Individual stress management coursework in Canadian teacher preparation programs

Teacher stress is a significant issue facing the teaching profession. The current paper explores individual stress management as a viable option to address stress in this profession. Specifically, Canadian teacher education programs are examined to identify the prevalence of pre-service teacher education courses focused on individual stress management. In light of the study findings, the author presents a curriculum framework for the development of a course focused on individual stress management for pre-service teachers as a means to facilitate increased availability of such coursework in Canadian teacher preparation programs. Potential areas of future research are also presented.Le stress des enseignants est un enjeu important auquel fait face la profession enseignante. Cet article explore la gestion individuelle du stress comme une option viable pour traiter le stress dans ce métier. Plus précisément, les programmes canadiens de formation des enseignants sont examinés afin de déterminer la prévalence des cours d'éducation des enseignants en formation axés sur la gestion du stress individuel. À la lumière des conclusions de cette étude, l'auteur présente un cadre pédagogique pour l'élaboration d'un cours orienté sur la gestion du stress individuel pour les futurs enseignants, comme un moyen de faciliter une meilleure disponibilité d'un tel cours dans les programmes canadiens de la formation des enseignants. Des domaines possibles pour de futures recherches sont également présentés

Potential Role of Social Support Systems and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

This research is being conducted to determine the possible relationship between an individual\u27s resistance to developing PTSD and his or her social support system. The goal is for this information to be used in clinical settings to develop/facilitate better treatment profiles for individuals suffering from PTSD. In order to determine if a valid and reliable relationship exists between cognitive resistance to developing PTSD and social support systems, a screening tool had to be created. A mixture of biographical information, Impact of Events Scale - Revised, Beck\u27s Hopelessness and Depression Scales was utilized to gather co-relational data so that a factor analysis could be run from the comparison of responses between deployed troops that have returned to the US within the last 12 months and those who have been back for over 12 months. Subjects were pulled from within the US Army Reserves units that have deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) and Operation Noble Eagle (Afghanistan). The targeted subjects were screened as either having returned from deployment within the last 12 months or over 12 months ago. A presenter was trained to disseminate the screening material to the subjects and collect back up the completed material. The consent forms were left with each of the participants and the tests were completed and collected in such a way as to maintain anonymity. The completed brief self-report questionnaires were collected, sealed in a container and delivered to Gregory Harris for data collection and analysis of responses. The goal was to determine if social support systems within an individual\u27s life can impact and potentially shield him or her from developing PTSD symptomology. If the data reflect a positive correlation, then a therapeutic model can be developed as a treatment modality to aid in the treatment of PTSD. Participants were advised prior to answering questionnaires that their answers will not be seen by the US military and that they are not obligated to answer any questions if they are not comfortable with the study

Matt Siber: Idol Structures

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Parallel Algorithm for Solving Kepler's Equation on Graphics Processing Units: Application to Analysis of Doppler Exoplanet Searches

[Abridged] We present the results of a highly parallel Kepler equation solver using the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) on a commercial nVidia GeForce 280GTX and the "Compute Unified Device Architecture" programming environment. We apply this to evaluate a goodness-of-fit statistic (e.g., chi^2) for Doppler observations of stars potentially harboring multiple planetary companions (assuming negligible planet-planet interactions). We tested multiple implementations using single precision, double precision, pairs of single precision, and mixed precision arithmetic. We find that the vast majority of computations can be performed using single precision arithmetic, with selective use of compensated summation for increased precision. However, standard single precision is not adequate for calculating the mean anomaly from the time of observation and orbital period when evaluating the goodness-of-fit for real planetary systems and observational data sets. Using all double precision, our GPU code outperforms a similar code using a modern CPU by a factor of over 60. Using mixed-precision, our GPU code provides a speed-up factor of over 600, when evaluating N_sys > 1024 models planetary systems each containing N_pl = 4 planets and assuming N_obs = 256 observations of each system. We conclude that modern GPUs also offer a powerful tool for repeatedly evaluating Kepler's equation and a goodness-of-fit statistic for orbital models when presented with a large parameter space.Comment: 19 pages, to appear in New Astronom