Dissertations / Theses: 'Retraining'

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Tai, Yin-ping Flora, and 戴燕萍. "Government policy on retraining: the role of the Employees Retraining Board." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31964849.

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Tai, Yin-ping Flora. "Government policy on retraining : the role of the Employees Retraining Board /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B14035467.

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Fagelson, Marc A. "Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) in Practice." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1652.

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Ben, Dhia Aicha(Aicha Lucie). "Essays on job search and retraining." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/129006.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics, September, 2020
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-157).
This thesis comprises three essays in empirical labor economics. Broadly, the essays provide evidence on the existence and the effects of information barriers in situations of job search and retraining. Chapter 1 (coauthored with Esther Mbih) begins from the observation that little is known about how job seekers decide to enroll in a training program. Decisions related to job training might be undermined by informational gaps, especially about program costs, enrollment procedures, and expectations of reemployment chances. The paper reports the results of a low-cost intervention aimed at testing for the existence of misinformation about training costs and returns, and its impact on enrollment. Partnering with the French Public Employment Services and the largest training provider in France, we sent 50,000 emails advertising training opportunities to job seekers in four regions of France in late summer 2016.
We randomly added short messages on training costs, registration procedures, and training returns to the basic email template. A baseline survey reveals misperceptions about financial aspects of training participation among more than half of job seekers: they either believe that they need pay to participate in a training (45%) and/or that their unemployment benefits would be affected (30%). Further, half of respondents perceive enrollment procedures as complex or very complex. We find that receiving an email with a message emphasizing training returns in terms of employment more than doubles the likelihood that job seekers call back the training center. However, callback rates are low in absolute value (less than one percent) and we detect no impact on enrollment one to six months after the intervention. We provide suggestive evidence that increasing salience of basic information about training is driving the effects on callbacks rather than belief updating.
Chapter 2 (coauthored with Bruno Crépon, Esther Mbih, Louise Paul-Delvaux, Bertille Picard and Vincent Pons) shows the results of another large-scale randomized experiment to evaluate the impact of an online platform helping job seekers adopt effective job search strategies. The platform combines labor market data from the French public employment agency and personal data from individual profiles to recommend users occupations and areas with high employment chances and to give them concrete tips to improve their job search methods. The experiment was conducted in collaboration with the French public employment agency on a sample of 212 277 job seekers from April to November 2017. An encouragement design led to a take-up rate of 26.2% in the treatment group and virtually zero in the control group. Following individual trajectories over 18 months after the intervention, we do not observe any impact on job seekers' search effort and search scope, whether occupational or geographical.
We find modest effects on search methods: job seekers using the website are more likely to rely on personal networks and to use resources provided by public employment services. However, we do not find any effect on self-reported well-being and on employment outcomes, both in the short run or in the middle run, indicating that more intensive interventions are required to bring unemployment down. Chapter 3 contributes to the debate on how to regulate the market of vocational training. Understanding the decision-making process of job seekers who benefit from public training is crucial to improve their matching with effective providers and increase competitive pressure on badly performing providers. The chapter reports the results of an online survey on job seekers in France who had participated in a training program between January 2017 and April 2018. The survey aimed at understanding what they knew of and how they selected a center among heterogeneous training providers.
I find two main results. First, job seekers use very limited information when making their choices. Only a third of respondents compare different centers before choosing one and to find a training provider, almost all respondents use a single source of information, which for half of respondents is their caseworker. Second, job seekers take into account various factors beyond the probability of finding a job. Logistical considerations such as start date or distance to home play a more important role than provider characteristics such as employment performance or size and connections to firms. Taken together, these results may explain the low competitive pressure between job centers, which in turn may contribute to low value added.
by Aicha Ben Dhia.
Ph. D.
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics

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Wong, Hoi-luen. "Government participation in industry : a case study of the employees retraining board in Hong Kong /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B17508204.

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Ivarsson, Camilla, and Nevenka Rojas. "Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) : - En behandlingsmetod för tinnitus." Thesis, Örebro University, Department of Health Sciences, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-689.

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Sammanfattning

Tinnitus är idag ett folkhälsoproblem i Sverige som drabbar allt fler. Det finns i dagsläget inget definitivt botemedel men det finns behandlingsmetoder som syftar till att på olika sätt lindra tinnitus. En av dessa metoder är Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) som grundar sig i den neurofysiologiska modellen. TRT består av två delar; rådgivning och ljudterapi. I ljudterapin tillämpas vanligtvis en ljudstimulator som tillför ett bredbandigt brus på svag nivå i patientens öra.

Syftet

Syftet med uppsatsen är att redogöra för effekten av behandlingsmetoden Tinnitus Retraining Therapy.

Metod

Metoden har omfattat granskning av artiklar som sökts via Örebro Universitets databaser samt via relevanta referenslistor i arbeten, böcker och artiklar. Urvalet har innefattat tre steg. Första steget var att välja ut artiklar publicerade i vetenskapliga tidskrifter genom att granska artiklarnas titel. Andra steget var att granska de artiklar som valdes ut i steg ett genom att läsa deras sammanfattningssida för att se om innehållet var relevant för arbetets syfte. Tredje steget var att utförligt läsa de artiklar som valts ut i steg två.

Resultat och diskussion

Resultatet och diskussionen visar att det är svårt att säga huruvida TRT är effektivt. För detta skulle en mer omfattande liknande studie vara nödvändig.

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Hall, Shirley L. "Dislocated office workers: barriers to retraining and reemployment." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54188.

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The United States is experiencing continuous technological, economic, and social changes that have resulted in structural unemployment. Between January 1979 and January 1984, 11.5 million workers lost their jobs due to plant closings or relocation, abolition of a position or shift, or slack work. Personal and family economic, psychological, social, and health difficulties arise from sudden unexpected job loss. This study was designed to examine and contribute knowledge of the barriers to retraining and reemployment for dislocated office workers. A purposive sample of 10 dislocated office workers who were laid off in 1982 and 1985 from their jobs in southeastern Indiana was selected. Qualitative research techniques were utilized to obtain detailed interview information from them. An open-ended response instrument was used for personal interviews. The questions were aimed at identifying the factors most associated with barriers to retraining and reemployment of dislocated office workers. The interviews were transcribed Verbatim, then coded and categorized. The data were then compared and contrasted to identify emerging themes that described pertinent experiences and problems encountered by dislocated office workers. The findings were described and discussed through use of Verbatim quotations. Based on the findings, recommendations for removing barriers to retraining and reemployment were prepared. Recommendations for action included: (a) dislocated workers being offered personal counseling; (b) employer-sponsored outplacement centers being available to those facing imminent displacement; (c) Vocational-technical institutes and community colleges instituting special programs for dislocated workers and conducting advertising to inform dislocated workers about the availability of such programs; and (d) state employment security personnel who process claims of dislocated workers receiving sensitivity training. Recommendations for further research included: (a) whether a larger sample or a sample from another employment setting would produce similar findings; (b) how the communities are affected by large reductions in force; and (c) the extent and magnitude of the problem of loss of retirement benefits as a result of plant closings and reductions in force.
Ed. D.

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Polat, Silan, and Angelica Hakala. "Kognitiv beteendeterapi och retraining therapy : Behandlingsmetoder för hyperacusis." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-50228.

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Crowell, Harrison Philip. "Gait retraining for the reduction of lower extremity loading." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 142 p, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1694575271&sid=7&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Begh, Rachna Aziz. "Randomised controlled trials of attentional bias retraining in smokers." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4949/.

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Smokers attend preferentially to smoking-related cues in the environment, known as attentional bias. Evidence suggests that attentional bias is related to craving and relapse. Attentional retraining (AR) procedures have been used in laboratory studies to modify attentional bias and processes related to drug use, but investigations on the clinical value of AR in addiction are scarce. This thesis reports on two randomised controlled trials investigating the efficacy of AR with modified visual probe tasks in smokers. The first study explored the effects of varying the length of AR on attentional bias, craving, mood and withdrawal in current smokers. No retraining effects were observed after either a short, medium or long block of AR. The second study explored the efficacy of AR on attentional bias and smoking cessation outcomes in treatment-seeking smokers. While AR procedures were feasible to deliver within smoking cessation clinics, the intervention did not significantly reduce attentional bias, craving, withdrawal symptoms or the likelihood of relapse. These results and the literature in general show that there is no clear association between attentional bias and craving and relapse. Current AR procedures are not effective in smokers and should not be used in smoking cessation treatments, as they currently stand.

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Lam, Wai-shan Jovi. "An analysis of the role of non-government organizations (NGOs) in the implementation of the employees retraining policy in Hong Kong." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21038107.

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Strang, Alison Bridget. "A model of learning : an investigation of technicians' approaches to open learning." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1990. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10018494/.

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The work arose from an applied research project commissioned by the Manpower Services Commission. The aim of the project was to produce guidelines for effective learning in the Open Tech, based on a thoroughly researched understanding of open learning at technician level. A review of the literature led to the proposal that the research should examine technicians' experiences of learning from a phenomenological perspective, with particular attention to the intentions and meanings underlying their approaches. In response to this proposal, a metatheory was formulated to establish the assumptions on which the research should be based. The metatheory incorporated a view of man as a natural learner, implying that the research should seek to understand why natural learning behaviour is inhibited. The view of science specified that the outcome of the research should be the development of an appropriate and useful model of technician open learning. The development of this model was 'grounded' in the empirical study of British Telecom open learning students. The study incorporated both an experimental learning, task and focused interviewing. Notable dimensions emerging from learners' accounts of their experiences of learning included: orientations to study, conceptions of learning, and locus of control in learning. Relationships between these dimensions were explored and a series of 'procedural steps' was proposed, which outlines the key processes necessary to effective learning in this context. This empirical analysis led to the formulation of the 'multi-dimensional' model of learning, which suggests that meaningful learning arises as a learner interacts with a task in pursuit of his own learning intentions. On the basis of this definition it was possible to identify the qualities of meaningful learning, and to recognise the equivalence of the notions of meaningful, effective and autonomous learning. The model was tested and elaborated, using data from a further study of a different group of technicians undertaking open learning courses. Finally, the practical applications of the model for the Open Tech were explored.

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Yip, Yick-ling Eric, and 葉亦翎. "A review of employees retraining levy on foreign dometic helpers." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46778627.

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Pendergrass, Thomas M. "Family response to computerized cognitive retraining with brain injured individuals." Virtual Press, 1986. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/468074.

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Computerized cognitive retraining is a technique for remediation of the cognitive and behavioral changes which follow a traumatic brain injury. The technique utilizes specifically developed computer software which builds on the basic foundations of intellectual functioning. While the injured patient is the target of treatment, the method appeared to have an impact on the patient's family as well. Families of patients who participated in computerized cognitive retraining initially appeared to have fewer difficulties with anxiety, depression, and family problems. They also appeared to be more involved in the patient's treatment than were similar families who had not had this experience.The experiment evaluated the secondary psychological effects of computerized cognitive retraining on the brain injured patient's primary caretaker in the family. The dependent variables studied were perception of family involvement in patient treatment, anxiety, depression and perception of family problems.Subjects were recruited from the outpatient case load of the Psychology Department of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee and from a local support group for families of patients who have experienced a traumatic brain injury. The injured patients and family members participated in the retraining technique. A total of seventeen patient/family member pairs participated in the study.Subjects participated in either the experimental or control treatments. The experimental group underwent five sessions of approximately one hour in length. The patient and family member worked together during the course of the retraining. Brief counseling followed each session. The treatment group used an Atari 800 computer and Bracy's "Foundations" cognitive retraining software package ( Psychological Software Services, Indianapolis, Indiana). The control group was a waiting list, minimum contact group, whose participation was limited to completion of the pre and posttest materials.Family members in both groups completed pre and posttesting packages. These included: a demographic questionnaire, the "Problem Solving Inventory" (Heppner, 1982a, 1982b), the "State/Trait Anxiety Inventory" (Speilberger, 1983), the "Beck Depression Inventory" (Beck, 1961), and the "Scale of Marriage Problems" (Swenson & Fiore, 1982).The experiment utilized Kerlinger's pretest-posttest control group design (Kerlinger, 1973). Patient/family pairs were randomly selected from the available subject pool. Control or experimental treatment groupings were assigned by stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed by the use of two way analysis of variance with repeated measures on one factor. Throughout the analysis, a level of R < .05 was required to infer statistical significance.The results of this experiment did not support the effectiveness of computerized cognitive retraining as a specific intervention method for the families of brain injured individuals. The findings revealed that there were no statistically significant differences between the control and treatment groups on measures of perception of family involvement, depression, or perception of family problems. The treatment group experienced a statistically significant increase in state anxiety following the experimental treatment. The validity, generalizability and implications for these findings were discussed in light of prior research.Recommendations for further research in the area of family response to computerized cognitive retraining include replication of the study with greater numbers of subjects and more sophisticated evaluation and treatment methodology. It is also suggested that future research address the patient's cognitive level, the utilization of varied retraining protocols specific to the patient's level of function, and premorbid psychosocial factors which may influence the process of cognitive remediation.

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Adomaitis, Laura G. "An intensive massed practice approach to retraining balance post-stroke /." view abstract or download file of text, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3055664.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2002.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-193). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Jones, Maegan Elizabeth. "Retraining the Brain to Prevent Disordered Eating: Approach Versus Avoidance." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31594.

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Emerging adult college women are at particular risk for developing unhealthy eating habits. Despite this, methods of intervention in this population are understudied. This study sought to test whether an implicit, cognitive retraining program could alter how women approach foods. Specifically, the researcher wanted to determine if the Behavioral Activation System (BAS), which encourages individuals to approach positive goals, and the Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS), which helps individuals avoid negative outcomes, could be manipulated. Thus, this study examined whether a dot-probe retraining program could significantly alter women?s approaches to healthy foods. Dot-probe programs present two pictures side-by-side; when the pictures disappear, a stimulus, in this case a ?+?, appears where one of the pictures was previously located. In this project, participants assigned to an experimental training program would have the ?+? located under healthy foods most of the time, in order to encourage BAS activation and approach behaviors. In addition, because it is imperative to understand how women?s families affect their thin ideal internalization (i.e., drive for thinness and restraint) and their approach/avoidance habits, the quality of past and current parent-daughter relationships were examined. Indeed, no known research has examined how the parent-child relationship may affect BAS/BIS usage. Forty emerging adult women were recruited; half were assigned to an experimental training group, while the other half completed a sham training group, in which they equally reacted to all foods. Participants were asked to complete five sessions on their own devices, in their chosen environment. By the final training sessions, those in the experimental group (n = 15) reacted to healthy foods two times faster than those in the sham group (n = 15). In addition, a series of moderation analyses found that, even when participants had high levels of thin ideal internalization, positive parenting characteristics such as a current high-quality mother-daughter relationship and past low paternal control improved participants? reaction times to healthy foods. These findings suggest that a combination of both a biologically-based method of intervention and a family systems intervention may lead women to have healthier approaches to foods, thereby potentially preventing the development of unhealthy eating habits.

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Brumbaugh, Dana Lynn. "Job transfer skills for dislocated workers." Online version, 1999. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1999/1999brumbaughd.pdf.

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Turner, Tavia N. "Changing performance in older work groups a qualitative study of employee transition /." Online version, 2000. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2000/2000turnert.pdf.

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Walker, Catherine Ann. "The effectiveness of visual feedback in retraining balance following acute stroke." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ35990.pdf.

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Chan, Ching-hai Charles. "Examination performance, self-efficacy and attributional retraining : a cognitive psychoimmunological perspective /." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21388568.

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Khang, May Hang. "Displaced Workers With Low Academic Skills Retraining at a Community College." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/185.

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Community colleges in Western North Carolina have enrolled many displaced workers who lack basic academic skills and are unable to find jobs. This study focused on the problem of displaced workers with low academic skills who rarely advance beyond Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes for retraining in high-tech job skills. The purpose of this single case study was to determine the barriers that prevent functionally illiterate displaced workers or nontraditional students enrolled in ABE programs from completing ABE classes and advancing to retraining programs. The adult learning styles and learning impediments framework were used to study what prevented student advancement beyond the ABE programs. Eight students were purposefully identified and agreed to participate in the study. The student participants completed open-ended questionnaires, participated in semi-structured individual interviews, and were observed in a classroom environment. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive coding and thematic analysis. The study produced 2 key themes that may help students succeed: (a) ABE instructors should adapt teaching methods to adult learning styles, and (b) the primary focus of ABE programs should be on the improvement of basic English language skills. The results of this study can be used by ABE directors, ABE instructors, and community college administrators as they seek to improve adult learning in ABE programs, increase students' technical skills, and get displaced workers back to work.

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Gill, Kelly Patricia. "Retention of basic cardiac life support skills by nurses following retraining." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26477.

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The expectation that nurses be competent in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) is today a forgone conclusion. The question is no longer should nurses be trained in BCLS, but how to ensure competency once initial training is complete. This study aspired to answer two questions: (a) after retraining to American Heart Association (AHA) standards, how long does it take for nurses' BCLS performance (on adults) to again drop below AHA standards, and (b), is there a relationship between nurses' demographic characteristics and their BCLS performance, upon retesting. Skinner's operant conditioning theory guided the development of the research proposal. Skinner argues that reinforcement is the key to maintaining behavior in strength. Thus, it is important to identify when reinforcement of BCLS skills becomes necessary and what factors in nurses' backgrounds, or environments, if any, are possible sources of reinforcement. Initially, nurses were trained in BCLS to AHA, level one standards, and data regarding their demographic characteristics were collected. These nurses were then asked to return for retesting (and further training as necessary) at 3, 6, and 9 week intervals. Due to attrition, it became necessary to analyze the data based on the actual time elapsed between tests (3 to 18 weeks). For example, if a nurse missed the 3 and 6 week tests and was then tested at what would have been the 9 week test the actual elapsed time between training and testing was 18 weeks (3 + 6 + 9=18). BCLS performance data was collected in two forms-score and pass or fail. Analyses of the data demonstrated there to be no significant difference in the number of nurses failing to meet AHA standards at each of the 3 week test intervals. Nurses failed BCLS tests as early as 3 weeks after inital retraining. No significant relationship was found between nurses' BCLS performance (retention) and age, education, position, specialty, prior BCLS training, number of exposures to, and participations in BCLS events, and recency of the last exposure to an obstructed airway. There did however appear to be a significant negative relationship between the number of years worked and BCLS performance and between number of years since graduation and BCLS performance. There also appeared to be a significant negative relationship between CPR performance and the recency of the last exposure to/participation in a cardiopulmonary arrest. Unfortunately, threats to internal validity, in particular attrition and small sample size limit confidence in the research findings. Findings supplemental to the research project are also outlined. In view of the study findings, implications for BCLS education for nurses and implications for further research into BCLS retention are delineated.
Education, Faculty of
Educational Studies (EDST), Department of
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McEwen, Daniel. "Virtual Reality as a Clinical Modality for Retraining Balance and Mobility." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36840.

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Physical rehabilitation of individuals who are experiencing a disabling illness or have survived a traumatic injury (i.e. stroke) must seek to train the body’s structures and functions to reduce disability (activity limitations, participation restrictions) (Stucki, 2005). Figure 1 represents a modified version of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF), Disability and Health (World Health Organization, 2002). This figure illustrates how, for example, a stroke impacts the body structures and functions (e.g. muscle recruitment) which influences the ability to complete activities (e.g. gait) ultimately restricting participation in all areas of life (e.g. employment). The ICF model presents a framework for clinical practice and rehabilitation research studies. Although it has been shown to be strongly correlated (Schmid, Van Puymbroeck, et al., 2013) the concept of function cannot always be directly correlated with the concept of quality of life (Stucki, 2005) as the individual may not perceive, for example, impaired balance and mobility as detrimental to their quality of life. However, reduced function does put an individual at further risk of complications including falls and injuries from compensatory mechanisms and therefore must be addressed. The focus of this thesis is the study of the potential benefits of an exercise modality (virtual reality) to encourage restoration of the body’s structures and functions for individuals post-stroke. As the individuals engage in physical rehabilitation through exercise, there may be improvements on the individual’s abilities as seen through measurements of the control of posture and walking. The thesis comprises four studies, two of which have been published in peer reviewed journals. The progression of studies attempts to characterize outcomes following the use of virtual reality training in clinical populations (dementia and stroke) to address impairments to the body structures and functions (e.g. mobility) as measured by both clinical measures of activity and laboratory based measures of balance and to elucidate a possible mechanism (focus of attention) that makes training in a virtual environment effective.

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Kuiper, Alison C. "Education for occupational change: a study of institutional retraining in New Zealand." Lincoln University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1068.

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In the Western world, and specifically in New Zealand, a major impetus for retraining has arisen quite recently and gone largely unnoticed. The new social phenomenon, retraining in the sense of education for occupational change, is examined in this study. Alongside the three traditionally recognised groups of adult learners: those learning for leisure; second chance learners who have been previously educationally disadvantaged; and upskillers who seek to enhance their existing credentials through further tertiary education; is a fourth; the reskillers, those who are seeking education for occupational change. Women are shown to be pioneers in leading social change in this area of retraining. The key questions investigated in this thesis concern the existence of this new phenomenon in New Zealand; whether it is national or worldwide; and whether its origins are local or international. Whether there are distinctive characteristics to the manifestation of this phenomenon in New Zealand is investigated by examining current policy and practice. Additional questions concern whether there are feature of New Zealand employment or education which make upskilling and reskilling more or less likely in this country; the significance of women being the first to take up education for occupational change and what can be learnt from comparison with other countries specifically the Netherlands and England. Education takes place within a set of intersecting socio-political contexts. In the modern world these are simultaneously international, national, local and institutional. They impact on participants in a course of study yet are not often manifest to the individual. 'Learning for life’ is a significant area of both international and national socio-political concern, manifesting itself in a significant set of public discourses and in social phenomena which, as in this case of education for occupational change, are little researched or understood. The historical evolution of public policy relating to adult learners, internationally, and in New Zealand, is documented, with a particular focus on the period from the 1960s onwards. The major theoretical and ideological constructs are outlined and critiqued particularly with reference to public policy in New Zealand. Analysis shows an inexorable shift over time away from knowledge and skills attained through praxis, to knowledge and skills attained through formal institutionalised learning. At the same time as this change was taking place, participation rates in first secondary, and then tertiary, education rose. Concurrently more and more women entered tertiary education in order to make their way into an increasingly credentialised workforce. It is suggested that, credentials are used for screening purposes in addition to providing individuals with knowledge and skills needed for the occupations they enter. Case studies are used to illustrate and document these changes. Policies relating to learning for life are examined with reference to three different countries: New Zealand, England and the Netherlands. Provision of tertiary education for adults is investigated, and then illustrated through the coverage provided by institutions in three cities, Christchurch, Leicester and Utrecht. These studies show that different countries are subject to international geo-political and ideological forces but respond to them in locally and historically determined ways. The case study/qualitative analysis of the Christchurch Polytechnic’s Next Step Centre for Women and the New Outlook for Women courses illustrates the ways in which the twists and turns of public policy in New Zealand over thirty years have affected women wishing to seek education for occupational change. A quantitative study of mature students and their motivations for returning to study at the Christchurch Polytechnic allows for the impact of public policy and institutional provision on a group of mature individuals to be assessed. The study concludes that education for occupational change appears to be more advanced in New Zealand than in the European countries chosen for comparison. This may result more from individual initiative and the conditions which promote this, than from state policy direction or institutional provision. Policy consequences are proposed on the basis of these findings.

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Hall, Katherine Lelia. "Trade Readjustment Act Women in Developmental Writing: Preparing for Education and Retraining." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28207.

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Due to the large number of garment factory closings in the Appalachian region of Virginia, many workers have become unemployed. Mittelhauser (1997) reported, "textile and apparel workers are expected to lose jobs at an even faster rate. Employment in these industries has been projected to decline by about 300,000 jobs over the 1994-2005 period, compared to a net loss of about 250,000 jobs over the previous 11-year period" (p. 28). In order to provide governmental assistance for these workers, the Trade Readjustment Act (TRA) gives money to these displaced workers so they can be retrained. TRA includes training, trade readjustment allowance, relocation allowance, subsistence allowance (while in training), transportation allowance, and reemployment services (ETA, 2000). The majority of retraining occurs at regional community colleges. Further, most of the displaced garment workers are women since the majority of the jobs involved sewing. In fact, Mittelhauser (1997) found that "nearly three-quarters of the employees working in the apparel industry in 1996 were women, compared to about a third of the workers in the entire manufacturing sector" (p. 25). When the displaced workers apply for community college classes, most of them test into developmental classes, including developmental writing. According to Doyle and Fueger (1995), developmental writing meets "the need to write effectively and coherently and the need to use standard grammar, usage, and punctuation" (p. 22). Further, Sweigart (1996) identified the most important purpose and outcome of developmental writing as "the development of the writing abilities of individual students" (p. 13). This descriptive study followed four women in Developmental Writing 03 class at Creekview Community College. The four TRA women in the study were nontraditional students, as well as displaced garment workers from the Appalachian region. The purpose of the study was to see if the women's writing improved over the course of the semester, based on employers' expectations and rubrics specially designed for looking at the traits of good writing. Specifically, the study looked at the women's in-class and out-of-class writing. The writing was analyzed in depth by the researcher and was presented in case studies, one for each woman in the study. Because of employers' concerns about workers' poor writing skills, the writing was further analyzed in terms of workplace expectations so as to determine if the women acquired writing skills that would assist them in their future workplaces. Ascher (1988) said that writing skills in the workplace meant "writing legibly and completing forms accurately; writing Standard English; selecting, organizing, and relating ideas; and proofreading one's own writing" (p. 1). Upon close analysis of the women's writing, it was decided that their writing did show at least some improvement based on the participation in a developmental writing class. Additionally, based on interviews, participant observation of the women in Developmental Writing 03, and the analysis of the women's writing, it was determined that the women's confidence in themselves as writers also increased as a result of their participation in the semester long developmental writing class.
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Dean, Gary J. "Factors affecting participation of displaced workers in adult education and training programs." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1260979625.

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Moody, Mitchell Lawrence. "Georgia's structurally unemployed workers do state job training programs help? /." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26599.

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Thesis (Ph.D)--City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.
Committee Chair: Nancey Green Leigh; Committee Member: Bill Drummond; Committee Member: Michael Elliott; Committee Member: Thomas Boston; Committee Member: William Schaffer. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

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Beasley, Emily Louise. "Survey assessment of treatment outcomes in adult tinnitus patients receiving tinnitus retraining therapy /." Full-text of dissertation on the Internet (2.52 MB), 2010. http://www.lib.jmu.edu/general/etd/2010/doctorate/beasleel/beasleel_doctorate_04-21-2010.pdf.

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Zachriat, Claudia. "Vergleichende Evaluationsstudie zur Wirksamkeit des Tinnitus-Bewältigungs-Trainings und der Tinnitus-Retraining-Therapie." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2003. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=969572425.

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Pelletier, Sarah T. "Goal orientation, delineating prerequisites for sustained achievement motivation within an attributional retraining context." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0008/MQ32215.pdf.

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Baker, K. "The use of a robotic device for upper limb retraining in subacute stroke." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1437284/.

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Stroke is a significant cause of disability in the population. When the arm is affected by stroke, functional recovery may be poor. The use of robotic aids to enhance arm recovery is a novel treatment adjunct. There is a growing support for using robots as an adjunct to therapy but there has been little translation from research into clinical use. The investigations reported in this thesis aimed to bridge the gap between research and clinical use of these devices. To achieve this,five stages were carried out: Firstly a systematic literature review of outcomes measure used for the upper limb was conducted.to establish the most reliable, valid and responsive scales. This review found a battery of measures (ABILHAND, CHAI, STREAM, FMA, ARAT, EQ5D, DASH, NIHSS). An evaluation of 125 consecutive acute stroke patients established the proportion of patients that potentially benefited from rehabilitation using a robotic device. This found that around 50% of subjects could use a robotic aid and that it was practically feasible to carry out the intervention. A pilot RCT performed on 37 participants using the battery of measures found a significant difference with use of the robotic device on the ABILHAND, This was not seen with the other measures, however there was a trend towards improvement in motor performance and function in the robotic group. In depth interviews with participants found subjects perceived gains with using the robot but fatigue stopped them using it for longer periods. Psychometric analysis of the outcome measures used found difficulties with the instruments in reflecting clinically change. The studies showed that a robotic device could be used practically; however stratifying subjects into arm severity would help provide further information over who could benefit from the intervention. Identifying appropriate ways of measuring changes that are clinically meaningful would also be beneficial.

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Trzyna, Victoria R. "Mirror Gait Retraining on Kinematics in a Healthy Female Runner: A Case Study." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1525707191075059.

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Lam, Wai-shan Jovi, and 林偉珊. "An analysis of the role of non-government organizations (NGOs) in the implementation of the employees retraining policy in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31965891.

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Wong, Hoi-luen, and 王海麟. "Government participation in industry: a case study of the employees retraining board in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31965106.

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King, Kristine. "A Treatment Feasibility Study of an Attention Retraining Approach for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42697.

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Information-processing studies have shown an attentional bias (AB) towards threat cues in individuals with anxiety disorders. Research has consistently shown that AB to threat may play a causal role in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. Recent empirical evidence has demonstrated support for Attention Retraining (AR) to modify AB to threat, resulting in reductions of anxiety. Currently, AR approaches have not been systematically tested in individuals with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of a computer-based attention retraining (CBAR) treatment for clinical levels of PTSD using a modified dot-probe paradigm. A single-case time-series design was employed with a treatment and post-treatment period, following baseline. Results indicated significant reductions in trauma-related symptoms, attention to threat cues, state anxiety and depression, along with a significant increase in coping self-efficacy. AB change for the group was not significant. A significant relationship between AB change and PTSD symptoms was found. The results were discussed from the standpoint of the viability of AR for trauma.
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Johnson, Danette E. "Workforce development via targeted industry training grants and Ohio two-year Community Colleges /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Robert, Lance A. "The impact of community-based mentoring on African American boys using an attribution-retraining curriculum." Thesis, Capella University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3682251.

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The purpose of the study was to determine the impact that community-based group mentoring had on improving academic efficacy and personal efficacy of 31 African American male participants. The study measured the influence of the group-mentoring program, which was arranged around an attribution-retraining curriculum. Participants attended a summer academy where they were exposed to a series of attribution retraining seminars allowing them to engage in activities making connections to attribution retraining concepts. The study aimed to determine if the participant's perceptions about their intelligence would be positively influenced by the attribution-retraining curriculum administered over a course of the 2-week summer academy. Survey responses from a pretest and posttest as related to motivational dimensions of attribution were analyzed. The quantitative results revealed a marginally significant change noted by t(29) = 1.82, p = 0.080, (.05 = statistically significant) for the two-tailed t-test reflecting that the participants' perceptions changed slightly regarding their ability to grow their intelligence. A correlational exploration was also conducted, which revealed that the group mentoring seminars influenced the participants' motivation to make better choices and to feel better about their ability to control their academic and personal destiny. Implications of the study include establishing attribution-retraining curriculum as part of group mentoring models in nonprofit organizations. Also, using attribution-retraining curricula with African American males as a motivational concept for academic and personal success was determined a worthwhile endeavor to mitigate the challenges African American male adolescents face including broken family structure, poverty, poor academic performance, high dropout rates, and behavioral challenges.

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Carr, Laura Grace. "Closing the gap : what role can attribution retraining interventions and implicit theories of intelligence play?" Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3427.

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This thesis consists of three chapters: a systematic review, a bridging document and a piece of empirical research. Chapter one consists of a quantitative investigation into the effectiveness of attribution retraining programmes on school-aged children’s achievements. The findings of this systematic review suggest that attribution retraining programmes have variable degrees of success. The most successful attribution retraining programmes are those that focus their attention to a given “gap” rather than those that aim to raise achievement generally. While the findings are positive, the lack of longer-term research designs is a cause for concern. Chapter two consists of a bridging document, intending to guide the reader from the systematic review of the literature to my empirical research. The bridging document outlines my personal interest in the research area, the development of my research focus, my epistemological and ontological perspectives, as well as my thoughts on the methodological choices I made along the way. In addition, it considers the ethical implications of my research and reflections upon the ways in which the research area can be interpreted. The third and final chapter consists of my empirical research study. This research study aimed to explore the mindsets (Dweck, 2006; Hong, Chiu, Dweck, Lin, & Wan, 1999) of parents whose children access their two year old Early Education Entitlement in Children’s Centres (the Two Year Offer). The research study adopted a two-phase mixed methods design. The first phase noted that far more parents than would be expected reported having incremental theories of intelligence (growth mindsets). The second stage involved carrying out semi-structured interviews with seven parents, which were then analysed using latent theory-driven Thematic Analysis. Six themes were created and were discussed in the light of implications for Educational Psychologists’ (EP) practice.

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Foster, Pauline Adele. "Retraining adults : an examination of national training policy, its influence on the structure and content of adult job retraining in further education and industry, and consequent impact on the experiences and perceptions of participating adults." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1990. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/34720/.

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This is a study of adult job retraining in further education and industry. Through indepth case studies of a small number of chemical and engineering companies and one college of further education, it attempts to develop an understanding of the broader relationship between further education, industry and government as it pertains to retraining. Data was collected by unstructured interview and participant observation. Supporting data was collected by means of postal questionnaires. The thesis is divided into four parts. Part one examines national government training and retraining policy; a policy characterised by ambiguity and ambivalance. Part two reviews the development of further education, and assesses the adult job retraining provision within one particular college. Part three examines retraining in industry and describes the enterprise restructuring under which retraining took place in three chemical companies. On the basis of findings outlined in Parts two and three, Part four asks whether further education is equipped to provide the type of retraining which industry believes it requires. The thesis concludes that, because industry and further education acknowledge two different concepts of retraining, a structural disengagement occurs. Further education seeks to provide individuals with general competencies whereas industry is concerned with enterprise specific retraining. The remainder of Part four examines the retraining experience from the point of view of trainees and students and looks at the way skills, in the context of training and retraining, undergo reconstruction. This thesis contributes to an area which is currently under-researched; and at a time of structural change within industry and further education, issues relating to retraining become important. The thesis examines this restructuring and suggests ways in which retraining can be reorganised for the benefit of industry, communities and individuals.

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Shikano, Teruyuki. "Training/retraining of driving skills to reduce accidents in a simulator environment using various training methods." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29452.

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Hunter, Anthony James. "Improving attributional retraining, a study assessing the method of administration and a common at-risk variable." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/mq23349.pdf.

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Barrios, Joaquin Alberto IV. "A biomechanical assessment of young, asymptomatic individuals with varus knee alignment can gait retraining be beneficial? /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 146 p, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1674095881&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Pietri, Evava S. "Retraining Positive and Negative Weighting Tendencies in Attitude Generalization to Promote Changes in Judgments across Domains." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1372858522.

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Clansey, Adam Charles. "Influence of fatigue and real-time feedback gait retraining on tibial stress fracture risk in male runners." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.592885.

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Tibial stress fractures (TSF) are a serious and common injury among running populations, with incidence rates of up to 20% (Bennell et al. 1996). It has been recognised that there are many risk factors relating to its development including running mechanics. Although researchers have examined the influence of fatigue and real-time feedback (RTF) training on these risk factors, there still remains ambiguity within the literature. The main aims of this thesis were to examine the effects of fatigue on mechanical risk factors associated with TSF in runners during overground and treadmill running, and to determine the short and medium-term effects of RTF gait retraining on impact loading and running economy (RE). Oxygen consumption , kinematic and kinetic data were collected using a gas analyzer, 12- camera motion capture system, force platform and accelerometers attached to the head and lower limb. In study one, 21 runners performed three overground gait analyses (Pre, Mid, and Post). Between tests, each runner ran on a treadmill for 20 min at 3.5 Mm lactate threshold (LT) speed. Results showed significant increases in peak rearfoot eversion, peak head acceleration (PHA), peak free moment and loading rates during the progression from Pre to Post tests. In study two, twelve runners from study one were analyzed during the first and last min of each L T run. Both PHA and peak tibial accelerations (PTA) significantly increased at the end of each 20 min L T run, while stride characteristics were maintained throughout. Study three involved two randomly assigned groups; RTF group (12 males) and control (CON) group (10 males). The RTF group ran on a treadmill while receiving visual and auditory feedback based on their PTA values. The CON group performed the same training but without any RTF. The training consisted of six 20 min runs over three weeks. After the intervention, as expected the CON group remained consistent while PTA, loading rates were significantly reduced in the RTF group. Although, loading rates were below the pre-screening values, only PTA remained significant at the 1-month follow-up test. There was a significant increase in plantarflexion at initial contact (IC) in the RTF group compared to CON group, while RE remained unaffected. Modifications to risk facto rs previously linked with TSF risk are evident with increasing levels of fatigue. As fatigue is associated with an inability to effectively attenuate impact, these findings provide support to identify these measures in individuals who are at risk of injury from impact loading during running. Gait retraining was successful in reducing impact loading but without influencing RE. Given these promising short term benefits, runners who are at risk from impact related injuries should consider using this training in order to reduce their injury risk potential.

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Pierson, Wanda Jane. "A study of the effect of stress incontinence and bladder retraining on older women's perceived self-esteem." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27730.

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The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the existence of a relationship between perceptions of global self-esteem and stress incontinence episodes in a group of older women participating in a bladder retraining protocol. A convenience sample of fifteen older women was obtained. The participants constituted a group of well older women who ranged in age from 63 years to 82 years. All participants were living in the community and experiencing urinary incontinence. The University of British Columbia Model for Nursing was the conceptual framework which guided the focus of the study. The model views the individual as a behavioural system composed of nine interrelated and interdependent subsystems. This study focused on the interrelationship of the excretory and ego-valuative subsystems. The theory of self-efficacy, as outlined by Bandura provided the method by which this study was operationalized. Self-efficacy is the product of personal efficacy—an individual's judgement of the effectiveness of an executed course of action in achieving a desired outcome. The enactive, persuasive, and emotive modes of influence were utilized to provide efficacy information. Data were collected on three occasions using four instruments. The first instrument involved collection of selected demographic variables and was completed during the initial interview. A continence assessment and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale were completed during the initial and final interviews. An interview guide was used during a telephone contact. The telephone contact occurred four days following the first interview; the final interview occurred fourteen days after the first. The data were summarized, compared and described using measures of central tendency and frequency distributions. Paired t-tests were performed on selected variables to determine if there was a difference between pre and post intervention interview score. These tests demonstrated no significant differences in scores. Study findings indicated that at the end of the two week trial 53% of the women were able to identify a change in their voiding habits. Four of the participants (26.7%) stated that they were completely continent at the completion of the two week trial and four other participants (26.7%) indicated that $ some type of positive change had occurred. Three women (20%) identified a negative change in their continence status. Global self-esteem scores, as measured by the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, remained relatively stable during the two week trial period. Scores appeared to be unaffected by a change in continence status. This may be due to the many successful normalizing strategies subjects had developed to hide the evidence of the symptom of urinary incontinence.
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Hubbard, Kyle. "Internet-based attributional retraining and self-esteem: investigating effects on academic achievement and attrition in post-secondary students." Thesis, McGill University, 2014. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121227.

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Attributional retraining (AR) is a remedial intervention that targets students' maladaptive causal attributions for poor performance by encouraging controllable attributions that correspond to academic success. AR interventions are derived from Weiner's attribution theory (Weiner, 1985, 1995, 2006) that outlines how performance and achievement striving are influenced by the attributions individuals make about evaluative outcomes. Recent findings indicate that post-secondary students with high self-esteem experience unanticipated declines in academic performance following in-person AR. With a sample of 274 American university students, the current study sought to determine if this iatrogenic effect would be replicated using two versions of a recently developed internet-based AR program. Students' sessional grade point averages and rates of voluntary course withdrawal were measured longitudinally across three semesters following the intervention. Hypotheses were tested using 2 (low/high self-esteem) x 3 (Aptitude Test AR, Writing AR, No AR) x 3 (time: Winter 2007, Fall 2007, Winter 2008) repeated-measures analyses of covariance. Results revealed that the aptitude test AR format initially hurt high self-esteem students' performance, but that this iatrogenic effect reversed itself in the following semester. No effect was found for low or high self-esteem students in the writing-based AR condition. Future directions for internet-based AR research are discussed.
La modification des attributions (attributional retraining) est une intervention corrective qui vise les attributions causales mal adaptées des élèves à ce qui concerne une faible performance scolaire en encourageant les attributions qui correspondent au succès académique. L'intervention est basée sur la théorie de l'attribution de Weiner (Weiner, 1985, 1995, 2006) qui décrit la façon dont la performance et l'effort au niveau scolaire sont influencés par les attributions des individus envers les résultats des évaluations. Des résultats récents indiquent que les élèves au niveau post-secondaire avec une haute estime de soi expérience une baisse imprévue des performances scolaires à la suite d'une intervention corrective par personne. La présente étude vise à déterminer si cet effet iatrogène est présent chez un échantillon de 274 élèves dans un milieu universitaire américains en comparant deux versions d'une intervention corrective mis au point sur l'Internet. La moyenne pondérée de la session et le taux de retrait de cours volontaire ont été mesurés longitudinalement sur trois semestres après l'intervention. Les hypothèses ont été testées au moyen d'une analyse de covariance à mesures répétées utilisant le niveau d'estime de soi (basse et haute) en plus de la condition (intervention avec test d'aptitude, intervention avec écriture, et aucune intervention) en tant que les variables indépendantes. Les résultats ont révélé que l'intervention avec test d'aptitude nuit initialement à la performance chez les élèves avec haute estime de soi, mais que cet effet iatrogène s'est inversé lors du semestre suivant. Aucun effet n'a été obtenu chez les élèves avec une basse estime de soi et chez les élèves avec une haute estime de soi à la suite de l'intervention avec écriture. Les futures orientations de recherche par rapport à la modification des attributions au moyen d'interventions sur Internet sont discutées.

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Lo, Wai. "Breath by breath analysis of breathing pattern in health and disease : a potential outcome measure for breathing retraining?" Thesis, University of Southampton, 2013. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/351928/.

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Analysis of breathing pattern can quantify parameters of breathing such as rate, volume, timing and regularity/rhythmicity. This information can be useful to compare breathing patterns in those healthy and with disease, under different experiment conditions (such as rest versus activity) and to monitor changes over time. In this research, respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP) was used to record breathing patterns in a group of healthy subjects and a group of severe asthma patients. RIP is a leading technology for ambulatory monitoring of breathing, but traditional RIP devices suffered from poor signal quality under such conditions due to movement of the sensor. Several authors have also raised doubts about the existing calibration methods for RIP which can lead to inaccurate estimation of breathing parameters. During the first phase of the programme, an instrumented garment (LifeShirt®) which had RIP embedded within was tested for its validity in comparison to a pneumotachograph (PT). The first study sought to validate the measurements obtained from the LifeShirt ®against PT when calibrated with a published but yet to be tested method for breath by breath analysis and to address the limitations of existing calibration methods. Eleven healthy individuals took part in this first study. Breathing patterns were simultaneously monitored by the LifeShirt ® and the PT during thirty minutes of rest and twenty minutes of exercise. Parameters of tidal volume, expiration time and tidal volume variability were recorded and compared between devices. The analysis from the first study demonstrated that RIP recorded proportionate changes of tidal volume and expiration duration relative to PT during quiet breathing and exercise. Mean tidal volume and expiration duration between devices was strongly correlated for rest and exercise. No statistical difference in tidal volume variability was observed between devices during either period. Significant differences in expiration duration between devices were observed in all participants at rest but not during exercise. Results of this first study demonstrated that valid breath by breath analysis using RIP without PT was feasible. This is clinically advantageous due to simplicity of set-up for RIP. In the second phase, measurement of breathing patterns was made in severe asthma patients with the LifeShirt® alone during thirty minutes of rest. It intended to add new knowledge with regards to the breathing patterns within this small population as compared to the healthy population. Ten healthy individuals and ten patients diagnosed with severe asthma took part in the second study. Breathing parameters of tidal volume, inspiration time, expiration time, end tidal carbon dioxide levels, tidal volume variability and end tidal carbon dioxide levels variability were recorded by the LifeShirt®. The analysis of the second phase shown no evidence that breathing pattern parameters could differentiate between the severe asthma patients and healthy volunteers in our small study. The symptoms of hyperventilation found more commonly in the severe asthma group were not associated with differences in breathing pattern parameters. However, considerable differences were found between individuals. This suggests the existence of individuality in breathing patterns between individuals. Such findings raised doubts as to whether there is a group ‘pattern’ that is common within the severe asthma population or within the healthy population. This programme calls for a change in paradigm to consider breathing patterns as an unique individual ‘trait’ rather than as a group characteristic.

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Burnett, Richard Gregory. "A Grounded Theory Approach to Studying Dislocated Workers' Decisions and Perceptions Regarding Retraining and Reemployment Programs and Services." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29919.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the decisions and perceptions of Lane Company's dislocated workforce regarding retraining and reemployment programs funded by the Minnie and B.B. Lane Foundation (MBL Foundation), Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), both organizations, or neither organization. Thirteen Lane Company dislocated workers were interviewed utilizing an open-ended questionnaire. The results of this study indicated that the retraining and reemployment needs of Lane Company's dislocated workers were accommodated. However, to accommodate those needs, two organizations were required, the VEC and the MBL Foundation. The VEC was instituted by the federal and state government to provide retraining and reemployment services to dislocated workers via the Trade Act of 1974. The MBL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to provide funding for retraining and reemployment programs to Lane Company's dislocated workforce. Many dislocated workers approached the VEC to apply for retraining, but found that the funding was insufficient or the retraining program they desired was not approved under the Trade Act. The dislocated workers perceived the MBL Foundation as an alternative for supplementary retraining funds and programs they preferred. An approach to provide for the needs of dislocated workers is to revise and appropriate additional funds to the Trade Act. Moreover, the manner in which Lane Company's dislocated workers were accommodated may possibly stand as a model for meeting the needs of other dislocated workers.
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Tse, Hoi-yan Anthea. ""Review of organizational set up for vocational training and retraining" implications, impacts & opportunities on HRM in the Vocational Training Council /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2003. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3196736X.

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Tse, Hoi-yan Anthea, and 謝凱欣. ""Review of organizational set up for vocational training and retraining": implications, impacts &opportunities on HRM in the Vocational Training Council." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3196736X.

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