Dealing With the Concepts of “Grief” and “Grieving” in the Classroom: Children’s Perceptions, Emotions, and Behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polyxeni Stylianou ◽  
Michalinos Zembylas
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Grade Classroom

This article presents an action research study that explores how a fifth-grade classroom of 10- to 11-year-old children in Cyprus perceive the concepts of grief and grieving, after an educational intervention provided space for discussing such issues. It also explores the impact that the intervention program had on children’s emotions while exploring these concepts and illustrates how it affected their behavior. The findings suggest that the intervention had a constructive impact on children’s understandings of grief and grieving along two important dimensions. First, the intervention helped children better define emotional responses to loss (grief). Second, children seemed to overcome their anxiety while talking about grief and grieving and were able to share relevant personal experiences. The study has important implications for curriculum development, pedagogical practice, and teacher training on death education.

The Impact of an educational intervention on knowledge of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder among primary school teachers in Lagos Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
I Adeosun ◽  
O Ogun ◽  
S Adeyemo ◽  
A Bello ◽  
O Fatiregun
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Primary school teachers have been identified as important partners in the prompt recognition, referral and management of children with ADHD. However their capacity to function in these roles is hinged on their extent of knowledge about ADHD. Furthermore teachers' knowledge about ADHD may influence the education and clinical outcomes of children with ADHD. This study assessed the impact of an educational intervention program on knowledge about ADHD among primary school teachers in Lagos, Nigeria. Method: An experimental study of the impact of a brief educational intervention on ADHD literacy among primary school teachers (n=144) in Lagos, Nigeria. At baseline, knowledge about symptoms and treatment of ADHD was elicited with a vignette-based questionnaire. The intervention consisted of the administration of an educational leaflet about ADHD, designed by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. One week post-intervention, the baseline assessments were repeated. Results: At baseline, 92.4% of the teachers could not recognise features of ADHD. The majority were also unaware of the role of teachers, medications and psychological interventions in the management of children with ADHD. Post-intervention, significantly greater number of respondents compared with baseline (88.0% vs. 7.6%) correctly identified symptoms of ADHD (p<0.005), and agreed that ADHD could be successfully managed with medications (63.2% vs. 9.0%; p<0.005) and psychological treatment (79.2% vs. 16.7%; p<0.005). Conclusion: A simple low-cost educational intervention is effective in improving knowledge about ADHD among primary school teachers in the shortterm. Further research is required to evaluate the impact of this intervention in the long term.

The Intersection of Two Unlikely Worlds: Ratios and Drums

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 376-383
Author(s):  
Anthony C. Stevens ◽  
Janet M. Sharp ◽  
Becky Nelson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Pattern Repetition ◽  
Grade Classroom

When mathematics lessons are linked with personal experiences, typically, the result is that the student gains a stronger understanding of the content than if the lessons are isolated and unconnected. This premise was recently supported in a local fifth-grade classroom. The students learned to play three mathematically disparate rhythms on conga drums as an introduction to an exploration of ratio. Ratios connect naturally with African and Afro-Cuban drumming because the drummer's combination of many rhythms, each with a pattern repetition of different length results in a polyrhythmic song. The pattern repetitions are comprised of a given quantity of one type of beat mixed with a specified quantity of another type of beat, or a ratio of one beat to the other one. Although we completed this lesson with a group of children of whom half were African American, we believe this lesson can be powerful and meaningful for children of all ethnic backgrounds.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON SMOKING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENTS IN SCHOOLS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY [RAWALPINDI PAKISTAN].

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prof Dr Ishaq Khan ◽  
Junaid Ishaq Khan ◽  
Rohail Khan
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Early Years ◽  
P Value ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact

Background: Smoking is one of the leading preventable causes of mortality and morbidity, Adolescent are more prone to develop smoking habit and continues it into adult life. Early smokers are associated with increased number of cigarettes uptake in adulthood and decreased quit rates. It is stated that adult smokers usually initiate smoking in their early years and there are less chances that they cease smoking in their adulthood. Objectives: The study aims to evaluate the impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and behavior of adolescent aged 14-19 years. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study followed by an education intervention was conducted from June 2017 to August 2018.  650 adolescents who were found to be current smokers were included in this study. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Chi square test was applied at p value of 0.05. Results: Before intervention 90.7% adolescent considered smoking as a bad habit which significantly increases to 96.9% after educational intervention. Significant improvement in attitude of respondents was seen after intervention. Proportion of adolescent who intend to quit smoking increases from 35.2% to 72.2% after educational intervention. As a result of an educational intervention proportion of adolescent who uses complete stick at one time decreases from 83.5% to 65%. Conclusion: Health education on smoking is effective in motivating adolescents to quit smoking. In order to reduce smoking rates among adolescent’s education intervention strategies should be adopted at large scale. It is recommended that health education program on smoking should be organized by schools and colleges which will lead to overall low smoking prevalence. Keywords: Adolescents, Smoking, Knowledge, Health education

scholarly journals Impact Analysis of ICT based Educational Intervention on Change in Consumption of Junk Food Among School Going Children in Jaipur: A Vis a Vis Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 117-123
Author(s):  
Sakshi Mehta ◽  
◽  
Dr. Swati Vyas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Junk Food

Introduction and Objectives of Research Study: World data revealed the facts that twenty-first-century school-going children are more inclined towards the consumption of junk food especially during the COVID 19 pandemic period and this habit of consuming junk food is recognized as a serious health problem around the globe. Thus in this backdrop, the present research framework aims to assess the effectiveness of an ICT based educational intervention program for school going children in Jaipur Metropolitan City, India to reduce junk food consumption habits. Research Methodology: In the present research study data was collected with the help of a simple random sampling technique from n=200, school-going children of study area Jaipur. Primary data collection tool- a self-developed structured questionnaire was used in the present study. Data was collected in a phased manner i.e. Pre-test before intervention study and post-test after the ICT based interactive study. For statistical analysis, a multiple linear regression model and a paired t-test were used to assess the effectiveness of ICT based educational intervention programs in the present research study. Findings and Conclusion: Findings obtained from the present study concluded that among school children of Jaipur the behavioural intention of junk food consumption was different in pretest and posttest [4.98 ± 1.6 and 6.84 ± 1.2]. The present research study concludes that the ICT based intervention program developed by the research scholar has been proved as an effective education program for changing the intentions of school-going children and also prevent them from making the habit of consuming junk food which was found statistically significant at the p-value <0.05. It was also found from the study that, the behavioural intention of junk food consumption, the attitude of school-going children towards junk food consumption, and perceived behavioural control toward junk food were statistically significant as the obtained p-value was <0.05. Implications of the study: In a nutshell, it can be postulated from the present research study that ICT based intervention program has a significant positive influence on the perceived behaviour without a control group of school-going children in the study area Jaipur and the same findings can be used unanimously in other study conditions around the globe.

scholarly journals Personal therapy for therapists: Reflections on past and current research from an autoethnographic perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Personal Therapy ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Mandatory Requirement ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

The following article will describe and reflect on a research study that was published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly in 2011, entitled ‘Personal Therapy as a Mandatory Requirement for Counselling Psychologists in Training: A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Therapy on Trainees’ Personal and Professional Development.’ The aim of the study was to explore trainee counselling psychologists’ experiences of mandatory personal therapy, and the impact it had on their personal and professional development. This article is written from an autoethnographic perspective. Autoethnography is a research method which allows authors to define, explain and methodically evaluate their personal experiences of being part of a particular culture, over a prolonged period of time. The use of the dialogue approach has allowed the study to be presented as an interview or a conversation that has taken place between two people. The article concentrates on three areas of autoethnography: firstly, sincerity which is interested in the author’s objectives and the ways in which a study is designed, carried out, and presented. Secondly, contribution is about the significance of participants’ stories and the ways in which they are interpreted. The standard of any research study is judged on the extent to which the work has furthered knowledge and understanding of a particular subject area. Thirdly, rich insight, involves an idiosyncratic process of self-reflection for the researcher to gain insight into their area of interest.

scholarly journals Heart Disease, Now What? Improving Quality of Life through Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3077
Author(s):  
Lisa Gomes ◽  
Cristina Liébana-Presa ◽  
Beatriz Araújo ◽  
Fátima Marques ◽  
Elena Fernández-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: The management of chronic illness assumes a level of demand for permanent care and reaches a priority dimension in the health context. Given the importance of nursing care to post-acute coronary syndrome patients, the objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention program on quality of life in patients after acute coronary syndrome. Method: Quasi-experimental study with two groups: an experimental group exposed to the educational intervention program and the control group without exposure to the educational intervention program. Results: The results showed statistically significant differences between both groups (p < 0.001). Although only valid for the specific group of subjects studied, the educational intervention program enabled significant gains in quality of life. Conclusions: According to the findings of the study, a systematized and structured educational program, integrated into the care organization and based on transition processes, is effective in developing self-care skills and improves the quality of life in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

What Does a Doctoral Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling Bring to Speech-Language Pathology Programs?

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Agan
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, I will describe the potential contributions of interdisciplinary studies combining speech-language pathology and rehabilitation counseling in the preparation of future speech-language pathologists (SLPs). I will provide a brief introduction to the field of rehabilitation counseling and consider it from an SLP’s perspective. Next, I will describe some of my own personal experiences as they pertain to the intersecting cultures of work and disability and how these experiences influenced my practice as a master’s level SLP eventually leading to my decision to pursue a doctoral degree in rehabilitation counseling. I will describe the impact of this line of interdisciplinary study on my research and teaching. Finally, I will present some arguments about why concepts relevant to rehabilitation counseling are important to the mindset of SLPs.

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