e., respect) to the teacher. Conclusion First, it would seem that the karate training in the Palermo article is a terrific idea especially when dealing with young boys, who have a lot of energy and usually respond well to athletic activities. Tight Continue Reading...
NURSES' EXPERIENCES qualitative research appraisal What is it so stressful about caring for a dying patient? A qualitative study of nurses' experiences Nurses undergo a lot of stress especially when they are caring for dying patients. A nurse is Continue Reading...
Generally, the level of evidence for most of the studies is low. Ten studies are classified as level 2c which represents 'outcomes research' (evidence is obtained from uncontrolled trials without randomization) and two studies are classified as leve Continue Reading...
This alignment of listening strategies and strategic plans stops short however in the area of globalization and cultural variation. An example of this short-coming is in how the Hofstede Model of Cultural Dimensions is not used in this analysis to Continue Reading...
Using the Cultural Dimensions Model to analyze the differences in cultures, the sources of potential disconnect can be seen in the wide variation in PDI (Power Distance Index), Individuality (IDV), Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) and long-term orientati Continue Reading...
Youth Services, Juvenile Justice System America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline: A Children's Defense Fund Report America is still a country in which underprivileged children are discriminated against and "pipelined" into a life of problems and failure Continue Reading...
dispel the notion that many students have concerning research. That particular notion is that research can answer all questions. This particular paper attempts to clarify what types of questions research is able to address and when research is usefu Continue Reading...
Attributions in Sports Psychology What is attribution theory? It is a "cognitive approach to motivation that focuses on how individuals interpret the causes of success and failure," according to an article in the Australian Psychologist (Grove, et a Continue Reading...
Teaching writing to young children Learning how to write is an important tool in encouraging young children to get excited about reading. A 2010 experimental study in the Journal of Educational Research (Jones, Reutzel & Fargo 2010) compared tw Continue Reading...
Frame, M.W., (2001). The Spiritual Genogram in Training and Supervision. The Family Journal. 9 (109): Retrieved from: http://www.sagepub.com/thomas2e / study/articles/section4/Article87.pdf When dealing with family counselling issues, spiritual iss Continue Reading...
Perception of Customer Behavior The Psychological State of Consumer Behavior The psychological state of the customer plays an important part in determining the consumer satisfaction. The perception and behavior of the consumer has an impact on the Continue Reading...
However, they are not sufficiently topical. By engaging in a review of more current literature (especially grassroots efforts), it would be possible to engage in longitudinal research of what has transpired since 2004 and 2005. The author should arg Continue Reading...
In fact, Lowenstein's notion of efficiency is that market prices are always perfect reflections of true values because rational investors already erase most egregious discrepancies between price and value with their own strategies. Thus, the paradox Continue Reading...
462). The pattern of adjusting to the feelings and needs of the advisor rather than the advisor adjusting to meet the needs of the advisee is seen repeatedly in the different types of relationships between women who are pursuing doctoral studies on Continue Reading...
In See the Ball, Hit the Ball: Apparent Ball Size is Correlated with Batting Average, Witt & Proffitt () examine the ways a batters perception of the balls size impacts batting average. The research question is whether recent positive performance in Continue Reading...
quality where data is gathered through interviews, surveys and observations, while quantitative study establishes its results on the basis of surveys, questionnaires and statistical data. A quantitative study "Study of Nurses' Knowledge about Pallia Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory Caring as an integral nursing concept can be viewed from diverse perspectives. It can be an attribute, a complex set of behaviors, or an attitude. This has made some people believe that it is impossible to improve and measure it altho Continue Reading...
This can be done by preparing a written document that outlines procurement agreement with the supplier. The article suggests that in "make" decision, the costs of production are borne by the buyer. In the "buy" decision, the seller bears all the pr Continue Reading...
International Distribution Channels Strategic Alliances in International Distribution Channels Of the many critical success factors necessary for international distribution channels to succeed, the most important are found within the context of Int Continue Reading...
This seems logical; would society want prison to be a place to which individuals aspired to go? Research Method Summary scales were developed by using predefined theories to group similar items into scalable sets The scales and associated coeffic Continue Reading...
Applied Behavioral Analysis & Autism Applied Behavioral Analysis of Autism and Severe Intellectual Disability Home-Based Behavioral Treatment of Young Children with Autism: A Review The study conducted by Sheinkopf and Siegel exposes serious g Continue Reading...
One drug that is very commonly used for depression is Prozac (by Eli Lilly), which contains an "inhibitor" called fluoxetine; another inhibitor is called "phenelzine" and its commercial antidepressant drug is Nardil (by Parke-Davis drug company), wh Continue Reading...
Violence is not just programmed and imitated, it is also chosen and controlled by the participant in a complex continuum of stimulus, response and participant interaction via other factors (Hoffman, 2007, 9). Abstract In an article by Stefan G. Ho Continue Reading...
healthcare sector has experienced a rise in consolidation. However, since the year 2010, the industry has perceived a significant increase in the number of hospital acquisitions, with recommendations being made that this is to some extent owing to t Continue Reading...
health effects of phthalates. To better explain, these are a group of industrial chemicals with numerous profitable uses comprising personal-care merchandises and plastic supplies. The authors explain within the abstract the most frequently used che Continue Reading...
Diversity in Leadership Education Kearney & Gebert argue for the validity and practicality of a style of leadership called transformational leadership in their 2009 publication, "Managing Diversity and Enhancing Team Outcomes: The Promise of Tr Continue Reading...
Sensitive Issues in Nursing -- Loss of Pregnancy Nursing At least 2.5 single spaced pages. Do not double space. Put answers in boxes. Each answer at least one solid paragraph, make boxes longer if necessary. Format for Research Article Critique N Continue Reading...
Leadership in Nursing: "The How and What of Leadership" There are those who would define leadership "as a social influence process in which leaders use interpersonal behaviors to motivate followers to contribute to group goals" (Kaiser, McGinnis, &a Continue Reading...
SPED Assessment In 2002 the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) made changes to their manuals regarding the assessment of mental retardation (MR). The revisions were designed to affect changes in professional practice regarding assessm Continue Reading...
As both the government and the private sector invest substantially larger amounts of capital in the development ICTs it becomes important to establish how effective these technologies are. The author suggests that previous research has identified th Continue Reading...
77)." Aside from familial obligations -- since the vast majority of expatriate roles assume that such positions would require managers to live their spouses and progeny in their native countries while they worked abroad -- another particularly inte Continue Reading...
Visual impairment (including blindness); 9. Multiple disabilities; 10. Deafness; 11. Deaf-blindness; 12. Autism; and, 13. Traumatic brain injury (Evanciew, 2003). In order to overcome the current constraints to learning about proper condom use Continue Reading...
Review: Ogut, H. (2006). "Information technology security risk management." Ph.D. Dissertation: University of Texas at Dallas The research that was conducted and presented here was almost entirely of a qualitative rather than a quantitative nature Continue Reading...
Teaching methods tend to be highly structured and teacher directed. Bandura's theory suggests an alternative form of classroom practice with respect to fostering student agentic self-regulation. Under typical developmental conditions young children Continue Reading...
In this scenario, the forum makes an attempt to recognize the specific circumstances of each case, making serious efforts to hold each member of the organization liable "in so far as, and according to the extent to which, he has personally contribut Continue Reading...
Ethics and Nursing One of the complexities of 21st century medicine is the evolution of nursing care theories in combination with a changing need and expectation of the stakeholder population. Nurses must be advocates and communicators, but must bal Continue Reading...
Emotional Intelligence and Patient-Centered Care" is a 2007 publication from the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine which seeks to discover whether or not Emotional Intelligence (EI) can be of use in the health care industry. Emotional Intelli Continue Reading...
Fingerspelling As children learn new languages they are taught how to sound out words in order to be able to write it correctly when the need comes. Language development in children takes on the traditional form of first experiencing the language, l Continue Reading...
