How to use polarity thinking to manage tensions between accountability and learner agency when using a multipurpose portfolio?

Portfolios are often implemented to target multiple purposes, e.g. assessment, accountability and/or self-regulated learning.

How does portfolio use support self-regulated learning during general practitioner specialty training? A qualitative focus group study.

Objectives: Portfolios are used to support self-regulated learning (SRL), but the research literature is still inconclusive on their effectiveness. This study explored experiences with portfolio use among different stakeholders, to answer the research question: How does portfolio use support SRL during general practitioner (GP) specialty training?

Design: We used a qualitative research design, based on phenomenology.

Setting: Three of the eight training institutes of Dutch GP specialty training participated in this study.

Expression and Functional Analyses of the Gene Family in Arabidopsis.

The WIP family of transcription factors comprises the A1d subgroup of C2H2 zinc finger proteins. This family has six members in and most of the known functions have been described by analyzing single knockout mutants. However, it has been shown that and its closest paralogs and have a redundant and essential function in root meristems.

Competencies to promote collaboration between primary and secondary care doctors: an integrative review.

Background: In a society where ageing of the population and the increasing prevalence of long-term conditions are major issues, collaboration between primary and secondary care is essential to provide continuous, patient-centred care. Doctors play an essential role at the primary-secondary care interface in realising 'seamless' care. Therefore, they should possess collaborative competencies.

Competencies for collaboration between general practitioners and medical specialists: a qualitative study of the patient perspective.

Objectives: To explore the patient view of competencies essential for doctors to provide good collaboration at the primary-secondary care interface.

Design: We used a qualitative research approach. Focus groups with patients were conducted to explore their opinions of doctors' competencies to provide good collaboration between primary and secondary care doctors.