Writing and Publishing in a Blended Learning Environment to Develop Students’ Scholarly Digital Ethos     

Jay Fogleman  Mona Anne Niedbala  Francesca Bedell 《Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian》2013,32(2):71-85

The explosive growth of clinical psychology literature has made it difficult for anyone to get a comprehensive overview of the field. Clinical psychology handbooks help alleviate this problem by providing a thorough survey of the discipline. Despite their utility for both students and librarians, no literature reviews of handbooks in clinical psychology currently exist. The present study seeks to fill this gap by selectively reviewing handbooks currently available, as well as a few "classics."  相似文献   

手工业与工业化技术:中印手工纺织业的比较     

白馥兰  董晓萍 《北京师范大学学报(社会科学版)》2017,(5)

手工业与现代技术工业化是国家生产模式的二元结构,在跨文化的视野下分析这种二元结构的发展趋势,总结得失利弊,对于考量国家现代化政策水平不无裨益。中印手工纺织业的比较正是这方面的一个研究个案。中印两国政府都曾以同样的决心改革传统手工业生产,提高现代工业化水平,加速国家现代化。两国也有差异,新中国初期实行手工业改造,鼓励工人和农民转向工业技术就业;印度则限制农村手工业的转型,在城市实施大规模的工业化。这两种努力的长期结果是大不相同的,在中国,手工业生产已缩减至小众范围,中国在现代化经济繁荣后发展起来的旅游文化产业和遗产保护工作催生了新的手工业品。在印度,目前仍有数以千万计的家庭在从事手工纺织业的劳作,支持和保护手工业及其价值观成为一种强大的政治号召,推动人们为维护社会公正和环境保护而奋斗。解读这一个案具有启示意义。  相似文献   

Individually Weighted-Average Models: Testing a Taxonomic SEM Approach Across Different Multidimensional/Global Constructs Because the Weights “Don’t Make No Nevermind”     

Herbert W. Marsh  L. Francesca Scalas 《Structural equation modeling》2018,25(1):137-159

From the time of William James, psychologists have posited individually importance-weighted-average models (IWAMs) in which weighting specific attributes by individual measures of importance improves prediction of the global outcome measures. Because IWAMs cause much confusion, we briefly review a general taxonomic paradigm and structural equation models for testing IWAMs, and demonstrate its application for 2 simulated and 3 diverse “real” data applications (multidimensional measures of self-concept, quality of life, and job satisfaction). Consistent across the real data applications and previous research more generally, there is surprisingly little support for IWAMs when tested appropriately. In these diverse tests of IWAMs we integrate new approaches such as exploratory structural equation modeling (SEM), alternative approaches to constructing latent interactions, application of bifactor models, modeling method and item-wording effects, and the juxtaposition of model evaluation in relation to goodness of fit (typically used in SEM studies) and variance explained (typically used in multiple regression tests of IWAMs).  相似文献   

NEETs in Spain: an analysis in a context of economic crisis     

Francesca Salvà-Mut  María Tugores-Ques  Elena Quintana-Murci 《International Journal of Lifelong Education》2018,37(2):168-183

This article presents the research results from a study that was conducted on Spanish youths aged 25–29 years who are neither in employment nor education and training (NEET). Their characteristics were analysed as well as the differential aspects in relation to people who are in employment, education or training. A typology of NEETs was also established based on their availability for and attitude towards employment, and the similarities and differences between the diverse subgroups were analysed. A mixed methodology was used: a quantitative perspective, which enabled a statistical and regression analysis using data that were obtained through questionnaires, and a qualitative perspective based on a biographical interview, which made it possible to focus on perceptions and processes. The results enable us to identify the common characteristics of the NEET population as well as the perceptions and determining factors of the three typologies.  相似文献   

The Role of Age and Verbal Ability in the Theory of Mind Task Performance of Subjects with Autism   总被引：30，自引：0，他引：30  

Francesca G. E. Happé 《Child development》1995,66(3):843-855

A number of studies have reported that most children with autism fail theory of mind tasks. It is unclear why certain children with autism pass such tests and what might be different about these subjects. In the present study, the role of age and verbal ability in theory of mind task performance was explored. Data were pooled from 70 autistic, 34 mentally handicapped, and 70 normal young subjects, previously tested for a number of different studies. The analysis suggested that children with autism required far higher verbal mental age to pass false belief tasks than did other subjects. While normally developing children had a 50% probability of passing both tasks at the verbal mental age of 4 years, autistic subjects took more than twice as long to reach this probability of success (at the advanced verbal mental age of 9-2). Possible causal relations between verbal ability and the ability to represent mental states are discussed.  相似文献   

Liminality in education: generating a creative space of encounter and dialogue between teachers and students within educational structures     

Francesca Lorenzi  Irene White 《Pastoral Care in Education》2019,37(3):190-207

ABSTRACT

The dominant results-driven/performance-oriented culture and the pressures of performativity in education have meant that the promotion of creativity has been narrow in scope and the translation into practice less apparent than the rhetoric would suggest. Creativity can survive even in times of standardisation, but it is more likely to be confined to interstitial zones. Interstitial zones are in-between social spaces outside the formal teaching zones in which creativity may give voice to those students whose voice is not always heard in the formal teaching context.

Often, creativity is equated exclusively to substantial creative outputs and, as a result, teachers who are not sensitised to creativity in a broader sense may underestimate their own creative ability and the positive impact this might have on the relationship with their students. A shift in teacher education that results in a more meaningful appreciation of both the nature of creativity and its benefits is therefore required. A developmental approach which starts with teacher cultivation of creative sensibility is essential to achieve greater infusion of creativity. The paper posits that teachers who resist rigid social structures and engage in critical pedagogy are also more likely to be receptive to creativity and its the pastoral potential in education.  相似文献   

“Real life use” of troponin in the emergency department: a survey of over 3000 cases     

Matteo Vidali  Enrica Verzotti  Nicole Cabraz  Francesca Santi  Alessia Puma  Giorgio Bellomo  Alessandro Lupi  Giuseppe Lippi  Gian Carlo Avanzi 《Biochemia medica : ?asopis Hrvatskoga dru?tva medicinskih biokemi?ara / HDMB》2015,25(3):421-429

Introduction

The aim of this study was to identify clinical variables which may be independently associated with positivity of a cardiac troponin I (cTnI) assay in a large population of patients admitted to the emergency department (ED).

Materials and methods

3166 subjects, with at least two troponin I tests ordered within 6 hours in the ED, were studied. Patient data were statistically analyzed to identify clinical associations with increased values of Troponin I.

Results

Although patients with diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome displayed troponin I values significantly higher than those of other groups, positivity to troponin I (> 40 ng/L) was also observed in patients with other clinical conditions. In multivariate analysis, age, elevated heart rate and electrocardiographyc changes were independently associated with troponin I positivity at admission. In the whole study population troponin I positivity exhibited high sensitivity and negative predictive value, counterbalanced by low specificity and limited positive predictive value.

Conclusions

Troponin I positivity should be combined with history and clinical evaluation and cautiously interpreted in the ED, especially in patients exhibiting factors associated with higher troponin I levels such as older age, elevated heart rate or ECG changes.Key words: troponin I, acute coronary syndrome, emergency service, hospital, chest pain  相似文献   

The Impact of the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States: Institutional and Sectoral Effects on Private Funding     

Francesca Borgonovi  Michael O'Hare 《Journal of Cultural Economics》2004,28(1):21-36

This paper examines the impact of the National Endowment for the Arts on private donations to the arts. The aim of the analysis is to assess whether public funding generates a crowding effect on private giving. We distinguish between institutional and sectoral crowding phenomena and discuss their possible implications.We used both a qualitative approach and an econometric model to estimate the effect of NEA introduction and appropriations on donations. Our results suggest that at the institutional level NEA grants do not generally induce donations to recipients while at the sectoral level appropriations and private giving are independent. The introduction of the agency appears to have caused a decrease in donations.  相似文献   

Differences in field dependence-independence cognitive style as a function of socioeconomic status,sex, and cognitive competence     

Maria Forns-Santacana  Juan Antonio Amador-Campos  Francesca Roig-Lopez 《Psychology in the schools》1993,30(2):176-186

This study analyzes the field dependence-independence (FDI) cognitive style—ascertained and measured by means of the Children's Embedded Figures Test (CEFT) — as a function of socioeconomic status, sex, and cognitive competence — measured on the McCarthy Scales—in 7-year-old children. The tests were administered to 117 subjects, of whom 79 were of low socioeconomic status (50 girls and 29 boys) and 38 were of upper-middle socioeconomic status (20 girls and 18 boys). All subjects were in their second year of primary education. Subjects of upper-middle socioeconomic status achieved significantly higher scores than did subjects of low socioeconomic status on the five McCarthy Scales and on the FDI variable. The sex variable produced differences only in the FDI variable, where boys scored higher than girls. Perceptual ability explains 22.84% of the FDI variance; verbal ability is excluded from the regression equation that analyzes such dependence. Finally, the interpretation of FDI as a stylistic or cognitive variable is discussed.  相似文献   

A polymeric micro-optical interface for flow monitoring in biomicrofluidics     

Francesca Sapuppo  Andreu Llobera  Florinda Schembri  Marcos Intaglietta  Victor J. Cadarso    Maide Bucolo 《Biomicrofluidics》2010,4(2)

We describe design and miniaturization of a polymeric optical interface for flow monitoring in biomicrofluidics applications based on polydimethylsiloxane technology, providing optical transparency and compatibility with biological tissues. Design and ray tracing simulation are presented as well as device realization and optical analysis of flow dynamics in microscopic blood vessels. Optics characterization of this polymeric microinterface in dynamic experimental conditions provides a proof of concept for the application of the device to two-phase flow monitoring in both in vitro experiments and in vivo microcirculation investigations. This technology supports the study of in vitro and in vivo microfluidic systems. It yields simultaneous optical measurements, allowing for continuous monitoring of flow. This development, integrating a well-known and widely used optical flow monitoring systems, provides a disposable interface between live mammalian tissues and microfluidic devices making them accessible to detection∕processing technology, in support or replacing standard intravital microscopy.  相似文献