Areas Of Public Practice Research Articles

Social Partnership in Human Resources Management

The present article provides a retrospective analysis of the views of various authors on the problem of social partnership, considering social partnership as an alternative to social confrontation, as a means to harmonize the interests of various social groups in the process of resolving emerging contradictions in various areas of public practice. It was pointed out that partnership allows striking a balance of mutual interests in achieving an overall objective, effectively allocating the available resources and opportunities. The article presents the analysis of the activities of a trade union organization as a social partner, the analysis of social and labor relations in an industrial business. The authors have revealed significant problems in the field of social partnership, on which they have developed several practical recommendations.The analysis is based on social activity index calculation in a trade union organization. To comply with confidentiality requirements, property rights and trade secrets, the enterprise name is not listed.

Evaluation of veterinary public practice education programs

To describe the number and types of veterinary professional degree and certificate programs providing education in the area of public practice to veterinarians and determine the availability of these programs via distance learning. Web-based internet searches were performed for programs for veterinary public practice or public health, population medicine, or Master's degree in Epidemiology. The information reviewed was derived from individual school and program Web sites and from personal e-mail correspondence with school administrators. 17 professional degree and 4 certificate programs were available to provide education and training in the areas of public practice and population medicine to veterinarians. Twelve of these programs have begun since 1998. Of the 17 professional degree programs, 7 are located in the United States and 10 are located in other countries. Nine of the professional degree programs provide education through traditional teaching methods, and 8 provide education and training through distance learning. During the preceding 5 years, the number of programs available to educate and train veterinarians in the areas of public practice and population medicine has increased. Distance learning is being used to increase capacity and reach a broader audience of veterinarians. With the increase in programs has come an increase in capacity to educate and train veterinarians in the fields of population medicine and public practice. The impact and sustainability of this increased capacity have not been evaluated.