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Kalmar, William F., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Almost since the time public schools first opened in the United States there have been those seeking to reform them. One of the most persistent cries for reform has been the call to apply the free market economic model of competition through consumer choice on the public school system. Schools, consumer choice supporters posit, when faced with the…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educational Opportunities, Educational Change, Competition
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Li, Lydia W.; McLaughlin, Sara J. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the study: The primary aim of this investigation was to determine whether caregiver confidence in their care recipients' functional capabilities predicts changes in the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) among elderly home care recipients. A secondary aim was to explore how caregiver confidence and care recipient functional…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Caregivers, Older Adults, Caregiver Attitudes