This study compared differences in role orientation and role deprivation between 41 LPN-transition students and 123 basic traditional associate degree nursing (ADN) students upon entry and exit to a specially designed ADN program. The Corwin Role Conception Scale was used to assess role conception and deprivation. Statistically significant differences were ...

A multidisciplinary team has developed a computer-based software program for educating nursing students and other college students about six sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The program for educating about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the first of the six "Smartbooks" to be completed, using the Hypercard Expert System shell on ...

The relations of dimensions of self-concept of adolescents with their academic level, ethnicity, and gender were investigated. A self-concept inventory assessing 11 aspects of self-concept was administered to a sample of 1,140 eight-grade students stratified with regard to academic level (regular class, educationally marginal, learning handicapped), ethnicity (white, black, and ...

This study proposed to determine whether 52 middle school students who received free or reduced-price meals suffered lower general or area-specific self-esteem than did 52 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students who did not receive such benefits. It further sought to determine whether self-esteem varied according to grade level. Using the ...

This study examined the correspondence between conceptual and empirical dimensions of student alienation. Responses from 2,056 secondary school students were analyzed using a multivariate technique, smallest space analysis. Except for a few items, there was a basic correspondence between a multidimensional conceptualization of alienation and empirical dimensions articulated by students. ...

The concept of object-oriented design and programming has recently received a great deal of attention from the software engineering community. This paper highlights the realisable benefits of using the object-oriented approach in the design and development of clinical decision support systems. These systems seek to build a computational model of ...

The use of adaptive behavior information for classification and placement of black and white students with mild mental retardation was compared and overrepresentation of black students in special classes was analyzed. Adaptive behavior measures were not used to the same extent as general intelligence tests for either group, despite court ...

The copyright law affects the resources that are available to faculty for educating students. The author discusses the concept of fair use in academe, the process for obtaining permission to copy materials that have been copyrighted, and the rights of the professor who has created works during employment. An application ...

The purpose of the present study was to compare the self-concepts of 40 eighth grade students identified as gifted and 40 regular eighth grade students using the Piers-Harris Children's Self-concept Scale. A t test indicated a significant group difference on the behavior component only and no significant differences by gender. ...

The responses of students who were exposed to pragmatic and conventional learning models with regard to activities were analyzed and compared for content. Seventeen categories representing the students' thoughts and feelings about crafts emerged from the content analysis. These categories were divided into three content areas: pragmatic concepts, nonpragmatic concepts, ...

The concept of 'strategic options' has become firmly established in recent years--this regards choices such as 'organic growth', acquisition, merger, and so on. This paper explores one such route forward, the option of joint-ventures. The examination is undertaken within a framework that considers market structures and the pressures for change. ...

This three-part article, reprinted by permission from The Los Angeles Times, discusses solutions to the science education crisis. The first section surveys how a post-Sputnik experiment in teaching the brightest students leftmost of a generation bored. Part 2 looks at minority schools with hands-on techniques that help students grasp abstract ...

A teaching strategy for concept attainment based upon a constructivist model is described and evaluated. The constructivist model is outlined, which suggests that students must construct their own knowledge, using their existing knowledge to do so. Transmission methods of teaching run the risk of concepts being altered to fit students' ...

This paper presents a framework for the integration of motor learning research findings with a neurodevelopmental treatment perspective. The importance of activity-based intervention is emphasized, and a strategy for activity synthesis is presented. Clinical problems seen in persons with hemiplegia are used to clarify concepts and illustrate therapeutic interventions.

A number of concepts related to human performance, such as occupation, purposeful activity, function, work, doing, and play/leisure, are widely used in occupational therapy. Because these concepts are essential to the profession, we seek to understand their meaning. Many theorists in occupational therapy define and attribute different levels of importance ...

This study examined the psychodynamics of students enrolled in a continuation high school. Forty continuation students were randomly selected and administered the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale and an author-prepared questionnaire which investigated students' experiences in a wide range of areas. The findings revealed that, contrary to expectations, these students had ...

A program is under way at the University of Tulsa to develop a viable process concept whereby a microbial process can impact on the problem of flue gas desulfurization and NOx removal. We have previously reported studies of SO2 reduction by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and NOx reduction by Thiobacillus denitrificans. One ...

The endoscopic removal of colon polyps can be safely and efficiently accomplished when established principles of colonoscopy and electrosurgery are followed. This technique requires the proper equipment, a skilled endoscopy assistant, and a well-trained, experienced endoscopist. Complete mastery of basic colonoscopy is essential along with an understanding of the concepts ...

The diversity of students in the typical undergraduate general physiology course demands consideration of several important education objectives: the instructor seeks to provide students with a sound understanding of basic physiological concepts, sharpen their analytical skills, and demonstrate how universal physicochemical laws determine function within living systems. These objectives converge ...

The space program is aiming towards the permanent use of space; to build and establish an orbital space station, a Moon base and depart to Mars and beyond. We must look after the total independency from the Earth's natural resources and work in the design of a modular space base ...

This experimental study compared three strategies for concept teaching, using concepts basic to interpretation of electronic fetal monitor patterns. Generic baccalaureate nursing students from two different universities were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. After the treatments were conducted (instruction), students' ability to identify concepts on fetal monitor ...

The purpose of this two-part study was to describe changes in self-concept during and after a formal pulmonary rehabilitation program. A 20-item semantic meaning differential scale was administered to 37 patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who were participating in a multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation program. Patients were asked to ...

Seeman in 1959 suggested that alienation is a multidimensional concept. Using two aspects of Seeman's concept of alienation, powerlessness and social alienation, and two concepts derived from Lachar's 1978 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Cookbook, emotional and self-alienation, the present work was undertaken to ascertain which concept will more likely predict ...

School improvement programs are often assessed in terms of their effect on school climate and education outcomes. The School Development Program (SDP) of the Yale Child Study Center has been shown to have a positive influence on those two factors. We also recognize the importance of positively influencing students' affective, ...

This study examined the relationship of academic self-concept scores of 122 children with their achievement in Grade 6 as compared to general self-concept and locus of control. Academic self-concept correlated significantly higher with teachers' grades and standardized measures of achievement than either general self-concept or locus of control. A multiple ...

"The paper attempts to analyse the patterns of and trends in demographic development in Rajasthan state [India] by employing the indices of urbanization, literacy and occupational diversification.... An effort has also been made to define the concept of demographic development...." Demographic development is defined as improvement in the quality of ...

The question "Is cockpit resource management effective?" has been asked frequently in the years since 1979 when a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Industry workshop addressed the concepts of crew coordination and effective utilization of all available resources in flight operations (Cooper, White, & Lauber, 1980). If one looks at ...

This study looks at the relationship between anatomical concepts held by medical students and their clinical application, and develops a testable model of how students use basic science concepts for clinical problem-solving. According to the model, the essential prerequisites to solve a clinical problem using basic science information include the ...

The ESS (Evolutionary Stable Strategy) concept of Maynard Smith can be applied in its weak form to ensembles of competing PD ("Prisoner's Dilemma") strategies memorizing two to three of one's own and one's opponent's moves. The format of our study is: (1) games have very long duration; (2) Taylor-Jonker dynamics ...

In response to the challenge of maintaining their Christian values in the face of increasing economic pressures, St. Joseph Health System in Orange, CA, has implemented its VISION program (Values Integration Systemwide in Ongoing Networking). The program consists of values implementation policies, self-assessment, and regular systemwide reporting. The idea for ...

This paper describes a behavioural science practical project suitable for preclinical medical students, in the form of a child study. The practical has low costs yet offers multiple benefits to students, including (a) first-hand exploration of the concepts of psychosocial development, (b) encouragement of self-directed learning and appraisal of research ...

The author emphasizes the therapist's well-integrated and matured personality as the crucial element for being a good psychotherapist; therefore, it is essential for a psychotherapist to make ceaseless efforts regarding his own personality growth with his ongoing therapeutic experiences. Nevertheless, nowadays students are apt to satisfy themselves with or cling ...

This paper is presented in defense of an educational concept for psychotherapists, which is based on the proposition that attitudes as well as behavioral components can be shaped by training. The training program contains the process of observing, reflecting and practicing individual segments of constructive therapeutic behavior as a part ...

The analysis of a dream revealed, to the surprise of both patient and analyst, identifications corresponding to different times and places. The (re)construction led to the discovery of conflicts involving three generations. We explore the clinical conditions for this discovery, and we develop the links between the concepts of 'historicity' ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the differential effect of two presentation-forms on the acquisition of the concept of shock. It is hypothesized that presenting a prototype facilitates learning and retention of the concept shock compared with verbally enumerating the attributes of the same concept. A group of ...

A concept map, concept network, or hierarchical concept tree is an instructional tool which graphically arranges information to help students build better mental connections among concepts. The ability to retain and recall concepts by building such mental connections is called cognitive networking. In the pilot study described here, we tested ...

This article described a specific experience with a preceptor program. Problems inherent in the preceptor role were presented and appropriate solutions recommended. Each individual preceptor program has factors that are operational, however, many of the concepts and principles of preceptorship are transferable to any setting. By presenting our specific problems ...

Due primarily to economic factors, the concept of the limited scope operator would exist regardless of any organization's position on the wisdom of the concept. Most states that have passed laws as encouraged by federal legislation have been reluctant to legislate people out of existing jobs and have, therefore, incorporated ...

This paper describes an approach to continuing professional education (CPE) program development in nursing within a university environment that utilizes the concepts of market segmentation and positioning. Use of these strategies enables the academic CPE enterprise to move beyond traditional needs assessment practices to create more successful and better-managed CPE ...

The purpose of this investigation was to determine if there were differences between regular education and emotionally disturbed early adolescents with respect to self-concept, body image, and selected uses of clothing. A questionnaire was administered to 74 regular education students from three middle schools. An additional 27 students labeled emotionally ...

Two measures of alexithymia, the Schalling-Sifneos (SSPS) and the Toronto Scales (TAS) were administered to 178 male and female undergraduate students. For both measures alexithymia appears to decrease with age. Five factors for the TAS were retained accounting for 35% of the variance and for the SSPS a three-factor solution ...

A re-examination of the theoretical basis of our practice of psychiatry (that is, its epistemology) reveals the insufficiency of the empirical, inductive approach which we have come to regard, too myopically, as the sine qua non of our science. Traditionally in psychiatry, the discipline of philosophy, of which epistemology is ...

The problem-solving process used by scientists and by clinicians is compared and contrasted. The most creative step for both groups is the ability to make an association between some external stimulus or situation and concepts stored in memory. Medical education must put more emphasis on teaching that improves students' abilities ...

A study conducted in 1985 and 1986 attempted to discover if a curriculum based on a conceptual framework results in students using the concepts in a way that indicates they are of value. Results showed that students were able to recognize and articulate some of the concepts examined in the ...

Important in the development of research-based practice models is the impact on them of program design. In this article, the concept of program design is reduced to elements that can be examined for their reliability, validity, relevance, and internal consistency. Defining these elements contributes to understanding what types of interventions ...

Energy Options for the 2000, Contemporary Concepts in Technology and Policy, Wilmington, Del., USA, 14 - 17 Sept. 1988, 233 - 241

This study examined the relationship between self-concept and feedback in high school seniors. Students evaluated themselves on ten traits, and were asked to then have five significant others evaluate them on the same ten traits. After reviewing their average feedback scores, students again evaluated themselves. Results indicated a strong relationship ...

The authors discuss the concept of Needs Assessment within the context of the planning process for chemical dependency treatment programs. The five basic Needs Assessment approaches are critically reviewed, and their application in specific forecasting models is addressed. Practical guidelines for the clinical planner using Needs Assessment techniques are discussed, ...

In this article, the authors trace the outstanding stages in the institutionalization in Québec of the right to refuse, from its conception in 1978 to its application in more than 1200 cases (as of July 1985) since 1981. The major issue over the first five years of application has been ...

The purpose of this article is to outline the concept and development of the Amputee Visitor Program. This program is intended to provide information and emotional support to new amputees. The importance of selecting suitable candidates and the educational package provided is felt to be most critical. The concept of ...