scholarly journals Living through Loss: Questions and Answers about Grief and Bereavement

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-25
Author(s):  
Robert A. Neimeyer ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Real People ◽  
Grief And Bereavement ◽  
Grief Therapy ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Real Losses

The field of grief therapy is rapidly evolving, as new theories, models and research findings inspire new understandings of loss and how people accommodate it. This article summarizes some of these contemporary developments, emphasizing the search for meaning in bereavement, and illustrates how these fresh perspectives can offer guidance to real people seeking consultation on how to manage very real losses under complicating circumstances. Nurses occupy many roles that bring them into contact with death and grief, leaving them well positioned to extend knowledgeable and compassionate care for patients and families facing such existential transitions

Values and Significance: A case study uncovering the search for meaning among young people in Central and Eastern Europe

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-63
Author(s):  
Sarah Dunlop
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Traditional Church ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Uk

This paper will present a few of the results of qualitative, case study research conducted among students in six cities in Central and Eastern Europe. It will describe the use of images in interviews and how this enabled digging beyond cultural, customary religious belief to uncover a search for ultimate meaning and spirituality. A summary of the findings regarding the emerging values of the young people and their descriptions of what is significant to them in life will be related to Savage, Collins-Mayo and Mayo's research conducted in the UK, specifically to their theories of formative and transformative spirituality and the happy midi-narrative. The tension between a young person's actual situation and their dream about their ideal life will be discussed in terms of the research findings regarding the students' use of celebrity images in their living space. The young people's values, as they emerged from the research, will be contrasted with the values and practices of churches in this region, as seen through the young people's perceptions of traditional church and as articulated by local church leaders. The paper will include a short analysis of the current religious situation in former Soviet countries in light of the finding of the research..

scholarly journals Creating Inclusive Design Experiences Through Engaging Seniors With Disabilities in Student Hackathons

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 600-600
Author(s):  
Jon Sanford
Keyword(s):  
Successful Aging ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Aging In Place ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Real People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Design Competition ◽  
Research Findings

Abstract Although voice-activated assistants (e.g., Amazon Alexa) have become smarter, faster, more personalized, and more ubiquitous, little is known about their potential to promote aging in place for people with disabilities. Partnering with Amazon’s Alexa team, a 2-month long design competition and hackathon was conducted to inspire college students to develop innovative voice-activated solutions to support successful aging with disabilities. This presentation will cover the specific inclusive experiences used to immerse student teams in the daily lives of the target population to ensure that design solutions responded to real needs of real people in real environments. These included: lectures on current research findings about the everyday needs and challenges of the target users as well as universal design approaches to solving those problems; a survey of individuals currently using voice-activated assistants to understand their benefits and potential uses; and providing target with Alexa-enabled devices and embedding them into the hackathon teams.

Silo busting makes good business sense

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
Linda D. Henman
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Barriers To Success ◽  
Development Working ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Real People ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Research Findings

Purpose The purpose of this study is to help these leaders position themselves for the new economy, to help them see what the author has seen. As the author’s clients emerged from the global economic turmoil that began in 2008, they indicated they had learned numerous lessons – the most important one: when leaders make good decisions, little else matters. When they refuse to make decisions, or show a pattern of making bad ones, nothing else matters. Helping these leaders position themselves for the new economy, the author could see what others did not. Design/methodology/approach Something was standing in their way – usually the unwillingness or inability to demand cohesion and teamwork. In many cases, they thought they needed more – more education, more experience, more time or more data. They did not realize they had enough of these, but they did lack the confidence, courage and optimism to make the changes that many would resist. Findings Through this work together, the most successful leaders realized they could no longer push growth. Instead, they had to remove barriers to success and usually these barriers were of their own making. They needed to understand how to leverage their strengths, remove their silo-building behaviors and replace them with silo-busting decisions. Originality/value These compelling stories and surprising research findings in this paper focus on real people, who actively sought professional improvement and personal development. Working together, the author and others mapped out their journeys, identified the key roadblocks they faced, recognized the wrong turns they had taken and unlocked their decision-making potential – all the while navigating an increasingly uncertain world and, in some cases, more than doubling the size of their companies.

scholarly journals Developing content and language integrated English speaking materials for accounting students

LingTera ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88
Author(s):  
Dominique Savio Nsengiyumva
Keyword(s):  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
State University ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Department Faculty

This study aimed at developing content and language integrated English speaking learning materials for the students of international accounting study program to help them learn, practise and improve their speaking skills first in content subjects classes and then in their future career. The study  involved 27 third year students of Accounting Department,  Faculty of Economics, Yogyakarta State University. The data were collected through an interview, classroom observation, and a students’ questionnaire. The research findings show that, the students prefer: business, accounting basics, accounting concepts, and financial accounting accounting contents topics. In terms of classroom activities, students preferred making presentations, discussion, dialogues, role-plays, and making descriptions. The students have difficulties in discussions/debates, pronunciation, grammatical structures, and knowledge of specific vocabulary items. Their priorities for speaking English include presentations, discussions, questions and answers, descriptions, and using specific vocabulary items. Their preferences on the components of the English speaking learning materials include conversations/dialogues, grammatical features, specific vocabulary items, presentations, and discussions/debates. The evaluation of the developed materials falls in the Very Good category for both experts and students’ evaluation.

scholarly journals Trust in crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-114
Author(s):  
Asbjørn Dyrendal ◽  
Knut Hestad
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Conspiracy Beliefs ◽  
Research Findings

Crises are associated with a search for meaning and security. In recent years, they have also been associated with increased attention to conspiracy theories. Such theories about COVID-19 have been many. We have looked at several COVID-specific conspiracy theories and their relation to a number of other factors, including religiosity in a highly educated Norwegian convenience sample (n=1225). Conspiracy mentality, lack of trust, and religiosity were directly associated with conspiracy beliefs about COVID-19, whereas self-reported stress and negative emotions related to the pandemic had only small, indirect effects. Unlike previous research findings, we found no effect of gender or age.

The Search for Meaning

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Sharon J. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Brain Function ◽  
Emotional Content ◽  
Neural Mechanisms ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Motivation And Learning ◽  
Personal Understanding ◽  
Choral Classroom ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Algebra Class

This chapter explores research findings that the brain more easily remembers information it deems useful, relevant, or meaningful. In addition, the brain will pay particular attention to information containing emotional content. The neural mechanisms underlying emotion, motivation, and learning intertwine. The author shares various exercises to take advantage of this aspect of brain function, encouraging singers to find meaning and relevance to their own lives in the texts and music they perform. While perhaps difficult to achieve in an algebra class, the choral classroom provides an ideal environment to encourage an emotional connection to learning by encouraging singers to develop backstories and a deep personal understanding of the texts they sing. Humor is included in the range of emotions that will help encode memories and can be another useful tool in rehearsal.

The Void Inside

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela K. Keel
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Biological Mechanisms ◽  
Purging Disorder ◽  
Real People ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Research Findings

Right now, more than 2 million girls and women in the United States suffer from purging disorder, an eating disorder characterized by vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications to control weight or shape, and nearly half a million boys and men join them. But purging disorder’s status as an “other” eating disorder has left it invisible to all but those who suffer from it. This book provides the go-to resource for accurate, scientifically based information for those who suffer with the illness, their friends and loved ones, health professionals, educators, and anyone interested in learning about this hidden psychiatric illness. This book distinguishes purging disorder from the better-known eating disorders, explains what factors contribute to its unique development and maintenance and what treatments work, and describes outcomes associated with this illness. Topics include the emergence of purging disorder as a “new” eating disorder at the turn of the millennium; cross-cultural presentations of the illness; theories and research findings regarding social, psychological, and biological mechanisms driving this illness; medical complications associated with purging; approaches to assessment and treatment; and information on recovery from 10 weeks to 10 years following diagnosis with purging disorder. Case studies and quotes from those impacted by purging disorder present how the illness affects the lives of real people to underscore the severity, chronicity, and need for greater awareness of this invisible illness.

What Does Evidence-Based Practice Mean to You? A Follow-Up Study Examining School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists' Perspectives on Evidence-Based Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 688-704
Author(s):  
Katrina Fulcher-Rood ◽  
Anny Castilla-Earls ◽  
Jeff Higginbotham
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
School Based ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Ebp Implementation

Purpose The current investigation is a follow-up from a previous study examining child language diagnostic decision making in school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs). The purpose of this study was to examine the SLPs' perspectives regarding the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in their clinical work. Method Semistructured phone interviews were conducted with 25 school-based SLPs who previously participated in an earlier study by Fulcher-Rood et al. 2018). SLPs were asked questions regarding their definition of EBP, the value of research evidence, contexts in which they implement scientific literature in clinical practice, and the barriers to implementing EBP. Results SLPs' definitions of EBP differed from current definitions, in that SLPs only included the use of research findings. SLPs seem to discuss EBP as it relates to treatment and not assessment. Reported barriers to EBP implementation were insufficient time, limited funding, and restrictions from their employment setting. SLPs found it difficult to translate research findings to clinical practice. SLPs implemented external research evidence when they did not have enough clinical expertise regarding a specific client or when they needed scientific evidence to support a strategy they used. Conclusions SLPs appear to use EBP for specific reasons and not for every clinical decision they make. In addition, SLPs rely on EBP for treatment decisions and not for assessment decisions. Educational systems potentially present other challenges that need to be considered for EBP implementation. Considerations for implementation science and the research-to-practice gap are discussed.

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