with special needs being educated in inclusive classrooms alongside their general education peers. While this technical change in location is a promising move toward a more socially just experien…
The research supporting the importance of high school programming in the entrance and persistence of students into higher education is dense and varied with several studies directly noting the importance of College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) courses specifically in the coll…
As governments rely increasingly on user fees and other forms of cost recovery (CR) to cover health care costs, concern grows that the poor will consume sub-optimal levels of care. This dissertation uses a theoretical model to study a policy tool for protecting the poor under CR…
The issue of income distribution and inequality lies in the heart of development literature. This study has examined the structure of household expenditure and income in Egypt between the late 1950s and the early 1990s. The data employed are sourced from the five household budge…
A growing trend in K-12 education is the development of the cyberschool, a full time online learning program and the virtual school, a supplementary online learning program. These campuses replace brick and mortar classrooms with evolving practices of interactive technology. The…
""This book shows how using business as a force for good, not just pursuing short-term profits, can be better for consumers, employees, local communities, the environment, and your company's long-term bottom line." --Tony Hsieh, New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Ha…