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Mägi, Anne W., and Claes-Robert Julander. "Consumers’ store-level price knowledge: Why are some consumers more knowledgeable than others?" Journal of Retailing 81, no. 4 (January 2005): 319–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jretai.2005.02.001.
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Hambrick, David Z. "Why are some people more knowledgeable than others? A longitudinal study of knowledge acquisition." Memory & Cognition 31, no. 6 (September 2003): 902–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/bf03196444.
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Rush, Christine L., and J. Edward Kellough. "Knowledge of Federal EEO Law Among County Administrators and Department Heads." Review of Public Personnel Administration 37, no. 1 (August 2, 2016): 59–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734371x15616168.
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This article reports the results of a survey designed to assess the extent to which public administrators are knowledgeable of federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) law. Findings suggest that there is significant variation among county administrators and department heads in their levels of knowledge, and that they are more familiar with Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 than they are with other laws examined. Those who have had employment law training, who hold a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree, and who serve as human resources directors are more knowledgeable than others. Female administrators are more knowledgeable in some aspects of the law than their male counterparts.
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Setari, R. Renee, and Anthony Philip Setari. "Using Social Network Analysis to Evaluate Academic Assistance Networks in a Holistic Education Secondary School." Journal of Montessori Research 4, no. 1 (May 15, 2018): 25–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/jomr.v4i1.6639.
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One goal of Erdkinder schools is for students and teachers to provide academic assistance to their peers, particularly to less-knowledgeable ones. However, traditional educational evaluations do not provide a means to investigate the exchange of academic help. This study piloted the use of social network analysis to describe academic assistance relationships within a Montessori secondary school. Using a network survey, social network data concerning the exchange of academic help were collected from 23 students and 8 teachers. The results show that while students provide help to both fellow students and teachers, teachers are the main source of assistance for students. In some subjects, a few students and teachers neither provided nor received assistance, indicating another area for improvement. The results of a multiple regression quadratic assignment procedure (multiple regression-QAP) show that for most subjects, their willingness to help others was not significantly influenced by their own personal level of knowledge. Thus, more-knowledgeable individuals do not provide more assistance to less-knowledgeable peers. To adhere to Erdkinder principles, this school should encourage more-knowledgeable students to recognize their responsibility to help others and to actually help those who need support. This pilot yielded valuable information, and social network analysis warrants further study within holistic education.
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Jarrett, Kendall. "The Utility of Game-Based Approaches within the PE Curriculum Design and Implementation Process to Develop “More Knowledgeable Others”." Strategies 35, no. 3 (May 4, 2022): 3–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2022.2052774.
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Lehmann, Susan W., Betty S. Black, Andrew Shore, Judith Kasper, and Peter V. Rabins. "Living alone with dementia: lack of awareness adds to functional and cognitive vulnerabilities." International Psychogeriatrics 22, no. 5 (May 18, 2010): 778–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610209991529.
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ABSTRACTBackground: Approximately 25% of individuals with dementia live alone, yet little is known about the cognitive and functional factors that impact detection of impairment.Methods: Subjects with dementia (n = 349) from a community study of dementia management were administered the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) and were asked to rate their cognitive status. Each participant's knowledgeable informant (KI) was interviewed to provide information about the subject's mental health and levels of cognitive and functional impairment. Subjects with dementia living alone (n = 97, 27.8%) were compared to subjects living with others (n = 252, 72.2%) regarding functional impairment, psychiatric symptoms, cognitive functioning, and dementia recognition.Results: While subjects with dementia living alone had significantly fewer ADL impairments (p < 0.0001) and less cognitive impairment (p < 0.0001) than subjects with dementia who were living with others, nearly half of subjects living alone had two or more IADL impairments. Both knowledgeable informants (p < 0.001) and primary care physicians (p < 0.009) were less likely to detect dementia in subjects living alone, while 77.3% of subjects with dementia living alone rated their cognitive abilities as “good” or “a little worse”. Subjects with dementia living alone and those living with others had similar rates of psychosis (p = 0.2792) and depressive symptoms (p = 0.2076).Conclusions: Lack of awareness of cognitive impairment by individuals with dementia living alone as well as their knowledgeable informants and physicians, combined with frequent functional impairment and psychiatric symptoms, heightens risk for adverse outcomes. These findings underscore the need for increased targeted screening for dementia and functional impairment among older persons living alone.
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Ma'wa, Jannatul, and Suwarsih Madya. "EFL Teachers’ Beliefs in Learner Autonomy: A Study on Non-Formal Education Context in Indonesia." Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics 6, no. 2 (November 21, 2021): 487. http://dx.doi.org/10.21462/ijefl.v6i2.404.
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This descriptive quantitative study aims to describe teachers’ beliefs in learner autonomy (LA) with participants who are senior high school teachers of non-formal education (Paket C) in Indonesia. Applying a survey method, this research involved 126 teachers fill a questionnaire. The research uncovers that teachers were knowledgeable about the notion of LA. Teachers were convinced that LA contributes to successful language learning. This research also uncovered that among four perspectives (psychological, technical, sociocultural, political critical) in viewing LA, teachers’ beliefs lean more toward psychological perspective than others. Although teachers were knowledgeable about LA, the research found that they were less optimistic in the implementation of LA. In addition to this, teachers’ beliefs in LA were not significantly different across their education backgrounds and length of teaching.
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Heckman, Carolyn J., Jennifer L. Dykstra, and Bradley N. Collins. "Substance-related knowledge, attitude, and behaviour among college students." Health Education Journal 70, no. 4 (September 13, 2010): 383–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896910379694.
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Objective: To examine substance-related attitudes and behaviours among college students across an academic semester. Design: Pre–post quasi-experimental survey design. Setting: A large University in the Midwestern United States. Method: Surveys were completed by 299 undergraduates enrolled in three courses: drugs and behaviour, abnormal psychology, and normal personality theories. Results: Although students that were enrolled in the drug course were not more knowledgeable about drugs than others at baseline, their knowledge increased by semester’s end, while the others’ did not. Perceived prevalence of alcohol use was more accurate and became increasingly accurate among drugs and behaviour students. Class enrolment, gender, and baseline substance use were associated with baseline attitudes and behaviours as well as changes over time. Conclusion: This study offers implications for substance use education opportunities on college campuses.
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Speer, Andrew B. "Judging Performance – General Mental Ability and the Convergence of Operational Performance Ratings." Journal of Personnel Psychology 19, no. 1 (January 2020): 44–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000244.
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Abstract. This research examined whether general mental ability (GMA) predicts rater convergence with other performance measures in operational performance appraisals (PAs). GMA is consistently related to accurate judgments of others. However, contexts in which these effects have been examined differ from real PA environments. In this study, ratings from managers who also took a GMA test were compared to ratings from other knowledgeable sources (peers, subordinates, self). Ratings from managers with higher GMA converged more with others' evaluations of ratee job performance, with correlations ranging from .15 (peers) to .28 (self), and .30 with a composite across the three sources. These findings establish external validity in support of past research examining the relationship between GMA and PA rating convergence.
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Teszenyi, Eleonora, Cristina Devecchi, and Tanya Richardson. "Enhancing Learning for Early Years Foundation Degree Students: Empowerment through Heutagogy and Reflecting on the Notion of Knowledgeable Others." Polish Journal of Educational Studies 72, no. 1 (December 1, 2019): 24–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/poljes-2019-0003.
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AbstractThis paper reports on a small-scale practitioner enquiry undertaken with 17 work-based learners studying on a two-year Early Years Foundation Degree programme in a higher education institution in England. The first aim of the enquiry was to identify the perspectives of a cohort of work-based Early Years Foundation Degree students on teaching strategies they experienced at a higher education institution in the English midlands. The second aim was to identify how the findings could be applied to curricular and andragogic enhancements for future students. Beliefs and attitudes questionnaires were administered to the students half way through their programme. Findings indicate that students valued strategies that included the direct input of the lecturers they regarded as ‘more knowledgeable others’ (Vygotsky, 1978), yet they rated peer support as less effective for their learning. Findings indicate that early years students’ applications of learned theory to work-based practice may need to go beyond a singular notion of ‘communities of practice’ (Lave & Wenger, 1991). Although these students are positioned and position themselves as more knowledgeable others in their own workplace communities, they regard themselves as lacking knowledge in their higher education community. As members of these various communities, they straddle heutagogic and andragogic approaches in their respective communities of practice. In recognition of this, the paper argues that not only should higher education lecturers working with work-based students adopt andragogic strategies but they should also promote heutagogic approaches that increase student autonomy. They should also communicate explicitly to their students the value of such strategies for learning in the field, both in theory and practice.
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Van Swol, Lyn M., Michael T. Braun, Emily E. Acosta Lewis, Cassandra L. Carlson, and Giovanna Dimperio. "Discussion of Shared Information Can Increase the Influence of Divergent Members." Communication Research 45, no. 2 (October 8, 2015): 188–212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093650215609084.
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Based on the theoretical frameworks of information-sharing in groups and the linear discrepancy model, this study highlights the importance of communicating shared information for a divergent member to influence a group. Participants received information concerning whether “under God” should be in the Pledge of Allegiance. After stating individual opinions, they discussed the issue in small groups and came to a group decision on a continuous, ordered scale. Low divergent members, who had opinions closer to the average of other group members, had more influence than high divergent members. Group members with high divergence were more confident and talked more than others. However, there was no relationship between the amount divergent members talked or their confidence level and their amount of influence. Highly divergent group members who mentioned more shared information were more influential and came across as more knowledgeable.
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Siregar, Rahmah Juliani, and Maryam Latifah Harahap. "Factors Affecting Couples of Reproductive Age (CRA) Without Using Contraception." International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE) 2, no. 1 (December 30, 2022): 385–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.55299/ijphe.v2i1.286.
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Acceptor Family Planning (KB) is Couple Age Fertile (EFA) who use wrong one tools / drugs contraception . Although the family planning program has been declared quite successful in Indonesia, in its implementation so far there are still obstacles that are felt, among others, that there are still many couples of childbearing age (PUS) who are still not participants in family planning. Population in study this is couple age fertile who are not use tool contraception in Village Sigulang District Southeast Padangsidimpuan Year 2022 as many 25 PUS. It is hoped that health workers will held more counselling enterprising again so motivating respondents who have knowledgeable good for want to use tool contraception.
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Christensen, David. "Introduction: The Epistemology of Disagreement." Episteme 6, no. 3 (October 2009): 231–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/e1742360009000677.
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One of the most salient features of forming beliefs in a social context is that people end up disagreeing with one another. This is not just an obvious fact about belief-formation; it raises interesting normative questions, especially when people become aware of the opinions of others. How should my beliefs be affected by the knowledge that others hold contrary beliefs? In some cases, the answer seems easy. If I have reason to think that my friend is much better informed than I am, her dissent will often require substantial revision in my belief. If I have reason to think she's mentally deranged, her dissent may require no revision at all. But other cases are more difficult. For example, how confident should I be about my views in epistemology, knowing that they are denied by philosophers at least as intelligent, sane, knowledgeable, diligent and honest as I am?
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NEWTON, KENNETH. "Mass Media Effects: Mobilization or Media Malaise?" British Journal of Political Science 29, no. 4 (September 1999): 577–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007123499000289.
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According to some, the modern mass media have a malign effect on modern democracy, tending to induce political apathy, alienation, cynicism and a loss of social capital – in a word, ‘mediamalaise’. Some theorists argue that this is the result of media content, others that it is the consequence of the form of the media, especially television. According to others, the mass media, in conjunction with rising educational levels, help to inform and mobilize people politically, making them more knowledgeable and understanding. This study investigates the mobilization and mediamalaise hypotheses, and finds little to support the latter. Reading a broadsheet newspaper regularly is strongly associated with mobilization, while watching a lot of television has a weaker association of the same kind. Tabloid newspapers and general television are not strongly associated with measures of mediamalaise. It seems to be the content of the media, rather than its form which is important.
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Medvedeva, A. S. "Integration as a Trend in the Development of the Institute of Special Knowledge in Criminal Proceedings Involving Minors." Siberian Law Review 19, no. 2 (June 20, 2022): 165–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.19073/2658-7602-2022-19-2-165-175.
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The article considers complexing as a significant trend in the genesis of the institution of special knowledge in criminal proceedings involving minors. The phenomenon under study is defined as the combination by one person of two or more procedural functions and/or special knowledge to provide a multilateral assessment of the circumstances important for the criminal case and the individual characteristics of the minor. Four historical stages of the formation of the domestic institution of special knowledge in criminal proceedings involving minors are identified and presented. It is concluded that this institution has gone the way of development from the situational involvement of a few knowledgeable persons through the use of special knowledge by law enforcement officers themselves with the optional involvement of knowledgeable persons to the established practice of producing comprehensive examinations (in which the commission is not a mandatory property) and the active involvement of various knowledgeable persons, in particular, a teacher and a psychologist. Actual situations are considered in which the minority of the participants in the criminal process, along with their individual characteristics (psychophysiological, cultural, religious, linguistic and others), entails the need to combine procedural functions and / or special knowledge. The results of an empirical study conducted by the Author of the article under the guidance of Candidate of Legal Sciences, Docent E. V. Elagina (questionnaire survey of 161 investigators and 116 prosecutors on the involvement of knowledgeable persons in pre-trial proceedings in criminal cases involving minors) are presented; it is shown that in most cases respondents note the leading role of a psychologist in the production of investigative actions with children and adolescents. It is also noted that the functions traditionally implemented by the teacher do not meet the goals of his involvement in the criminal process, and therefore it is necessary to exclude the possibility of such involvement. A general conclusion is made that, when complexing, the first place should be given to special psychological knowledge, since it is psychologists who are competent in assessing a number of phenomena significant for criminal proceedings (for example, emotional and behavioral reactions of minors). The Author proposes a method for optimal integration of procedural functions and / or special knowledge in a criminal process involving minors – the use of special knowledge by a law enforcement officer or the combination of two or more functions by one knowledgeable person. It is shown that the proposed method will reduce the number of persons in contact with a minor and reduce the psychological burden on him.
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Gutierrez, Baudelio, Anthony Leung, Kevin Trimell Jones, Peter Smith, Randee Silverman, Ian Frank, and Amy E. Leader. "Acceptability of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among Urban Adolescent Males." American Journal of Men's Health 7, no. 1 (August 14, 2012): 27–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988312456697.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was recently approved for use in males. Certain groups, such as men who have sex with men (MSM), are at increased risk of HPV infection. The purpose of the study was to understand perceptions of HPV and the vaccine among adolescent and young adult males, both heterosexual and MSM. Seventy-six males (45 heterosexual, 31 MSM) completed a questionnaire and participated in a focus group. Overall, 42% had heard of HPV and 39% had heard of the HPV vaccine. Males had moderate to favorable attitudes toward vaccination, although intentions to vaccinate were more neutral. MSM were more knowledgeable, aware, and in control of the decision to vaccinate than heterosexual males. Increasing awareness and knowledge about HPV and the vaccine may be necessary to encourage vaccination; certain subgroups of males may be more receptive to HPV vaccination than others.
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White, David J., Hayden B. Davies, Samuel Agyapong, and Nora Seegmiller. "Nest prospecting brown-headed cowbirds ‘parasitize’ social information when the value of personal information is lacking." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284, no. 1861 (August 23, 2017): 20171083. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1083.
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Brood parasites face considerable cognitive challenges in locating and selecting host nests for their young. Here, we test whether female brown-headed cowbirds, Molothrus ater , could use information acquired from observing the nest prospecting patterns of conspecifics to influence their own patterns of nest selection. In laboratory-based experiments, we created a disparity in the amount of personal information females had about the quality of nests. Females with less personal information about the quality of two nests spent more time investigating the nest that more knowledgeable females investigated. Furthermore, there was a strong negative relationship between individual's ability to track nest quality using personal information and their tendency to copy others. These two contrasting strategies for selecting nests are equally effective, but lead to different patterns of parasitism.
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Reiter, Herb. "Building an EcoSystem for User-friendly Design of Advanced System in Package (SiP) Solutions." International Symposium on Microelectronics 2017, no. 1 (October 1, 2017): 000083–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4071/isom-2017-tp34_021.
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Abstract The Semiconductor Industry has followed “Moore's Law” for more than five decades and has made remarkable progress by continuously shrinking features sizes. However, meeting today's and future market requirements, such as shorter development times, lower up-front cost, lower unit cost, many more gates and pins in even smaller form-factors, integration of heterogeneous functions (logic, memory, analog, RF, MEMS, sensors, optical and others) and higher performance per Watt is becoming much more challenging. These requirements call for advanced IC packaging technologies to enable continued semiconductor revenue and profit growth. In addition to IC packaging-specific expertise and development resources, very close cooperation with knowledgeable partners across all planning, design and manufacturing steps is needed, to create cost-effective and reliable electronic components, sub-systems, even entire systems in a package. This paper analyzes why and where advanced IC packaging technologies are needed and suggests steps for developing Assembly Design Kits (ADKs) and Reference Design Flows, and other essential elements for building a strong “More than Moore”-focused semiconductor EcoSystem.
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Abu Alhommos, Amal Khaleel, Fatimah Mohammed AlHadab, Rwan Adel Alalwan, Sara Tawfiq Alabduladhem, Zahraa Ali Alnaser, and Sarah Saad Alnami. "Community Knowledge about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study." Healthcare 11, no. 1 (December 25, 2022): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11010054.
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Objectives: The majority of earlier studies on knowledge and attitudes around ADHD have been focused on parents of children with ADHD, the child themselves, primary care providers, teachers, and children’s families, and they have found that they have negative perceptions of ADHD. This study aimed to explore community knowledge about ADHD in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia in January 2022 to explore community knowledge about ADHD in Saudi Arabia. The convenience sampling technique was used to identify eligible participants and invite them to take part in the study. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify ADHD knowledge predictors. Results: A total of 718 participants were involved in this study. The participants in our study showed a weak level of knowledge about ADHD with a mean score of 6.4 (SD: 2.2) out of 17 (which is equal to 37.6% out of the maximum obtainable score). Males, those who work outside the healthcare sector, and those who are retired were less likely to be knowledgeable about ADHD compared to others (p ≤ 0.05). At the same time, participants who reported that they work inside the healthcare sector were more likely to be knowledgeable about ADHD compared to others (p ≤ 0.01). Conclusions: Our study showed that there is insufficient public knowledge about ADHD. The development of educational interventions is necessary to raise public awareness of ADHD. Social media platforms can be used to deliver education campaigns. All members of the community, including parents and those who want to get married, should be the target of these initiatives.
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khan, Burhanullah, Muhammad iftikhar khan, and Muhammad Asghar khan. "Demographic Effect of Parental Motives behind Their Children Participation in Sports Activities." Global Physical Education & Sports Sciences Review I, no. I (December 30, 2018): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpessr.2018(i-i).02.
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The present aimed to examine the demographic effect of parental motives behind their children participation in sports activities. The population of this study comprised all the parents whose children were in role in government primary schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Available sample technique was applied for the study. Self-administered questionnaire was used for the data collection. Inferential statistic t-test and ANOVA was for the data analyses. Government Servant parents reported more score than Jobless, Private servant, labor, merchant and others parents in average motives. It was also found that Graduate of secondary education parents reported more score than illiterate, Graduate of Primary, Graduate of higher education, graduate of highest and post graduate education in average motives. It was recommended that efforts may be made to increase a knowledgeable fan base and a significant portion of population participating in sports.
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Noordegraaf, Mirko. "Protective or connective professionalism? How connected professionals can (still) act as autonomous and authoritative experts." Journal of Professions and Organization 7, no. 2 (June 24, 2020): 205–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpo/joaa011.
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Abstract Traditionally, professionals such as medical doctors, lawyers, and academics are protected. They work within well-defined jurisdictions, belong to specialized segments, have been granted autonomy, and have discretionary spaces. In this way, they can be socialized, trained, and supervised, case-related considerations and decisions can be substantive (instead of commercial), and decisions can be taken independently. Ideally, these decisions are authoritative and accepted, both by clients as well as society (stakeholders) who trust professional services. This ideal-typical but also ‘ideal’ imagery always had its flaws; nowadays, shortcomings are increasingly clear. ‘Protective professionalism’ is becoming outdated. Due to heterogeneity and fragmentation within professional fields, the interweaving of professional fields, and dependencies of professional actions on outside worlds, professionals can no longer isolate themselves from others and outsiders. At first sight, this leads to a ‘decline’, ‘withering away’, or ‘hollowing out’ of professionalism. Or it leads to attempts to ‘reinstall’, ‘reinvent’, or ‘return to’ professional values and spaces. In this article, we avoid such ‘all or nothing’ perspectives on changing professionalism and explore the ‘reconfiguration’ of professionalism. Professional identities and actions can be adapted and might become ‘hybrid’, ‘organized’, and ‘connected’. Professional and organizational logics might be interrelated; professionals might see organizational (or organizing) duties as belonging to their work; and professional fields might open up to outside worlds. We particularly explore connective professionalism, arguing that we need more fundamental reflections and redefinitions of what professionalism means and what professionals are. We focus on the question of how professional action can be related to others and outsiders and remain ‘knowledgeable’, ‘autonomous’, and ‘authoritative’ at the same time. This can no longer be a matter of expertise, autonomy, and authority as fixed and closed entities. These crucial dimensions of professional action become relational and processual. They have to be enacted on a continuous basis, backed by mechanisms that make professionalism knowledgeable, independent, and authoritative in the eyes of others.
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Gomez, Mary Louise, and Amy Johnson Lachuk. "Engaging Emotions in Teacher Education Research." Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education 121, no. 13 (April 2019): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016146811912101304.
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Questions this chapter addresses include: What changes have teacher education programs attempted in the past in order to ameliorate the emotional struggles that prospective and new teachers undergo? What successes have been realized in these programs, and what criticisms have been made? How may teacher educators avoid what some scholars have called “false empathy” and encourage real compassion and knowledge of their students’ families, homes, and cultures so they may be more knowledgeable and skillful in communicating with students? How might future programs be improved in course work, field experiences, and other ongoing experiences of viewing, reading, and interacting with others? How can emotion be used as a mechanism for critical reflection about teachers’ identities and their understandings of youth identities?
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Helft, Paul R. "Patients with Cancer, Internet Information, and the Clinical Encounter: A Taxonomy of Patient Users." American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book, no. 32 (June 2012): e89-e92. http://dx.doi.org/10.14694/edbook_am.2012.32.72.
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Overview: The Internet has changed all of our lives forever and has certainly changed the way in which patients acquire information, share their stories, find others in similar circumstances, and analyze their medical situations. It is very clear that patients have widely adopted the use of online resources in the face of illness. Access to unfiltered information online clearly has positive and negative potential effects, and the introduction of Internet information into the physician-patient encounter may be managed in more or less productive ways. The means of managing such introductions of information should vary based on physicians' analyses of patients' information preferences and styles and their apparent reactions to the information. Managed well, knowledgeable patients can offer important opportunities of informed and shared decision making.
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Jardina, Ashley, and Michael Traugott. "The Genesis of the Birther Rumor: Partisanship, Racial Attitudes, and Political Knowledge." Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 4, no. 1 (November 20, 2018): 60–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/rep.2018.25.
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AbstractA growing body of work has examined the psychological underpinnings of conspiracy theory endorsement, arguing that the propensity to believe in conspiracy theories and political rumors is a function of underlying predispositions and motivated reasoning. We show, like others, that rumor endorsement can also be a function of individuals’ group attitudes. In particular, among white Americans, birther beliefs are uniquely associated with racial animus. We merge this finding with other work which shows that rumors are more strongly endorsed by the individuals most motivated and capable of integrating them among their pre-existing attitudes and beliefs. We find, therefore, that it is white Republicans who are both racially conservative and highly knowledgeable who possess the most skepticism about Obama's birthplace.
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Bursch, Brenda, Jessica Lloyd, Catherine Mogil, Kanchana Wijesekera, Karen Miotto, Michelle Wu, Rebecca Wilkinson, Alexandra Klomhaus, Arija Iverson, and Patricia Lester. "Adaptation and Evaluation of Military Resilience Skills Training for Pediatric Residents." Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development 4 (January 1, 2017): 238212051774129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2382120517741298.
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Background: An evidence-based trauma-informed resilience skills training program developed for deployed military personnel was adapted and pilot-tested with pediatric residents. We anticipated high satisfaction ratings and changes in knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy related to coping with stress and trauma. Methods: The intervention included 6 skill-based modules covering emotion regulation, communication with angry patients and parents, reflective narrative, inspirational goal setting, problem-solving, and developing a self-care toolbox. An optional survey was administered before and after the training. Results: After training, 76% rated resilience skills as important, 60% were satisfied, and 82% indicated the training changed how they will respond to patient-related grief and trauma. They became more likely to believe attendings are affected by patient deaths and to know what helps them cope when they disagree with the medical decision making of others, more skilled in recognizing signs of stress and trauma, and more knowledgeable about evidence-based interventions.
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Paci-Green, Rebekah, and Bishnu Pandey. "School Construction as Catalysts for Community Change: Evidence from Safer School Construction Projects in Nepal." International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters 34, no. 3 (November 2016): 376–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/028072701603400302.
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Organizations in Nepal have retrofitted weak school buildings using earthquake-resistant construction techniques for over a decade. Some of these safer school projects have been carried out as technical interventions only, while others have been embedded within programs of community engagement, masonry training, and oversight. Following the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, 12 school sites were assessed through visual inspection and a series of community interviews to understand the impacts of safer school construction projects on local perceptions and construction practice. Compared to communities that had received technical intervention only, or no intervention at all, communities that had experienced community engagement were more knowledgeable of earthquake-resistant construction techniques and reported more adoption of these techniques in housing construction. They also evidenced more trust in the school building, using it as shelter following the earthquake. Community engagement can amplify the benefit of future school retrofit and reconstruction projects, simultaneously building social and infrastructure capital.
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Wirtz, Jochen, Chiara Orsingher, and Hichang Cho. "Engaging customers through online and offline referral reward programs." European Journal of Marketing 53, no. 9 (September 9, 2019): 1962–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejm-10-2017-0756.
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Purpose This paper aims to examine the psychological consequences of a customer engagement initiative through referral reward programs (RRPs) in online versus offline environments. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a qualitative study followed by a scenario-based experimental study. Findings The authors show that recommenders’ concern about how they are viewed by recommendation recipients (i.e. their metaperception) mediates the effects of incentives on referral likelihood in both offline and online environments. However, metaperception has a stronger effect offline where recommenders show higher impression management concerns compared to online. Furthermore, tie-strength and communication environment moderate the effect of incentives on metaperception. When referrals are made to weak-ties, incentives decrease metaperception favorability offline more than online. For strong-ties, this effect is lower, and it is similar in offline and online environments. Research limitations/implications The study focused on an online versus offline dyadic communication and did not consider the differences among social media. Furthermore, the authors did not consider how other forms of positive metaperception, like being seen as helpful or knowledgeable, could be increased in an online incentivized referral context. It is possible that a recommender thinks others see him as more helpful or knowledgeable online because a lot more useful information and other resources could be offered here compared to offline communications. Practical implications The authors recommend managers to design both online and offline RRPs that minimize metaperception concerns; target strong ties in any communication environment as metaperception concerns are low; and target weak ties online where metaperception concerns are muted. Originality/value This work is the first to examine how recommenders’ psychological responses differ offline and online.
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Gusmadi, Setiawan. "Keterlibatan Warga Negara (Civic Engagement) dalam Penguatan Karakter Peduli Lingkungan." MAWA'IZH: JURNAL DAKWAH DAN PENGEMBANGAN SOSIAL KEMANUSIAAN 9, no. 1 (June 30, 2018): 105–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.32923/maw.v9i1.718.
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This paper aims to explore deeply about civic engagement in strengthening environmental cares. Civic engagement refers to the way citizens participate in the life of a community to improve the condition of others or to help shape the future of society. The writing of this paper is supported by literature studies and relevant research journals in the form of national journals and international journals. Civic engagement is expected to strengthen the character of environmental care clean, healthy, comfortable, and cultured environment. Movement to improve the environment of a more effective society must be supported in terms of education that develops responsible, creative and knowledgeable society. Civic engagement becomes important to contribute in a community that moves to manage, preserve and preserve the environment such as the development strategy of the Mangrove Center Foundation.
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Manandhar, Netra Kumar. "A Brickworker Becomes Transformative STEAM Educator: Journey of Resistance, Advocacy, and Envisioning." Journal of Transformative Praxis 3, no. 1 (May 30, 2022): 59–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.51474/jrtp.v3i1.580.
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My journey from brick worker to STEAM education was/is characterized by resistance, advocacy, and envisioning. Surrounded by pains, sufferings, hurdles, and economic adversities, I spent more than 18 years in several brick factories resisting the economic vulnerabilities. At the same time, I faced tremendous difficulties in educating myself in the formal and conventional/traditional nature of educational models. The similar contexts led my upper higher education till BEd in mathematics education. The duration of more than three years in my master's in mathematics education, and MPhil in STEAM education was a precious moment for me to start my journey of resisting, advocating, and envisioning life and educational practices. The journey from a brick worker to STEAM educator was the biggest challenge for me. I accepted the challenges put by my life and education system and tackled them to become more skillful, knowledgeable, and aware to solve them and develop alternative practices which are more authentic, open, critical, empowering, and inclusive for myself and others. Thus, this research portrays my journey of resisting disempowering educational practices, advocating progressive and empowering practices, and envisioning a transformative educational perspective via autoethnography as a methodology and transformative learning theory as a theoretical referent. The research is useful for educators and others to bring quality and meaningful changes in educational practices for sustainable development in education and life.
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Abdulmohsen Almousa, Arif, Mohamed Hesham, and Faisal Alghanmi. "STUDENT OPINION ABOUT SCRIPT CONCORDANCE TEST, JEDDAH, KSA." International Journal of Advanced Research 10, no. 06 (June 30, 2022): 195–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/14875.
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Background:Medical students undergo rigorous medical training to acquire appropriate skills in areas of clinical reasoning and professional skills, among others. The Script Concordance Test(SCT) was developed in Canada to assess the clinical reasoning skills of students to ensure that they have the necessary knowledge and skills to execute functions effectively in clinical environments characterized by uncertainty. Methodology: The current study was conducted to assess the opinions of Saudi health students regarding the SCT. In the study, a cross-sectional study with online questionnaires used to survey and collect data from study participants. The quantitative method of data analysis used yielded essential outcomes. Result: The study found that female students had more knowledge about the test than male students. Likewise, KSA students were more knowledgeable than non-KSA students. Among the KSA students, participants from KAU had more knowledge about the test than students from other universities.MORE IS NEEDEDWITH FIGURESAND SIGNIFICANCE Conclusion: Overall, postgraduate students showed more knowledge about the test than undergraduate students. The test was generally accepted, but knowledge about it could be enhanced further among the students.
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Iqbal, Dr Muhammad Zafar, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, and Dr Ghulam Hussain Babar. "Humor in the Light of Sira-un-Nabi (PBUH) and its Principles and Rules: A Research Study." Al-Aijaz Research Journal of Islamic Studies & Humanities 5, no. 4 (December 31, 2021): 70–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.53575/u7.v5.04(21)70-79.
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Islam is a perfect religion. Which is an unparalleled gift and a beautiful gift from the Creator of the universe to humanity. Allah Almighty has formulated its rules and regulations and these rules are in harmony with human nature. Because Allah Almighty is the Creator of humanity. He has created human nature and temperament. Therefore, who can be more knowledgeable of nature and knowledge of human nature than this? It is a different matter that this substance is kept less in some and more in others. ۔ Undoubtedly, this is a great divine blessing which removes the languor of hearts and gives them a state of serenity. In this regard, I find the best example from the blessed life of the Holy Prophet(PBH). He used to joke with his devotees, which caused a wave of happiness among them. There are some rules and regulations mentioned in the hadiths for humor, the observance of which is very important.
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Ekstrand, Michael D., Maria Soledad Pera, and Katherine Landau Wright. "Seeking Information with a More Knowledgeable Other." Interactions 30, no. 1 (January 2023): 70–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3573364.
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This forum provides a space to engage with the challenges of designing for intelligent algorithmic experiences. We invite articles that tackle the tensions between research and practice when integrating AI and UX design. We welcome interdisciplinary debate, artful critique, forward-looking research, case studies of AI in practice, and speculative design explorations. --- Juho Kim and Henriette Cramer, Editors
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Fey, James. "Book Review: A Review of The New Math: A Political History." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 47, no. 4 (July 2016): 420–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.47.4.0420.
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For mathematics educators of a certain age or those with particular expertise in the history of mathematics education, the appearance of a book that purports to describe, analyze, and explain the “new math” movement of the 1950s and 1960s quite reasonably prompts the question: What else could possibly be said about that iconic era? Others with less experience in or historical knowledge of the field might pass on the book because they are only vaguely aware of the new math as a longago and thoroughly discredited effort to reform school mathematics curricula and teaching. However, I think mathematics educators in both groups–knowledgeable veterans and newcomers to the field–will find Christopher J. Phillips's retelling of the new math story a fascinating read that is filled with timeless insights into the academic and political dynamics of school mathematics and, more broadly, American education.
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Zohora, Fatama T., Salma Aktar, and M. Imam Hossain. "Evaluation of knowledge, awareness, treatment and prevention towards pregnancy induced hypertension among the pregnant women in Bangladesh: a hospital based cross-sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 9, no. 4 (March 25, 2022): 1671. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20220837.
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Background: Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is one of the major causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity, mortality and premature birth. 99% of the maternal deaths is occurring in developing countries like Bangladesh. Almost 12% of the maternal deaths is associated with hypertensive disorders such as PIH in pregnancy. It can be prevented by proper knowledge, awareness of the disease and its complications. We investigated the knowledge, awareness of PIH and its related factors during pregnancy among the pregnant women in Tangail, Bangladesh.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study among 200 pregnant women in between March 2021 to June 2021 was conducted by using a questionnaire at Sheikh Hasina Medical College Hospital (SHMC) of Tangail district, Bangladesh. Factors associated with the knowledge and awareness of PIH were investigated separately using Chi square test.Results: In this study, 92.5% of the pregnant women had heard about PIH and 10.5% pregnant women had PIH. Age group 30-35, >35 and post graduate respondents were more knowledgeable and aware than others about PIH and urban respondents were highly knowledgeable and aware to PIH compare to rural respondents. The age of the respondents, area of residence, educations, occupations, socioeconomic status were found to be significantly associated with PIH knowledge and awareness.Conclusions: The study result showed that there is need to increase public knowledge and awareness about PIH. Health educational programs throughout the rural and urban areas need to be intensified to reduce PIH-related deaths among the pregnant women in Bangladesh.
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Long-Coleman, Victoria. "How Do Online Educated Early Childhood Teachers Learn to Teach?" Scholar Chatter 3, no. 1 (March 18, 2022): 15–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.47036/sc.3.1.15-29.2022.
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Little was known about how online credential recipients developed practical expertise in childcare. The purpose of the study was to explore how online recipients of the Child Development Associate credential developed practical expertise in early childhood education without the benefit of an apprenticeship. Learning the practice of teaching from qualified “more knowledgeable others” through an apprenticeship is a feature of teacher preparation in public-school contexts yet missing in preparation for childcare teachers. Vygotsky’s Social Construction of Knowledge formed the conceptual framework of the study. The research question addressed the application of content knowledge and identification of problems in classroom situations. Ten center-based childcare teachers who earned a Child Development Associate credential online were interviewed. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed Child Development Associate credential recipient-teachers had little opportunity for observation by others in teaching contexts, relying primarily on trial and error and self-initiated actions to gain teaching practical expertise. Findings from this research demonstrates the need for early childhood professional apprenticeship experiences that might contribute to better teaching and improved outcomes for young children. Keywords: Apprenticeship, expert-novice research, Child Development Associate or CDA, early childhood, online or distance learning
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Malik, Sameena, Huanq Qin, Muhammad Arif Soomro, and Ibrahim Oteir. "Detecting Perceived Barriers in FLSA: The Socio-Psycholinguistic Study of EFL University Learners." Advances in Language and Literary Studies 12, no. 1 (January 28, 2021): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.12n.1.p.34.
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Speaking is an essential and fundamental aspect of human Language. By acquiring and learning language, individuals can speak and conversate with each other, transmit information and interact. However, in practical aspects, it is somehow, difficult for second and foreign language learners to practice English in their day-to-day life. Despite being competent in their relevant field, many people and professionals worldwide endeavor and struggle due to lack of good communication and speaking skill. Language disorders can be one of the hindrances for many people including EFL university leaners. This study was guided by socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky, comprehensible input hypothesis of Krashen and foreign language anxiety theory of Horwitz. By adopting semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion technique, this study unveiled the psychological, cognitive and socio-cultural perceived hindrances that cause foreign or second language speaking anxiety in Pakistani EFL university learners. The participants of this study were recruited from public sector university in Lahore, Pakistan and were non-English majors (N=8) and aged between (20-26). The collected data was analyzed by employing content analysis technique. The findings indicated that speaking anxiety can originate from students’ own self-perceptions related to thinking process, cognition and linguistic issues such as vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, unfamiliarity with topics, genre, psychological and affective factors like anxiety, anxious and introvert personality, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, pre-university language experience, time pressure, fear of negative evaluation, instructors’ remarks; socio-cultural factors like lack of comprehensible input and exposure to TL, gender, and role of parents, geographical background, social status and were detected as speaking anxiety inducing factors. This study ventures to contribute to the existing literature on foreign language speaking anxiety among Pakistani EFL university learners. Thus, it can be practically implied from the above-mentioned factors that maximum exposure to English is of great importance and when learning process is mediated by more knowledgeable others and a person or a learner is scaffolded in the company of more knowledgeable others (parents or teachers) he gets the targeted results. Furthermore, friendly classroom environment can be very effective in overcoming speaking disorders and anxiety. The findings of this qualitative research have practical implications for second and foreign language EFL learning.
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Nhemachena, Artwell, Nokuthula Hlabangane, and Maria B. Kaundjua. "Relationality or Hospitality in Twenty-First Century Research? Big Data, Internet of Things, and the Resilience of Coloniality on Africa." Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society 8, no. 1 (June 26, 2020): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.26806/modafr.v8i1.278.
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African development will remain intractable in a world where Africans are conceived as constituting disorganised data subject to the supposedly organising gaze of knowledgeable Others. African people are increasingly datafied dehumanised and denied self-knowledge, self-mastery, self-organisation and data sovereignty. Arguing for more attention to questions of data sovereignty, this paper notes that the Internet of Things and Big Data threaten the autonomy, privacy, data and national sovereignty of indigenous Africans. It is contended that decolonial scholars should unpack ethical implications of theorising indigenous people in terms of relational theories that assume absence of distinctions between humans and nonhumans. Deemed to be indistinct from nonhumans/animals, Africans would be inserted or implanted with remotely controlled intelligent tracking technological devices that mine data from their brains, bodies, homes, cities and so on.
Key words: relationality, Big Data, Internet of Things, coloniality, research
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Rahmat, Noor Hanim, Mok Soon Sim, Lau Suk Khin, and Ling Tek Soon. "An Investigation of How Online Learning Reduces ZPD in Mandarin Language Classrooms." International Journal of Education 13, no. 1 (March 11, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ije.v13i1.18399.
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Traditionally, language needs to be learnt face-to-face. Pronunciation practices, role play, group discussions are all activities that allow interaction among learners. Previously, some things are better learnt face-to-face, while some can be learnt online. Nevertheless, the pandemic has accelerated the need for online learning in almost all courses offered at institutions. Devices used for online learning can be used as a leaning tool by learners to improve understanding. These devices help to reduce a learner’s zone of proximal development (ZPD) thus maximizing learning. Online learning has been said to facilitate rather than hinder language learning. This study is therefore done to explore how it helps the learning of Mandarin. The study investigates how online interaction affects the learning of Mandarin in language classrooms. 173 participants responded to a 28 items (5 likert scale) instrument. Findings reveal how online learning influences interaction, encourages participation of more knowledgeable others, and improves interaction with content among learners.
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Sespene, Ma Nekka, Hygia Oyangoren, Rhotina Mie Narnola, and Marchee Picardal. "Macro and Micro Context Factors in English Language Learning in Modular Distance Learning." Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal 9, no. 2 (November 27, 2021): 35–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.32871/rmrj2109.02.02.
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English proficiency has been a complex skill to develop in a face-to-face setting, especially in the remote learning modality. This descriptive-correlational study aims to determine the various macro and micro context factors in English language learning of secondary students (n=189) under modular distance learning. Factor analysis is utilized in extracting the following factor loadings for macro-context: a) lack of assistance from more knowledgeable others, b) unconducive-to-learning environment, c) cultural influence, d) poor feedback mechanism, e) insufficient resources, and f) low quality of the self-learning kit. Micro-context factors constitute the following: a) lack of exposure and practice, b) lack of perceived competence, c) lack of motivation and d) lack of interest. Students employed self-regulated strategies and managed to overcome these challenges through a) commitment to practice the skill, b) self-evaluation strategies, and c) social strategies. Students’ context should be considered in the teaching and learning process.
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Cemaloğlu, Necati, and Ali Duran. "Teacher Leadership Perceptions in Turkish Culture: A Qualitative Analysis." Journal of Education and Training Studies 6, no. 11a (November 29, 2018): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/jets.v6i11a.3800.
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The purpose of this study is to reveal the perceptions of school administrators, teachers, students and parents on characteristics as well as attitudes and behaviours of teacher leaders. Phenomenological research design from qualitative rmethods was employed in this study. The participants were selected from school administrators, teachers, students and parents through maximum diversity sampling method. Data analyses relied on content analyses technique. The findings of the study showed that school administrators and teachers attribute some traits, such as being knowledgeable and leader to teacher leaders, whereas students attach more importance to being reliable, fair and egalitarian. Parents, on the other hand, consider teachers who are friendly and impressive as leaders. It was found in the study that teacher leaders enhance the student learning, become role models and advocate strong collaboration with colleagues. As a result, it can be said that teacher leaders are those having the potential to attract others to follow him / her.
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Niklas, Frank, and Wolfgang Schneider. "Intervention in the home literacy environment and kindergarten children’s vocabulary and phonological awareness." First Language 37, no. 5 (March 21, 2017): 433–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0142723717698838.
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Children develop linguistic competencies during interactions with more knowledgeable others. Consequently, one way to support this development is by enhancing the home literacy environment (HLE) in which children live. In this study a non-intensive intervention procedure was developed to improve HLE and linguistic competencies of 125 German children (mean age at time 1 [t1; beginning of the study]: 5;5 years) in their last year of kindergarten. Parents were offered to participate in one evening meeting and in an individual dialogic reading session. HLE and children’s linguistic competencies were assessed before and twice after the intervention. Families in the complete intervention group did not differ from other families in any of the study variables at the beginning of the study. However, they significantly improved their HLE, and children in these families showed greater development in phonological awareness when compared with the other families. Results indicate that less intensive interventions can have long-lasting effects on HLE and children’s development.
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Newell, Susan M., James H. Price, Reemt R. Baumann, and Stephen M. Roberts. "Utility of the Modified Health Belief Model in Predicting Compliance with Treatment by Adult Patients with Advanced Cancer." Psychological Reports 59, no. 2 (October 1986): 783–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1986.59.2.783.
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The purpose of this study was twofold. The primary purpose was to assess why some adult patients with advanced cancer who attend local outpatient clinics used unorthodox cancer therapies while others did not. Another purpose was to survey the prevalence of use of such unorthodox treatment by these patients. A questionnaire was developed based on the Health Belief Model, with an emphasis on cancer treatment. In addition, locus of control questions were developed to measure the participants' locus-of-control orientation about cancer treatment. Also included were attitude questions based on Ajzen and Fishbein's value-expectancy model, to measure the difficulty which barriers to treatment (e.g., cost, side effects) caused the respondents. The final test had eight subscales and demographic questions. Internal reliabilities ranged from .56 to .88. Stepwise multiple regression analyses showed that the variables which accounted for the largest portion of explained variance (10%) of use of unorthodox therapies were knowledge, attitudes, and education. The incidence of unorthodox cancer treatments was 23%. Also, the user of unorthodox therapies was likely to be younger, better educated, more knowledgeable concerning cancer treatments, and had more negative attitudes toward the barriers to cancer treatment.
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Henrich, Joseph, and James Broesch. "On the nature of cultural transmission networks: evidence from Fijian villages for adaptive learning biases." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366, no. 1567 (April 12, 2011): 1139–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0323.
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Unlike other animals, humans are heavily dependent on cumulative bodies of culturally learned information. Selective processes operating on this socially learned information can produce complex, functionally integrated, behavioural repertoires—cultural adaptations. To understand such non-genetic adaptations, evolutionary theorists propose that (i) natural selection has favoured the emergence of psychological biases for learning from those individuals most likely to possess adaptive information, and (ii) when these psychological learning biases operate in populations, over generations, they can generate cultural adaptations. Many laboratory experiments now provide evidence for these psychological biases. Here, we bridge from the laboratory to the field by examining if and how these biases emerge in a small-scale society. Data from three cultural domains—fishing, growing yams and using medicinal plants—show that Fijian villagers (ages 10 and up) are biased to learn from others perceived as more successful/knowledgeable, both within and across domains (prestige effects). We also find biases for sex and age, as well as proximity effects. These selective and centralized oblique transmission networks set up the conditions for adaptive cultural evolution.
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Sugimoto, Kana, Takao Someya, and Shin’ya Nagasawa. "The Effective Technology- and Resource-Management Strategy of Established Japanese Company: A Case Study of Toraya, a Traditional Japanese Confectioner." Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics 16, no. 3 (May 20, 2012): 436–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jaciii.2012.p0436.
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The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the effectiveness of the management strategies of the traditional Japanese confectioner Toraya. Rapid technological development and the demands of knowledgeable customers have made growth more difficult for manufacturers. We assume that the practices of longestablished manufacturers are best for others to follow. Toraya has been a high-value-added confectioner for almost 500 years. The reasons for its sustained competitiveness are described in this paper. We use the 3Cs analysis to clarify the business circumstances of the Japanese confection industry, the 4Ps analysis to explore Toraya’s structure, the strategic experimental module analysis to show the reliable value that Toraya offers its customers, and the Value, Rarity, Inimitability, and Organization analysis to explain its long-term success. The results reveal that Toraya has employed a low-technology strategy utilizing artisanal skill instead of machines and provides an excellent consumer experience that attracts customers. This is a sustainable competitive advantage because it takes years to establish and is not easily imitated. However, Toraya’s simple and effective management practices could be adopted as industry best practices.
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Moraes Armesto, Leonardo, Patrícia Paiva Gonçalves Bispo, and Thabata Roberto Alonso. "SCHOOL EDUCATION AND THE PLURILOCALITY OF TEACHING EVOKED BY CONTEMPORANEITY." Revista Gênero e Interdisciplinaridade 3, no. 06 (January 3, 2023): 190–213. http://dx.doi.org/10.51249/gei.v3i06.1080.
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Contemporaneity assumes, every day, the aggregation of a series of tools and mechanisms based on the possibilities of contributing to the training process of more active and knowledgeable citizens in their participation in the local context. This re-dimensioning consolidates itself in an increasingly faster social environment and full of deconstructions based on globalization that expands and links discussions, as well as the dynamics of plurality that problematize the forms, roots and aspects of the environment and of being. Nevertheless, it is part of this rhythm to bring to the school environment, whatever it may be, movements that are as typical as they are commonplace that transform the world every day and that forge new demands and requirements of the living being and inherent to its reality and to the narrowing influence that a locality exerts on the others that surround it. This makes the school a prosperous environment for the formation of ideas and generation of knowledge of the present time in contact with past history and the derived future.
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Τσώνη, Ροδάνθη, and Βασίλειος Βερύκιος. "Looking for the “More Knowledgeable Other” through Learning Analytics." Διεθνές Συνέδριο για την Ανοικτή & εξ Αποστάσεως Εκπαίδευση 10, no. 3A (February 10, 2020): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/icodl.2318.
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Alzahrani, Hayat Saleh, Rand Abdalla Alshabnan, Fatmah Mamdooh Mokhtar, Aljoharah Ibrahim Aleisa, Nora Abdulrahman AlHedaithi, Ghadah Khalid Alotaibi, Tif Meshref Alamri, et al. "Assessment of Saudi Society’s Knowledge Regarding Hypothyroidism and Its Neuropsychiatric Clinical Manifestations." Healthcare 11, no. 2 (January 16, 2023): 277. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020277.
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Background: This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge and awareness of hypothyroidism and its neuropsychiatric clinical manifestations among the Saudi population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study employing a convenient sampling technique, conducted between February and May 2022. A questionnaire was distributed online to all participants in all five regions. Results: In this survey, a total of 2016 Saudi citizens participated. When asked about depression, more than half of the participants (59.6%) correctly identified depression as one of the neuropsychiatric clinical symptoms of hypothyroidism. Nearly half of the participants (47.5%) were unaware that anxiety was not a neuropsychiatric manifestation of hypothyroidism. With a percentage of 91.0%, the majority of participants exhibited poor knowledge. The regression analysis showed that males have significantly reduced knowledge about hypothyroidism than females (coefficient −3.686, p-value < 0.0001). Similarly, those who have “enough income and can save” were more knowledgeable than others (coefficient 0.731, p-value < 0.02). Regarding the source of information, journals provide three times more information (p-value 0.0001), and healthcare practitioners provides four times more information as compared to family and friends (p-value 0.0001). Conclusion: Due to a lack of knowledge about hypothyroidism and its complications, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment, the most viable solution to these misconceptions would be to implement a variety of educational programs to increase public awareness of this issue.
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Marsh, Viv. "Supporting people to self-manage their allergic rhinitis." Practice Nursing 32, no. 7 (July 2, 2021): 264–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2021.32.7.264.
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Allergic rhinitis is common in the UK and can cause significant symptoms and reductions in quality of life. Viv Marsh considers how health professionals can support self-management of these patients Many of us look forward to the spring and summer months with warmer weather, longer days and more opportunity to spend time outdoors. But for hay fever sufferers these months can be truly miserable. For others, the winter months can be equally challenging as, with more time spent indoors, exposure to indoor allergens is greater. Hay fever is the term commonly used to describe seasonal nasal allergy triggered by pollen. It affects many children and adults in the UK, causing significant symptoms and reduction in quality of life. Often, people with allergic rhinitis try to manage the condition themselves using home or over-the-counter remedies to reduce and control symptoms. However, effective management may not be straightforward and guidance from knowledgeable and experienced health professionals can lead to improved outcomes. Taking an evidence-based approach, this article will explore the impact of allergic rhinitis on those who experience it, and will consider how health professionals can support self-management to enable people with the condition to manage their symptoms and minimise its impact on their lives.
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Panke, Diana. "Regional Power Revisited: How to Explain Differences in Coherency and Success of Regional Organizations in the United Nations General Assembly." International Negotiation 18, no. 2 (2013): 265–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718069-12341256.
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Abstract The United Nations General Assembly is the International Organization (IO) with the broadest worldwide membership. While regional organizations are not members themselves, they can and often do become active through their own member states. This article addresses two questions: Do regional organizations differ in their ability to speak with one voice in IOs and, if so, why? Are some regional organizations more successful than others and, if so, why? Based on liberal theory and a mixed-methods approach, the research suggests, firstly, that regional organizations are in a better position to engage in collective action in IOs if they can develop group positions for a broad range of items. This is easier the greater the capacities and the stronger the incentives of the member states, the smaller the number of actors participating in regional organizations’ coordination meetings, and the more homogenous groups are. Secondly, regional organizations are especially successful in IOs if they have common positions that their experienced and knowledgeable member states can push via argumentative strategies and if regional organizations can rely on the larger membership when it comes to playing two-level games in UNGA negotiations (tied-hands strategy) and when it comes to voting in IOs.
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Pilkington, Albert (Sonny) A. G., Owen B. J. Carter, Alexander S. Cameron, and Sandra C. Thompson. "Tobacco control practices among Aboriginal health professionals in Western Australia." Australian Journal of Primary Health 15, no. 2 (2009): 152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py08066.
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Smoking among Aboriginal people is extremely widespread (50 v. 17% of the general population). Aboriginal Health Workers (AHW) are at the vanguard of tackling this problem but many themselves smoke and little is known of their knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding smoking cessation. Structured telephone interviews were conducted with 36 AHW, including 31% current smokers, 31% ex-smokers and 38% non-smokers, to assess their current smoking cessation practices and knowledge of health risks, nicotine dependence, cessation strategies and pharmacotherapies. AHW considered diabetes, alcohol use and heart disease more problematic than smoking among Aboriginal people. Fear of appearing hypocritical stopped many who smoke from discussing smoking cessation with clients but also stopped some non-smoking AHW whose colleagues or family smoked. Cultural concerns about telling others ‘what to do’ was also a major impediment. Knowledge of the health effects of smoking was good, but knowledge of appropriate advice around cessation pharmacotherapies was suboptimal. AHW trained in smoking cessation were more knowledgeable and active in smoking cessation, but most AHW had received no training, despite being keen to do so. Specific smoking cessation training is sought and appears needed by AHW, particularly in the areas of brief interventions, motivational interviewing, dependence assessment and pharmacotherapies.