Turning student assignments into publications: Benefits for librarians and students

This article describes librarian involvement in a graduate student assignment to conduct rapid scoping reviews.  Students had the option to submit a manuscript for publication.  The librarian role through assignment conception to publication is detailed.  The benefits for both students and the librarian are discussed

Developing 21st Century Skills with Online Curation and Social Annotation

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A question of culture for overweight individuals

This qualitative study was designed using flexible research methods to explore the experiences and beliefs of overweight individuals in a cultural context. Two research questions were undertaken: the first being Do overweight individuals experience a subculture?, and the second exploring How do overweight individuals\u27 experiences of oppression relate to whether they have a subculture or not? As an analysis of the literature revealed, the overweight population\u27s oppression and stigmatization is often unrecognized within our greater society. With millions of Americans being classified as overweight this population is increasing in number, warranting further notice within social research. This exploratory study includes findings based on 12 semi-structured interviews with individuals who self identified as overweight. Each participant shared about his/her life experiences and beliefs based on their overweight identity. Questions regarding social relationships and encounters with oppression offered a more complex understanding of their dynamic experiences and were used in analysis to draw conclusions to the research questions. The findings showed the potential for an overweight subculture to exist, however the small sample size lacked in-group participation. These promising findings appear to be linked to internalized oppression, and have set the groundwork for future studies with a larger sample size

Leadership and perceiver cognition: examining the role of self-identity in implicit leadership theories

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Early Childhood Practitioners’ Views on the Use of Technology with Young Children

This thesis examines the attitudes of early childhood practitioners regarding the use of technology with young children. The study utilised qualitative methods to investigate the range of attitudes that exist towards the use of technology with young children, as well as to explore the factors which have led to the practitioners’ attitudes. In phase one of the research, four focus groups with a total of twenty-two participants were held to begin to understand the range of attitudes that exist and to select participants for phase two. In phase two, ten participants were selected from the focus groups who represented the full range of attitudes expressed, from extremely negative at one end to extremely positive at the other. These ten participants engaged in in-depth interviews to explore their attitudes towards the use of technology with young children. Findings suggest that the attitudes of early childhood practitioners towards technology use with young children are more nuanced than simply positive or negative with a third category of ‘it depends on…’ attitudes emerging. A wide range of different factors, both extrinsic and intrinsic, have led to these attitudes; however, this thesis proposes that practitioners’ beliefs regarding technology as well as more existential beliefs, such as their pedagogical beliefs in the most appropriate approach to early childhood education and their belief in the importance and value of family life, are an extremely significant determinant of attitudes towards technology

Action Schools! BC: A Socioecological Approach to Modifying Chronic Disease Risk Factors in Elementary School Children

BACKGROUND: Childhood physical inactivity and obesity are serious public health threats. Socioecological approaches to addressing these threats have been proposed. The school is a critical environment for promoting children's health and provides the opportunity to explore the impact of a socioecological approach. CONTEXT: Thirty percent of children in British Columbia, Canada, are overweight or obese, and 50% of youths are not physically active enough to yield health benefits. METHODS: Action Schools! BC, a socioecological model, was developed to create 1) an elementary school environment where students are provided with more opportunities to make healthy choices and 2) a supportive community and provincial environment to facilitate change at the school and individual levels. CONSEQUENCES: The environment in British Columbia for school- and provincial-level action on health behaviors improved. Focus group and project tracking results indicated that the Action Schools! BC model enhanced the conceptual use of knowledge and was an influencing factor. Political will and public interest were also cited as influential factors. INTERPRETATION: The Action Schools! BC model required substantial and demanding changes in the approach of the researchers, policy makers, and support team toward health promotion. Despite challenges, Action Schools! BC provides a good example of how to enhance knowledge exchange and multilevel intersectoral action in chronic disease prevention

A systematic review of empathy and leadership

1 online resource (v, 45 p.) : col. ill.Includes abstract and appendix.Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-44).Empathy, though not a new concept in the medical profession, is a new phenomenon discussed in management and leadership literature. Leaders need to be mindful and critical of where they get their information about how and when to be empathetic in business. The best knowledge a leader can use is supported by elevated research. The purpose of this study is to examine the evaluated research about leadership and empathy to better understand what evidence supports the claims being made in popular press about the role of empathy in leadership. The findings from this study reveal four themes -- ethics and leadership, educational institutions role in teaching empathy, trust, and emotional intelligence. The findings indicate that there is a limited amount of evaluated research evidence to support the directions espoused in popular press articles. Though many academics suggest that empathy is important for leaders to foster in order to reach objectives and better the bottom line, more research needs to be conducted