scholarly journals Understanding Education in Sexuality Counseling from the Lens of Trainees: A Critical Examination and Call for Increased Attention and Training

2022 ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
Kelly Emelianchik-Key ◽  
Adriana Labarta ◽  
Taylor Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Critical Examination ◽  
Sexuality Counseling ◽  
And Training

Improving Intergroup Relations in Higher Education: A Critical Examination of the Influence of Educational Interventions on Racial Bias

2004 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Engberg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Racial Bias ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Student Change ◽  
And Training

This study examines the influence of various educational interventions in higher education on students’ racial bias. The author reviews studies in four principle domains: multicultural courses, diversity workshops and training, peer-based interventions, and service-based interventions. He pays particular attention to the varied approaches, measures, and research designs used to assess the effectiveness of interventions. He concludes with specific recommendations for improving the quality of intervention studies, suggests a conceptual model for explaining student change, and points out gaps in the extant knowledge base. An appendix provides an overview of racial bias measures used in the reviewed studies.

Psychological Characteristics of the Obligatory Runner: A Critical Examination of the Anorexia Analogue Hypothesis

1993 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Paul Coen ◽  
Benjamin M. Ogles
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Marathon Runners ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Identity Diffusion ◽  
Obligatory Exercise ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
And Training ◽  
Adequate Reliability

Several aspects of obligatory running are examined with particular emphasis on the anorexia analogue hypothesis. The psychometric characteristics of the Obligatory Exercise Questionnaire were examined in a preliminary study. The OEQ is unrelated to socially desirable responding and has adequate reliability and validity. Data were collected from a second sample to identify obligatory and nonobligatory runners. Validation of the obligatory construct is examined by comparing demographic and training differences between obligatory and nonobligatory runners. Obligatory runners train more miles, days, and hours per week; have faster finishing times; are more likely to continue running when injured; and report feeling higher levels of anxiety when not running. The anorexia analogue hypothesis is examined by comparing the personality characteristics of obligatory and nonobligatory male marathon runners. Obligatory and nonobligatory runners were not significantly different on measures of identity diffusion or trait anger. They were significantly different on measures of perfectionism and trait anxiety.

Targeting for Growth: A Critical Examination

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Smallbone ◽  
Claire Massey
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Growth Firms ◽  
Profile Characteristics ◽  
And Training

The targeting debate has been around for more than 20 years, and yet we are still discussing how best to identify high-growth SMEs. Following a discussion of targeting issues and a review of some of the key literature on SME growth, the paper focuses on an empirical analysis of the performance of a panel of SMEs in New Zealand over a three-year period. The results show that, even when growth occurs in SMEs, it is typically discontinuous. In addition, most of the easily verifiable profile characteristics that are often used for targeting, such as size, sector, age, whether or not the firm is exporting and/or innovating, did not consistently distinguish growth firms from others. Possible conclusions are that policy makers need more effective long-term assessment of government programmes and/or that the heterogeneity of those enterprises able to achieve growth points towards the principle of self-selection. However, the authors suggest a more radical response based on investing more in education and training and aiming to make more explicit the implications of actions and non-actions by entrepreneurs with regard to growth.

Critical Examination of the Implications of Youth Unemployment in Zimbabwe

2019 ◽  
pp. 148-175
Author(s):  
Tawanda Zinyama
Keyword(s):  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Material Point ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
National Human ◽  
Production Increase ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Training ◽  
Lower Production

The chapter examines youth unemployment and its dimensions and characteristics in relation to overall unemployment. Youth unemployment has become increasingly recognized as one of the more serious social problems confronting Africa. There are many reasons why the government of Zimbabwe and society feel increasingly concerned about this problem. At the human level, failure to secure satisfactory employment upon completion of schooling and training can cause intense frustration, despair and alienation. It may also be associated with such social ills as drunkenness, drug-taking, violence, robbery and prostitution. From a material point of view, youth unemployment represents a tragic waste of skills and talents, resulting in lower production, increase in dependency burden on the rest of the society, and in the longer run, a gradual deterioration in the quality of national human resources. The potential consequences of high levels of youth unemployment at personal, social and national levels are thus serious and warrant sustained efforts to find solutions to these problems.

Valuing flexibility in career training decisions

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-305
Author(s):  
Noel Yahanpath ◽  
Mark Neal ◽  
Shane McCormack
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Current Application ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Career Training ◽  
Real Options Valuation ◽  
And Training ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and significance of flexibility in decisions about education and training options. This is done through an examination of the relevance of real options valuation (ROV) to our understanding of educational and training choices. Through this examination, the paper aims to contribute to the debate about how we can better advise and support people making such decisions.Design/methodology/approachThe research involved three overlapping stages: a critical examination of the theoretical work on flexibility in decisions; a review of the literature on the role and significance of flexibility in education and training decisions; and an application of the lessons of ROV to the analysis of decisions about education, training and careers.FindingsThe analysis of the theoretical work on flexibility alongside the review of the literature on education and training decision‐making, demonstrated that there was little current application of theory to the analysis of such choices. Reviewing the literature, it was discovered that ROV held significant lessons for the analysis of education and training decisions, and important practical implications for the support and guidance of people making these choices.Originality/valueThis is the first study to apply the principles of ROV to educational and training choices.

A critical examination of the seafaring English education and training in China

Marine Policy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 56-63
Author(s):  
Lidong Fan ◽  
Jiangang Fei ◽  
Ulf Schriever ◽  
Si Fan
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
And Training

An Exploratory Study on Augmentative and Alternative Communication Classroom Integration Training for Special Educators Who Work With Children With Complex Communication Needs in the Bahamas

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 991-1016
Author(s):  
Shameka Stanford ◽  
Ovetta Harris
Keyword(s):  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Complex Communication Needs ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Classroom Integration ◽  
And Training

Purpose In 2011, the United Nations estimated there were between 180 and 220 million youth with disabilities living around the world, and 80% of them resided in developing countries. Over the last 6 years, this number has increased significantly, and now, over 1 million people live in the Caribbean with some form of disability such as communication disorders resulting in complex communication needs (CCN). Method This publication discusses the benefits of an exploratory, descriptive, nonexperimental study on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) classroom integration training for 8 special educators in the Bahamas who work with children with CCN. Results The results of this study revealed that 100% of the participants reported the study to be effective in increasing their knowledge and skill in the area of implementing AAC into their classrooms, enhancing their ability to team teach and incorporate AAC opportunities for all students with CCN within their classrooms, and increasing their knowledge and skill overall in the areas of AAC and CCN. Conclusion The findings highlight an important area of potential professional development and training that can be replicated in other English-speaking Caribbean territories focused on AAC classroom integration training program for special educators who teach students with CCN.

A Qualitative Examination of User Perceptions of User-Driven and App-Controlled Hearing Technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 993-1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gitte Keidser ◽  
Nicole Matthews ◽  
Elizabeth Convery
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
User Perceptions ◽  
Template Analysis ◽  
Training And Support ◽  
And Training

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine how hearing aid candidates perceive user-driven and app-controlled hearing aids and the effect these concepts have on traditional hearing health care delivery. Method Eleven adults (3 women, 8 men), recruited among 60 participants who had completed a research study evaluating an app-controlled, self-fitting hearing aid for 12 weeks, participated in a semistructured interview. Participants were over 55 years of age and had varied experience with hearing aids and smartphones. A template analysis was applied to data. Results Five themes emerged from the interviews: (a) prerequisites to the successful implementation of user-driven and app-controlled technologies, (b) benefits and advantages of user-driven and app-controlled technologies, (c) barriers to the acceptance and use of user-driven and app-controlled technologies, (d) beliefs that age is a significant factor in how well people will adopt new technology, and (e) consequences that flow from the adoption of user-driven and app-controlled technologies. Specifically, suggested benefits of the technology included fostering empowerment and providing cheaper and more discrete options, while challenges included lack of technological self-efficacy among older adults. Training and support were emphasized as necessary for successful adaptation and were suggested to be a focus of audiologic services in the future. Conclusion User perceptions of user-driven and app-controlled hearing technologies challenge the audiologic profession to provide adequate support and training for use of the technology and manufacturers to make the technology more accessible to older people.

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