Ego Integrity of Older People with Physical Disability and Therapeutic Recreation     

Allan B. de Guzman  Hye-Eun Shim  Charmin Kathleen M. Sia  Wilbart Harvey S. Siazon  Mary Joyce Ann P. Sibal  Joanna Brigitte Lorraine C. Siglos 《Educational gerontology》2013,39(4):265-291

Ego integrity, the last developmental task in Erikson's psychological theory, develops naturally among older people. However, the presence of loss–like physical disability–can considerably affect the quality of life, interactions, and well being of older adults. Hence, older people with physical disabilities need more assistance in accomplishing tasks of ego integrity. This study aimed to utilize traditional Filipino art to capture the essence of the lived experiences of a select group of older people with physical disabilities in relation to their ego integrity. Four Filipino elderly with physical disabilities were purposely selected for this study. Picture prompting and doodling sessions were held as pretest and posttest to ascertain the effectiveness of puni-making in facilitating ego integrity of participants. A series of interviews were pursued to elicit experiences and feelings of participants regarding their disability and old age. From the analysis of the triangulated set of data, two findings emerged. First, four activators of ego integrity, namely: work, family, belief in self and belief in God, were identified as essentials in the formation of the participants' ego-integrity. Second, shifts related to the activators were identified indicating ego integrity's source, meaning and connection elements have become more grounded, certain and integrated. The influence of puni-making in understanding the ego integrity of older people with disabilities was found to be a sound and novel recreational therapy. It can stimulate a select group of Filipino elderly for openness to share their subjective and yet illuminating life experiences.  相似文献   

The childhood of the poor: welfare in eighteenth-century London     

Pavla Miller 《History of education》2013,42(1):126-128

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Library-Led Faculty Workshops: Helping Distance Educators Meet Information Literacy Goals in the Online Classroom     

Robert Miller  Edward O’Donnell  Neal Pomea  Joseph Rawson  Ryan Shepard  Cynthia Thomes 《图书馆管理杂志》2013,53(7-8):830-856

ABSTRACT

At University of Maryland University College (UMUC), librarians have designed and led a number of multiday, asynchronous online workshops for faculty. The workshops teach faculty how to meet information literacy goals in the virtual classroom. Through hands-on activities and discussion among their colleagues, participants in the faculty workshops learn about the university's information literacy standards, library resources and services, free Web tools, and how best to design class assignments involving library research. Library-led faculty workshops at UMUC have increased library visibility and furthered collaboration between faculty and librarians. This article discusses 5 workshops, detailing workshop content and logistics and demonstrating how librarians can help distance faculty further information literacy goals for students.  相似文献   

Introduction to Using Excel® Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts to Increase Efficiency in Library Data Analysis and Illustration     

Andrea Miller 《图书馆管理杂志》2013,53(2):94-106

ABSTRACT

Excel® offers powerful features that can spare its users countless hours of tedious and unnecessary effort. Pivot tables and pivot charts are robust tools that can streamline the work of analyzing library data, making it nearly instantaneous, visually engaging, and efficient. Although electronic resource usage statistics will be used for illustrative purposes, countless types of data in a tabular format are suited to the application of pivot tables and pivot charts. This article will discuss background and approaches for using these tools, followed by a companion article that will demonstrate essential techniques and applications.  相似文献   

Seeking Meaning: Capturing Patron Experience Through a User Survey     

Robin E. Miller 《图书馆管理杂志》2013,53(5):559-571

ABSTRACT

A well-crafted localized survey is an excellent opportunity to efficiently collect data about library user feelings and experiences on a large scale. 800 undergraduate students and employees of a mid-sized public university responded to an online survey about their feelings on library space, communication, services, and collections. Employing a variety of question types, the authors sought to include measures that would yield both pertinent and meaningful feedback. Results were analyzed and prioritized by significance and librarians culled the results for actionable findings and opportunities for further study or long-term benchmarking.  相似文献   

Assessment and Streamlining: A Guide for the Perplexed     

William Miller 《The Reference Librarian》2013,54(4):307-308

This article gives an overview of what reference material is and for what it is used. Desirable characteristics of print reference are described. Skills that are important for reference librarians are specifically and generally described throughout. Arguments on the importance of a core printed reference collection focus on convenience, cost, availability, online irritants, actual use of print, historical research, and future librarians’ understanding of reference resources.  相似文献   

Libraries and Consortia: What Will Libraries Pay For?     

William Miller 《Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve》2013,23(4):221-226

This article discusses affordability of member dues in library consortia and what services consortia can provide to increase their value to libraries.  相似文献   

Culture+Labour=Precariat     

Toby Miller 《传播与批判/文化研究》2013,10(1):96-99

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THE ACQUISITION OF SPECIALIZED INFORMATION BY OLDER ADULTS THROUGH UTILIZATION OF NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY     

Richard H. Davis  Robert V. Miller 《Educational gerontology》2013,39(2-3):217-232

Older adults have been identified as heavy consumers of information delivered via the electronic media. They appear to have established a dependency on television in excess of other viewing populations. The major preference of the older viewer is for news and public affairs programming. This implies a utility value of television for this audience as an information system, a link to the common pool of knowledge, and as a “window to the world.”

The present explosion of new communications technology will result in a major change in information transmission. The expected proliferation of cable systems, interactive television, and concepts of specialized programming will result in a deliberately frationated audience. It can be projected that this will have impact on the older viewing population. The potential for specialized information targeting the interests of older adults in a variety of program formats is in the immediate future. Educators and advertisers alike have the opportunity to capitalize on the new broadcast technology for influencing the lives of older people.  相似文献   

AGRARIAN JUSTICE: THOMAS PAINE'S SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM OF 1797     

James R. Miller  Hugh M. Ayer 《Educational gerontology》2013,39(4):375-382

The United States social security program is in trouble today not only because of scarce resources and double‐digit inflation but also because the American people are returning to an eighteenth century concept of government as the oppressor rather than the benefactor of society. Moreover, it is widely claimed—and believed—that the program is poorly managed and actuarially unsound, and that the entire system is likely to collapse long before those who are presently contributing to it will qualify as recipients of its benefits.

The thesis of this paper is that unless educational gerontologists and others who are interested in the welfare of the elderly make a special effort to inform Congress and the people of the consequences of changes in the present law, it is likely that significant changes will occur in the 1980s that will affect the Hues of millions of Americans. The authors contend that many of the same societal conditions exist today that existed when the Social Security Act of 1935 was passed. To dismantle, or even to remodel, the present structure, without a very extensive and very careful study of alternatives and consequences, would be disastrous not only to the elderly, but to the nation as well.  相似文献