These strategies appeared to have had only limited success, with the notable exception of Japan where early, large scale closure of schools suppressed an outbreak that was spreading rapidly amongst school-aged children [ 43].
Their staff bill is higher and they don't benefit from the economies of scale of bigger schools.
In recent days, as the trucking operation to replenish water supplies in southern Iraq has gained momentum, UNICEF drivers have reported large-scale looting of schools and government facilities, in areas through which coalition forces have passed.
Although Pakistan had long been wracked by jihadi militancy, the scale of the school attack prompted a concerted campaign against extremism.
German norms are available by gender and age, based on large scale studies of school samples (N = 9,364), parent ratings, and telephone interviews [ 3].
In the first stage, we note large-scale studies of school improvement efforts that have been conducted in the United States during the last century.
These results suggest that typical geocoding is insufficient for fine-scale analysis of school locations and more accurate alternatives need to be considered.
The feasibility, acceptability and preliminary evidence indicative of impact of the lay school health counsellor delivered HPS programme suggest that this could be a promising model for definitive evaluation, and for subsequent scaling up of school health promotion, particularly where qualified teachers and health professionals are in short supply.
The Duke method has scaled to dozens of schools and, as in the work of Lorraine Monroe in Harlem and others, shows that school can trump poverty.
Last year hundreds of parents and relatives were arrested in eastern Bihar state for scaling the walls of schools and providing crib sheets and study material to students during exams.
