Author: Unknown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: poor, performers, dealing, government, management, performance
Number of Pages: 90
Published: 1994-01-01
ISBN-10: 078810313X
ISBN-13: 9780788103131

Discusses how the federal government identifies and deals with employees whose performance has been judged as less than fully successful (i.e. poor performers). Discusses difficulties supervisors face when dealing with certain employees who have been poor performers for lengthy periods. 20 charts and tables.

Author: Neil A. G. McPhie
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: law, performers, poor, addressing
Number of Pages: 51
Published: 2010-01
ISBN-10: 1437923569
ISBN-13: 9781437923568

This report describes the similarities and differences between 5 U.S.C. par. 4303, and 7513, the two sections of the law that authorize an agency to take an adverse action against a Federal employee for poor performance. In that context, the report addresses the limited ability of the law to address the underlying challenges of a performance-based action. Poor performers are a serious concern for the Federal workforce, and one that the Government has historically had difficulties addressing. However, as this report explains, the biggest obstacle to addressing poor performers in the Federal Gov

Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: lessons, pisa, japan, education, reformers, performers, successful, strong
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2012-02-29
ISBN-10: 9264118535
ISBN-13: 9789264118539

For decades Japan has remained at or near the top of international assessments of student learning; and in the past decade, students in Japan have become more engaged in learning. However, the government aspires to improve learning outcomes even further. Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education: Lessons from PISA for Japan focuses on how Japan is reforming its education system not only to produce better learning outcomes, but to equip students with the skills they need to navigate through the unpredictable labour market of the future and to participate in society as active citiz

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develop
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: pisa, science, performers, class, top
Number of Pages: 169
Published: 2009-06-30
ISBN-10: 9264060685
ISBN-13: 9789264060685

The rapidly growing demand for highly skilled workers has led to a global competition for talent. While basic competencies are important for the absorption of new technologies, high-level skills are critical for the creation of new knowledge, technologies and innovation. For countries near the technology frontier, this implies that the share of highly educated workers in the labour force is an important determinant of economic growth and social development. There is also mounting evidence that individuals with high-level skills generate relatively large externalities in knowledge creation and

Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: pisa, science, performers, class, top
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2009-05-12
ISBN-10: 9264060774
ISBN-13: 9789264060777

The rapidly growing demand for highly skilled workers has led to a global competition for talent. While basic competencies are important for the absorption of new technologies, high-level skills are critical for the creation of new knowledge, technologies and innovation. The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has taken an innovative approach to examining educational excellence, by directly assessing students’ knowledge, skills and attitudes and exploring how these relate to the characteristics of individual students, schools and education systems. Based on PISA s

Author: Guillermo Perry
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: asian, crises, latin, america, lessons, contagion, vulnerability, spillover, effects, financial
Number of Pages: 82
Published: 1998
ISBN-10: 0821342282
ISBN-13: 9780821342282

There is already a large and growing literature about the financial crises affecting several former star economic performers in Asia. Some analysis have focused on the mismanagement of the structure of foreign debt and economic policies, while others have focused on weaknesses ingrained in the domestic financial and banking sectors of these economies. This paper attempts to reconcile these alternative explanations in a simple framework, where the causes and symptoms of "financial vulnerability" are distinguished.

Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: pisa, canary, islands, spain, guidance, education, performers, successful, reformers, strong
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2012-07-12
ISBN-10: 9264174184
ISBN-13: 9789264174184

This book describes the Canary Islands, Spain school system and sheds light on PISA results for the Canary Islands. It includes analyses of the policy implications in the domains of system management and resource distribution, students and learning, teachers and teaching, and school leadership and inspections. The report also provides recommendations for raising quality and equity in learning outcomes.