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   Gatekeeping
   [education] Gatekeeping is the process of controlling the rate at which students progress to more advanced levels of study in the academic setting. The term can also be more widely applied to refer to the social structures which test individuals for a certain level of understanding before al...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatekeeping_(education)
   
   
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   Gatekeeping
   [communication] Gatekeeping is the process through which information is filtered for dissemination, be it publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other type of communication. As an academic theory, it is found in several fields, including communication studies, journalism, political...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatekeeping_(communication)
   
   
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   Gatekeeping
   The process by which a gatekeeper makes the decision where a patient will receive services. In managed care, gatekeeping can also refer to the UR processes of referrals and procedures that must first be preauthorized by an agent of the MCO except in cases of emergency care. See also Gatekeeper.
   Found op http://www.pohly.com/terms_g.html
   
   
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   gatekeeping
   the selection or rejection of events in the 'real' world. For example, an editor decides on what's going to be covered, an organizer briefs the camera crews, the reporter decides what 'angle' the story will be covered from and so on. These people are all gatekeepers. The concept of gatekeeping tends...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20164
   
   

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