Joining two social institutions to counter rural Alaskan child abuse     

G W Brown 《Child abuse & neglect》1985,9(3):383-388

Change in social customs and institutions is usually a slow process. This seems particularly true in attitudes about child abuse. Two key elements for change are being utilized for child protection in a rural area of Alaska with a predominantly Caucasian population. First, application of an old church custom of "constructive gossip" by volunteers is changing this rural community attitude about children. Second, use of an innovative federal government health care delivery program has established this community's first obstetric and pediatric service. With the oil boom in Alaska, widespread family disruption with frequent child abuse and neglect has become commonplace. Despite the oil tax wealth, State of Alaska Child Protection Services are strained to keep up with family and community violence. Deliberate cooperation with local community, church and service organization leaders is helping keep up with child protection needs. The obstetric and pediatric specialists of the National Health Service Corps non-profit practice were co-leaders, along with community leaders, in starting a lay volunteer service called "Friends of Families." Working cooperatively with the state child protection office, 24 families have received assistance from parent aides of Friends of Families. The influence of these two key elements of change on rural community attitudes and institutions are described.  相似文献   

Book reviews     

George Gerbner  Gabriel D. Ofiesh  Jerry M. Lewis  Frederick G. Knirk  F. Earle Barcus  Robert Steele 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》1966,14(3):407-416

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Book reviews     

Susan Sayer  Susan Sayar  P. G. Altbach  John D. Turner  D. G. Mulcahy  Erich Leitner  Nancy M. Reid  John Powell 《Higher Education》1982,11(3):345-352

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Work models: Beyond instructional objectives     

C. V. Bunderson  A. S. Gibbons  J. B. Olsen  G. P. Kearsley 《Instructional Science》1981,10(3):205-215

While instructional objectives have provided a cornerstone for the practice and science of instruction, they have also locked us into a lexically based conceptual system. In order to realize the interactive potential of computer-based instructional systems, we need a new way of representing performance. This paper presents the concept of a work model which is a unit of practice which allows replication of both information and interaction. In addition, the work model idea also addresses some of the fundamental problems with objectives such as their inability to capture the richness of terminal behavior or how to relate objectives to content.  相似文献   

Speech and drama training for lectures as a means of improving university teaching     

Harry G. Murray  Cheryl Lawrence 《Research in higher education》1980,13(1):73-90

Although considerable resources have been invested in programs for the improvement of college and university teaching, there is little data available on the effectiveness of these programs. The present study assessed the value of speech and drama training as a method of improving lecturing skills in university teachers. It was found that teachers who received speech and drama training showed significant improvement in student ratings of classroom teaching relative to control teachers. Rival hypotheses involving greater motivation to improve in experimental teachers and generalized placebo and self-help effects were ruled out on the basis of student rating data from previous courses and differential findings for target and nontarget rating scales. It is concluded that speech and drama training can make a small but significant contribution to the improvement of university teaching.  相似文献   

Static and dynamic behavior of concrete slabs reinforced with chemically reactive enamel-coated steel bars and fibers     

Dong-ming Yan  Shi-kun Chen  Gen-da Chen  Jason Baird 《浙江大学学报(A卷英文版)》2016,17(5):366-377

In this study, the effect of steel fibers coated with chemically reactive enamel (CRE) on the system response of concrete structures with reinforcing bars has been investigated for the first time. In particular, the ultimate strength, ductility, and failure mechanism of 24 reinforced concrete slabs were experimentally characterized under static and blast loads. CRE coating applied on steel bars reduced the crater area of slabs under blast loads by up to 20%; it slightly increased the strength of slabs and significantly reduced the strength degradation of slabs when increasingly deflected under static loads, making the slabs more ductile. CRE coating applied on steel fibers increased the strength of slabs by up to 16% under static loads. The influence of CRE coating applied on both steel fibers and bars may be taken into account by introducing a coating factor in the range of 0.57<β<1.0 in the American Concrete Institute (ACI) development length equation.  相似文献   

Delay in disclosure of childhood rape: results from a national survey     

Smith DW  Letourneau EJ  Saunders BE  Kilpatrick DG  Resnick HS  Best CL 《Child abuse & neglect》2000,24(2):273-287

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to gather representative data regarding the length of time women who were raped before age 18 delayed prior to disclosing such rapes, whom they disclosed to, and variables that predicted disclosure within 1 month. METHOD: Data were gathered from 3,220 Wave II respondents from the National Women's Study (Resnick, Kilpatrick, Dansky, Saunders, & Best, 1993), a nationally representative telephone survey of women's experiences with trauma and mental health. Of these, 288 retrospectively reported at least one rape prior to their 18th birthday. Details of rape experiences were analyzed to identify predictors of disclosure within 1 month. RESULTS: Fully 28% of child rape victims reported that they had never told anyone about their child rape prior to the research interview; 47% did not disclose for over 5 years post-rape. Close friends were the most common confidants. Younger age at the time of rape, family relationship with the perpetrator, and experiencing a series of rapes were associated with disclosure latencies longer than 1 month; shorter delays were associated with stranger rapes. Logistic regression revealed that age at rape and knowing the perpetrator were independently predictive of delayed disclosure. CONCLUSIONS: Delayed disclosure of childhood rape was very common, and long delays were typical. Few variables were identified that successfully predicted disclosure behavior, but older age and rape by a stranger were associated with more rapid disclosure. This suggests that the likelihood of disclosure in a given case is difficult to estimate, and predictions based on single variables are unwarranted.  相似文献   

Bedbugs     

Gene G. Bradbury 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1990,18(1):48-48

Gene G. Bradbury is a Pastor/Teacher, part time, in Concrete, WA, and spends the rest of his time writing for children and adults.  相似文献   

Comment on “science misconceptions among certain groups of students in Lebanon”     

Marlene Milkent  G. I. Za'Rour 《科学教学研究杂志》1976,13(6):571-572

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Information processing and pupil achievement: A model and a study     

P. Eccles  G. J. A. Deleeuw 《科学教学研究杂志》1976,13(5):383-395

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