Since the breakthrough made by the FSI scale that filled the void of systematic descriptions for language use, proficiency scales and documents undertaking similar functions have been issued in Northern America, Europe, Australia, and other nations, among which the most renowned is the CEFR that has left an indelible mark on language learning, teaching, and assessment in China.
SP contributed to the evaluation design, undertook the Thailand country study, produced the Thai Country Report, reviewed Thai programme documents, undertook qualitative interviews with Thai staff, and reviewed and commented on the journal manuscript.
JD contributed to the evaluation design, undertook the South Africa country study, produced the South Africa Country Report, reviewed South Africa programme documents, undertook qualitative interviews with South African staff, and reviewed and edited the journal manuscript.
As with any form of systematic review, rigorous documented searching was undertaken according to defined terms and specified inclusion criteria.
JCL conceived of the study, documented the specimens, undertook the morphological interpretations, processed the images, produced the figures, performed the phylogenetic analysis, and wrote the manuscript.
This paper has documented the process undertaken for developing and refining the WHO JE surveillance standards, described the rationale for the recommendations made, and provided the supporting documentation.
A review of policy documents was undertaken before the data collection, and as these documents became available.
A qualitative grounded theory methodology was adopted with interviews and document analysis undertaken.
In early 2004, the XWP and AIS issued two documents to undertake the second round of national consultation.
The search started with work from Agent-1, the codename given to the expert cited in the court documents, who undertook an "extensive search of the internet" that sifted through pages dating back to January 2011.
