Unique Outcomes and Positive Contributions Associated with Facial Difference: Expanding Research and Practice

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Eiserman
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Service To Others ◽  
Facial Difference

Current literature on the psychosocial outcomes of living with a craniofacial difference (CFD) focuses primarily on deficits. In this paper, an alternative perspective is explored in a pilot study of 11 parents of children with CFDs and 11 affected adults reflecting on their experiences. Mixing qualitative and quantitative methodologies, this pilot study begins to demonstrate the value of exploring contributional outcomes related to CFDs. The findings in this study include positive outcomes in terms of communication abilities, service to others, observational skills, inner strength, abilities to question society, a valued social circle, and perceptions of being normal because of the difference. The findings also reveal that approximately half of the parents and affected adults would not choose to remove the experience of facial difference from their lives if they have such an option. Implications for future research, practice, and ethical and policy considerations are discussed.

Tablet interpreting

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Goldsmith
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Software Tools ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Consecutive Interpreting ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract This pilot study examines the recent phenomenon of tablet interpreting. Based on in-depth interviews with six practitioners, which were transcribed and analyzed inductively, the article presents an overview of software, tools, and technology that interpreters currently utilize in their work. Qualitative and quantitative results demonstrate regular, effective tablet use in various consecutive interpreting settings. Participants feel that these tools meet their needs and outstrip the functionalities offered by pen and paper in most contexts. This study compiles best practices for tablet interpreting, discusses their benefits and challenges, and describes features to consider when assessing new and existing tablets, applications, and styluses. The data underscore the need for training in this budding field, which represents a key area for future research and professional practice.

scholarly journals Uniting Resilience Research and Practice With an Inequalities Approach

SAGE Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401668247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angie Hart ◽  
Emily Gagnon ◽  
Suna Eryigit-Madzwamuse ◽  
Josh Cameron ◽  
Kay Aranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Young People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Research And Policy

The concept of resilience has evolved, from an individual-level characteristic to a wider ecological notion that takes into account broader person–environment interactions, generating an increased interest in health and well-being research, practice and policy. At the same time, the research and policy-based attempts to build resilience are increasingly under attack for responsibilizing individuals and maintaining, rather than challenging, the inequitable structure of society. When adversities faced by children and young people result from embedded inequality and social disadvantage, resilience-based knowledge has the potential to influence the wider adversity context. Therefore, it is vital that conceptualizations of resilience encompass this potential for marginalized people to challenge and transform aspects of their adversity, without holding them responsible for the barriers they face. This article outlines and provides examples from an approach that we are taking in our research and practice, which we have called Boingboing resilience. We argue that it is possible to bring resilience research and practice together with a social justice approach, giving equal and simultaneous attention to individuals and to the wider system. To achieve this goal, we suggest future research should have a co-produced and inclusive research design that overcomes the dilemma of agency and responsibility, contains a socially transformative element, and has the potential to empower children, young people, and families.

Learning at the Boundaries of Research and Practice: A Framework for Understanding Research–Practice Partnerships

2022 ◽  
pp. 0013189X2110690
Author(s):  
Caitlin C. Farrell ◽  
William R. Penuel ◽  
Annie Allen ◽  
Eleanor R. Anderson ◽  
Angel X. Bohannon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Collective Knowledge ◽  
Educational Improvement ◽  
Research And Practice

Given the rapid growth of research–practice partnerships (RPPs), we need a framework that helps the field understand how RPPs can facilitate organizational learning in service of local educational improvement and transformation. Drawing on sociocultural and organizational learning theories, we argue that learning can happen for the organizations engaged in RPPs at the boundaries of research and practice. Such learning is evident when there are changes in collective knowledge, policies, and routines of participating organizations, with implications for longer-term outcomes of educational improvement and transformation locally and more broadly. The degree to which organizations can make use of the ideas from the RPP is dependent, in part, on the presence and design of boundary infrastructure and the preexisting organizational capacities and conditions. We conclude with implications for those engaging in RPPs and future research.

Challenging Assumptions: Examining Fundamental Beliefs That Shape Challenge Course Programming and Research

2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent D. Wolfe ◽  
Diane M. Samdahl
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Leisure Studies ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Challenge Course ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
Challenge Courses ◽  
Hidden Biases ◽  
Ropes Courses

In recent years there has been a growing call for introspective examinations to uncover the unquestioned assumptions that ground our areas of study. In this paper, we reflectively examine one area of leisure studies—challenge (ropes) courses. By revealing the assumptions that shape practice and research in this field, we also reveal hidden biases that have inadvertently restricted our understanding of challenge courses. When made visible, these assumptions can be openly tested to provide stronger support for, or perhaps meaningful refinements in, the use of challenge courses. This article: (a) describes typical features that comprise a challenge course, (b) offers examples of traditional research methods used to study challenge courses, (c) details two central assumptions found in the research (risk—real or perceived—leads to positive outcomes, and benefits are transferable), and in light of the assumptions presented, (d) provides suggestions for future research and practice.

La valutazione della formazione continua: un'analisi dei fabbisogni degli stakeholder

2009 ◽  
pp. 13-39
Author(s):  
Emilio Bartezzaghi ◽  
Marco Guerci ◽  
Marco Vinante
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Participatory Evaluation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Past ◽  
European Social Fund ◽  
Evaluation Models ◽  
Social Fund ◽  
Convergence And Divergence

- Over the past few years literature on program evaluation has been studying multistakeholder evaluation, but training evaluation models and practices still do not seem aware of this problem. The present study identifies intersections between methodologies and approaches of participatory evaluation and typical techniques and evaluation tools used for training. This study focuses on understanding the evaluation needs of the stakeholders classes typically involved in a training program. A training program financed by the European Social Fund in Italy has been studied, both with qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The results suggest that different stakeholders classes have different evaluation needs and, in operative terms, highlight the convergence and divergence between stakeholders' evaluation needs. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Comparative Effects of High-Tech Visual Scene Displays and Low-Tech Isolated Picture Symbols on Engagement From Students With Multiple Disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Holyfield ◽  
Sydney Brooks ◽  
Allison Schluterman
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Visual Scene ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Difference

Purpose Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an intervention approach that can promote communication and language in children with multiple disabilities who are beginning communicators. While a wide range of AAC technologies are available, little is known about the comparative effects of specific technology options. Given that engagement can be low for beginning communicators with multiple disabilities, the current study provides initial information about the comparative effects of 2 AAC technology options—high-tech visual scene displays (VSDs) and low-tech isolated picture symbols—on engagement. Method Three elementary-age beginning communicators with multiple disabilities participated. The study used a single-subject, alternating treatment design with each technology serving as a condition. Participants interacted with their school speech-language pathologists using each of the 2 technologies across 5 sessions in a block randomized order. Results According to visual analysis and nonoverlap of all pairs calculations, all 3 participants demonstrated more engagement with the high-tech VSDs than the low-tech isolated picture symbols as measured by their seconds of gaze toward each technology option. Despite the difference in engagement observed, there was no clear difference across the 2 conditions in engagement toward the communication partner or use of the AAC. Conclusions Clinicians can consider measuring engagement when evaluating AAC technology options for children with multiple disabilities and should consider evaluating high-tech VSDs as 1 technology option for them. Future research must explore the extent to which differences in engagement to particular AAC technologies result in differences in communication and language learning over time as might be expected.

A Pilot Study of Mobile Telephone Message Interventions with Suicide Attempters in China

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Chen ◽  
Brian L. Mishara ◽  
Xiao Xian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Mobile Telephone ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quick Method ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
To Receive

Background: In China, where follow-up with hospitalized attempters is generally lacking, there is a great need for inexpensive and effective means of maintaining contact and decreasing recidivism. Aims: Our objective was to test whether mobile telephone message contacts after discharge would be feasible and acceptable to suicide attempters in China. Methods: Fifteen participants were recruited from suicide attempters seen in the Emergency Department in Wuhan, China, to participate in a pilot study to receive mobile telephone messages after discharge. All participants have access to a mobile telephone, and there is no charge for the user to receive text messages. Results: Most participants (12) considered the text message contacts an acceptable and useful form of help and would like to continue to receive them for a longer period of time. Conclusions: This suggests that, as a low-cost and quick method of intervention in areas where more intensive follow-up is not practical or available, telephone messages contacts are accessible, feasible, and acceptable to suicide attempters. We hope that this will inspire future research on regular and long-term message interventions to prevent recidivism in suicide attempters.

Suicide after Deployment in UN Peacekeeping Missions—A Danish Pilot Study

Crisis ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hansen-Schwartz ◽  
G. Jessen ◽  
K. Andersen ◽  
H.O. Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Un Peacekeeping ◽  
Peacekeeping Missions

Summary: This pilot study looks at the frequency of suicide among Danish soldiers who took part in the UN mandated forces (UNMF) during the 1990's. In a contingent of nearly 4000 Danish UN soldiers four suicides were documented, two of whom committed suicide less than one month before deployment and two who committed suicide within a year after discharge from mission. Contributing factors, prevention strategies, and implications for future research are discussed.

The Path to Adoption and Advocacy: Exploring Dimensions Of Brand Experience and Engagement at Trade Shows

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 871-881
Author(s):  
Pamela A. Kennett-Hensel ◽  
Elyria Kemp ◽  
Kim Williams ◽  
Aberdeen Leila Borders
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Personal Selling ◽  
Brand Experience ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Product Adoption ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Brand Engagement ◽  
Trade Show ◽  
Trade Shows ◽  
Business To Business

Trade shows are typically second only to personal selling in business-to-business promotional expenditures. As a result, trade show attendees are often inundated with product offerings by competing firms. In order to successfully vie for attention, firms must find ways to engage attendees and potential consumers. A key component of engaging with a brand is considering how consumers experience the brand. This research examines the dynamics which enhance brand engagement by understanding the factors which contribute to the brand experience of attendees at trade shows. Both qualitative and quantitative data collected from actual trade show attendees highlight the dimensions of brand experience and indicate that a positive brand experience is related to product adoption, which in turn is related to advocacy for the brand. Considering how to shape the brand experience of consumers in trade show settings enables a brand to successfully compete for attention with other offerings as well as helps to foster engagement levels that eventually lead to positive outcomes for the firm. Implications for considering brand experience as a key element of trade show marketing strategy are discussed.

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