Drawing on social studies of finance and accounting, elementary stakes within the situated use of numbers are initially considered, listing alongside the utilization of numbers as bearers of information their impact on opportunities of action, the embedding of situations, and the use of numbers as social resources.
In the 2009 curriculum plan 'creators of history' was removed and instead the students should now know that they are created by history so they can 'reflect on their opportunities of action' (Undervisningsministeriet [Ministry of Education], 2009a), further downplaying a critical, reconstructive approach to national identity.
At the same time, it should be noted that working under the compliance assumption also constrains the staff members' opportunities of action.
Several windows of opportunity for action and change were identified including development of new strategic plans, changes in governments, reform initiatives and implementation of national health surveys and new programs.
Still, there are substantial windows of opportunity for action towards evidence-informed policymaking through the development of new health system strategic plans, and reform initiatives in the region.
There is always a surge of positive feelings after an election and a narrow window of opportunity for action before people drift back into their ideological nostrums.
"The window of opportunity for action is almost closed".
The window of opportunity for action is open.
Implementing national health surveys was also frequently mentioned as a window of opportunity for action.
When asked to identify windows of opportunity for action over the next six months to one year, one recurring theme was the development of new national strategic plans.
