High school peer tutors teach MedlinePlus: a model for Hispanic outreach.     

Debra G Warner  Cynthia A Olney  Fred B Wood  Lucille Hansen  Virginia M Bowden 《Journal of the Medical Library Association》2005,93(2):243-252

OBJECTIVES: The objective was to introduce the MedlinePlus Website to the predominantly Hispanic residents of the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of Texas by partnering with a health professions magnet high school (known as Med High). METHODS: Community assessment was used in the planning stages and included pre-project focus groups with students and teachers. Outreach methods included peer tutor selection, train-the-trainer sessions, school and community outreach, and pre- and posttests of MedlinePlus training sessions. Evaluation methods included Web statistics; end-of-project interviews; focus groups with students, faculty, and librarians; and end-of-project surveys of students and faculty. RESULTS: Four peer tutors reached more than 2,000 people during the project year. Students and faculty found MedlinePlus to be a useful resource. Faculty and librarians developed new or revised teaching methods incorporating MedlinePlus. The project enhanced the role of school librarians as agents of change at Med High. The project continues on a self-sustaining basis. CONCLUSIONS: Using peer tutors is an effective way to educate high school students about health information resources and, through the students, to reach families and community members.  相似文献   

Expanding the conceptual and empirical boundaries of family communication patterns: The development and validation of an Expanded Conformity Orientation Scale     

Haley Kranstuber Horstman  Paul Schrodt  Benjamin Warner  Ascan Koerner  Ryan Maliski  Alexie Hays 《Communication monographs》2018,85(2):157-180

Family communication patterns theory (FCPT) explores how family members communicate to create a shared social reality via conversation and conformity orientations. Recently, scholars have noted that the current conceptualization and operationalization of conformity orientation is unnecessarily narrow in scope by representing conformity as controlling and repressive, rather than as cultivating homogenous attitudes, beliefs, and values among family members. To address these concerns, we tested the factor structure of the most common measure in FCPT research, the Revised Family Communication Patterns scale (Study One). Based on theoretical and methodological concerns that emerged from Study One, we then created and validated a new scale in Study Two – the Expanded Conformity Orientation Scale (ECOS). Findings from Study Two demonstrated concurrent and discriminant validity. Implications for the use of the ECOS in future studies are discussed.  相似文献   

Multiple-transfer students in a public urban university: Background characteristics and interinstitutional movements   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：1  

Gretchen Warner Kearney  Barbara K. Townsend  Terrence J. Kearney 《Research in higher education》1995,36(3):323-344

Little research has been conducted on multiple-transfer students, those students who transfer more than once during their collegiate careers. In this study, background characteristics and previous interinstitutional movements of a sample of multiple transfers enrolled at a large, urban, public university were examined. These students moved along four different transfer paths before enrolling at the university, where they comprised one-fifth of new undergraduate enrollments. Their paths differed significantly on a number of demographic, institutional, and interaction variables. Overall, these students were academic achievers with high socioeconomic status backgrounds, who focused on academic quality and programs in choosing four-year colleges. Their tendency to transfer among large, inexpensive, public institutions has negative implications for the private sector of higher education.  相似文献   

香蕉可控制中风低钾饮食可能增加中风危险     

珍妮佛·华纳 《海外英语》2003,(6):20

一天一个苹果可以不看医生,一天一根香蕉可以避免中风.新的研究表明,食谱中得不到足够钾的人更可能患中风.  相似文献   

E‐prints and journal articles in astronomy: a productive co‐existence     

Edwin A. HENNEKEN  Michael J. KURTZ  Guenther EICHHORN  Alberto ACCOMAZZI  Carolyn S. GRANT  Donna THOMPSON  Elizabeth BOHLEN  Stephen S. MURRAY  Paul GINSPARG  Simeon WARNER 《Learned Publishing》2007,20(1):16-22

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Distance education in Malawi     

Ross A. Perkins  Simeon M. Gwayi  Paxton A. Zozie  Barbara B. Lockee 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》2005,53(4):101-108

Conclusion Any discussion of technology as a “tool-only” definition is incomplete. Instructional technology also refers to a systematic means of solving problems (Reiser, 1987). In the case of Malawi and so many other low-income societies where tools are difficult to purchase and maintain, one resource that is not in short supply is the number of able and willing people who could themselves provide solutions to the country's many challenges. The important role of the instructional designer should not be ignored. Mzuzu University has the benefit of having five trained instructional technologists among its faculty. Increasing the number of designers with experience in distance teaching and learning would benefit Malawi. The insight provided by people who have taken instructional design, educational psychology, and related courses, would undoubtedly open minds to new possibilities. Not only could they guide instructional development for Web-based learning, they could design and offer training on new technologies as they become available. Although consultants from outside Malawi can offer excellent advice based on their education and experience, such input is necessarily limited by the lack of a true understanding of contextual issues. The advantage indigenous designers have, of course, is first-hand knowledge of their own context, which plays a very important role in shaping instructional decisions (Arias & Clark, 2004; Perkins, 2003; Tessmer & Richey, 1997). Indigenous instructional designers should be called on first to offer guidance as leaders in ministries and at international funding agencies seeking reasonable solutions to the challenges to access and growth that lie before them.  相似文献   

Review of Research on Practicum Supervision     

James C. Hansen  Richard W. Warner 《Counselor Education & Supervision》1971,10(3):261-272

This 10-year review of articles on practicum supervision examines articles in terms of findings and research design employed. Research is classified according to (a) role of the supervisor, (b) process of supervision, and (c) rating systems in practicum. While the studies reviewed were indicative of prevalent characteristics of counselor candidates and procedures for rating their counseling performance, still unclear are: expected supervisory roles, the effects of various roles on trainee performance, and the differential effectiveness of contemporary methods of supervision in assisting counselors to work more effectively with their clients. More highly refined experimental studies of counselor supervision are urged.  相似文献   

A Study of State Social Studies Standards for American Indian Education     

Connor K. Warner 《Multicultural Perspectives》2015,17(3):125-132

In this study the author surveys social studies standards from 14 U.S. states seeking to answer: (a) what social studies knowledge about American Indians is deemed essential by those states mandating the development of American Indian Education curricula for all public K–12 students? and (b) at what grade levels is this social studies content knowledge mandated in public K–12 schools? Document analysis, open-coding, and constant comparison revealed that the knowledge states standards require can be organized into six themes: identification/classification of tribes, distinct tribal cultures, contributions to mainstream U.S. culture, tribal government, connection to environment, and economics/occupations. The findings also revealed that the majority of standards relating to American Indians are directed to elementary grade levels. Standards in only two states, Maine and Montana, cover a breadth of curricular content and require that content coverage to continue K–12.  相似文献   

The downside of mentoring     

Dianne D. Horgan  Rebecca J. Simeon 《Performance Improvement》1991,30(1):34-35

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Lessons for Managers: England's Human Resource Dilemmas     

Joan B. Barrett  Deane B. Gradous  Margret K. Lydell  Sandy Senghusch  Bruce E. Swanson  Richard A. Swanson  Julie D. Theobald  Debra K. Warner 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》1991,4(2):59-68

Educating the current and future workforce is an extremely important issue. Historically, the UK has not been concerned with educating and training the masses. In the 1990s, talent will be short in the UK and within the European Community (EC). By 1992, the trade barriers will be lifted for the 12 member nations of the EC. Companies that are creative and open to utilizing avenues to train present and potential workers are going to be more competitive in the EC. If the UK continues to produce an unskilled work force, it will not survive the competition. Business leaders realize the need to develop a work force that is equally or better equipped than the work force that is available to their competitors. core lessons learned from the international visit include (1) HRD is not a “perk,” (2) the changing work force is real, (3) quality is the key to competitiveness, and (4) managers need to stick to the basics of human resource management.  相似文献