The role of an NHS library service in the UK: the perceptions of clinical managers in Portsmouth, UK     

Blagden P 《Health information and libraries journal》2007,24(2):110-117

BACKGROUND: Portsmouth NHS Library Service is exploring methods of raising its profile within its host organization and wishes to demonstrate its contribution to achieving organizational goals, perhaps by means of an impact study. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this small scale study, regarded as a possible precursor to an impact study, was to identify areas where there is potential to increase awareness among clinical managers of the Library's contribution. METHODS: An e-mail survey was sent to clinical managers to elicit their opinions regarding the contribution of the Library Service to organizational goals. RESULTS: Perhaps unsurprisingly, the role of the Library Service in education, research and effectiveness was most widely recognized. Of responses, 30/42 (71%) rated it as 'very important' and a further 11 (26%) rated it as 'important'. The low appreciation of the Library Service to Clinical Services is a disappointment in view of the body of research evidence. Only 12 respondents (29%) thought that the Library Service contributed 'significantly' by 'supporting informed and timely clinical decision making'. CONCLUSION: The study suggested areas where there might be scope to raise awareness of the Library contribution. In considering how best to achieve this, the benefits need to be weighed against the resource implications. Portsmouth NHS Library Service decided to increase its marketing efforts but not to carry out an impact study in the short term.  相似文献   

The restorative classroom: using restorative approaches to foster effective learning     

Pauline Clarke 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2013,29(1):98-99

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Education provision in the subsidised cultural sector     

Sara Selwood  Eileen Adams  Cary Bazalgette  Alison Coles  Pauline Tambling 《Cultural Trends》1998,8(32):61-103

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Book Reviews     

Pauline Dooley  Alan Skelton 《International Studies in Sociology of Education》2013,23(3):301-313

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A cross-cultural investigation of teachers’ and reporting officers’ self-ratings on teaching and leadership skills across Singapore and Bahrain     

Wee Pin Goh Jonathan  Lee Ong Kim  Hairon Salleh 《International Journal of Educational Research》2009,48(4):258-273

Self-rating bias is particularly likely in organizational behavior research as individuals tend to inflate their expertise, skills and character. This study aims to examine how two culturally diverse groups of teachers and their reporting officers respond to self-ratings of their own teaching skills and leadership skills respectively. It is posited that such response may be culturally based. To ensure validity of comparisons, analyses were done using linear Rasch measures in logits rather than the non-linear raw scores. No significant differences were found between the perceptions of Singaporean teachers and their reporting officers on teaching and leadership skills. The Bahraini data however revealed teachers’ perceptions of own teaching skills were significantly higher than that of their reporting officers. The opposite is true for the Reporting officers’ perceptions of our leadership skills. Bahraini teachers’ perceptions of their own teaching skills were also found to be significantly higher than that of their Singaporean counterparts. The findings support the notion that individuals’ thinking and behavior is influenced by how they process social and cultural information.  相似文献   

“It Lets Me Fight the Bad Guys”: An Exploration Into the Factors Predicting Enjoyment of Violent Video Games     

Karyn Riddle  Swee Kiat Tay  Jiaxi Wu 《Communication Studies》2019,70(1):36-58

In an exploratory survey that sampled video gamers, participants were asked to indicate why they enjoy playing their favorite video game. On the basis of ESRB ratings, we compare those whose favorite game is violent to those whose favorite game is nonviolent. Consistent with self-determination theory, the findings suggest need for autonomy and competence are important motivating factors. However, the findings also suggest fans of violent games differed from fans of nonviolent games in the degree to which arousal, liking violence, playing the vicarious hero, and playing the vicarious villain drive enjoyment. Furthermore, being able to play the hero and “fight bad guys” was a significant predictor of enjoyment of violent games. Implications for self-determination theory and theories of media enjoyment are discussed.  相似文献   

Impact of a participatory cyber crime prevention programme on secondary school students’ attainment in crime prevention concepts in civic education and social studies     

Peter Adewale Amosun  Olugbenga Adedayo Ige  Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo 《Education and Information Technologies》2015,20(3):505-518

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AN ACTOR-ORIENTED TRANSFER PERSPECTIVE ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ DEVELOPMENT OF THE USE OF PROCEDURES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ON RATE OF CHANGE     

Gerrit Roorda  Pauline Vos  Martin J. Goedhart 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2015,13(4):863-889

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Books, bias, and best practice     

Pauline Davey Zeece 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1997,24(3):173-177

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Best beginnings: Literature for the very young     

Pauline Davey Zeece 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1996,24(2):107-111

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