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Imagining A Better Future: The Outcomes Of The Wellness Wednesday Self-Care Program For Healthcare Staff, Alison Franklin, Marie Tobin, Shamika Almeida, Jackie Donsante, Padmini Pai, Alera Riley-Henderson, Valerie J. Wilson
Imagining A Better Future: The Outcomes Of The Wellness Wednesday Self-Care Program For Healthcare Staff, Alison Franklin, Marie Tobin, Shamika Almeida, Jackie Donsante, Padmini Pai, Alera Riley-Henderson, Valerie J. Wilson
Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)
There is recognition that working in the aged care setting can be physically and psychologically demanding, stressful and can lead to staff burnout. These types of demands can result in reduced job satisfaction, disengaged staff and can be detrimental to care delivery. In order to address these issues in a 52 bed sub - acute geriatric hospital within Australia, a self-care program was initiated to support staff wellbeing. The staff (nursing, allied health, managers, security staff) themselves were engaged in co-designing the self-care program alongside the project team. The Wellness Wednesday program runs for 45-60mins every Wednesday for eight weeks …
Heterogeneous Effects Of High School Peers On Educational Outcomes, Silvia Mendolia, Alfredo R. Paloyo, Ian Walker
Heterogeneous Effects Of High School Peers On Educational Outcomes, Silvia Mendolia, Alfredo R. Paloyo, Ian Walker
Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)
We investigate peer ability effects on high-stakes test scores at ages 16 and 18, and on the probability of university attendance. To account for endogeneity in peer ability, we use the average ability of the primary school peers of one's secondary school peers, excluding those from the same primary school of the individual, as an instrumental variable for average secondary school peer ability. Our results show that average peer quality has a small effect on an individual's test scores, and a larger proportion of low-quality peers has a significantly detrimental effect on achievements of an average student. Furthermore, peer ability …