Growing Up and Liking It

Non-fiction by Alice Rose Moore

A Study of High School Counselors Value of SCANS/NOICC Work Competencies Among Three Groups of Students: At-Risk, Work-Bound and College-Bound

The purpose of this study was to investigate the value high school counselors assign to the fourteen national work competencies identified by the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (Author, 1991) and the National Career Development Guidelines (National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, [NOICC] 1989) among different groups of students: at-risk, work-bound, and college bound. Rising national concern about economic competitiveness in the global marketplace has dictated the need to provide all students with the skills necessary to enter the workforce. Two research questions were explored in this quantitative study. The data were acquired via a questionnaire adapted from a similar multi-state study by Deborah Bloch, Ph.D. (1996), and developed by her for that purpose. The population for the study was high school counselors in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Two hundred fifty-five individuals responded to questions about their value of the 14 work competencies among the three student groups. Results of the study indicate that counselors consistently believe that the work competencies are more valuable for college-bound students than for work-bound students and more valuable for work-bound students than for at-risk students. Results also show that counselors valuing of the work competencies are consistent with those of the participants of Bloch’s 1994 study (1996)

An Exploratory Investigation of the Relationship between the Kahn Test of Symbol Arrangement and the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule

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Cancer: The Silent Scream

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An investigation into the impact of climate change on reproduction and recruitment in a model species with physical dormancy: a \u27space-for-time\u27 approach

Predicting species response to future climatic change is a key focus of current plant ecology literature. In fire-prone ecosystems detailed case studies addressing how climatic warming will alter reproduction and recruitment dynamics in obligate seeding species are lacking, despite the importance of this plant group. I aim to address this knowledge gap, focusing on Acacia suaveolens, an obligate seeding species with physical seed dormancy (PY). In obligate seeders, fire kills the parental generation and triggers dormancy release in seeds from a seed bank. Population persistence therefore depends on successful recruitment post-fire. I used a ‘space-for-time’ (SFT) approach, where relationships between traits and climatic changes over geographic gradients (one altitudinal and one latitudinal) are identified and used to predict responses to future climates. By using four different experimental approaches, I also tested the assumptions of the SFT method

In-vessel composting bioremediation of electrical insulation oil-contaminated soil

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A study of cognitive and behavioural transfer effects associated with children learning to play musical instruments for the first time over one academic year.

This is a pre-publication version of the following article: Dawn Rose, Alice Jones Bartoli, and Pamela Heaton, “A study of cognitive and behavioural transfer effects associated with children learning to play musical instruments for the first time over one academic year.”, The Psychology of Education Review, Vol. 39(2): 54-70, October 2015.Interest in studies investigating the indirect effect of music education, evaluated theoretically as ‘transfer effects’ (Barnett & Ceci, 2002) has been re-energised by the recent changes in policy that require musical provision to be justified (Branscombe, 2012). Here we take a holistic approach to musical learning, nesting neuro-psychological measures of near and far transfer within one battery of tests. The mixed design considered the multi-modal characteristics of musicality along a continuum assessing changes over time for behavioural visuo and psycho-motor skills and factors of both intelligence and memory in children in a pilot study. Participants (N=38) aged between 7-9 years were tested over a period of one UK academic year. Groups were assigned based on the amount of musical training they received. Results suggest an advantage for those participants taking music lessons over and above statutory provisions, particularly for hand/eye coordination and nonverbal reasoning.Peer reviewedFinal Accepted Versio

The process of adjustment from the place of loss and disconnection into rediscovery of sense of wellness following Acquired Brain Injury

Context: Acquired brain injury (ABI) can have a profound impact on virtually any aspect of an individual’s functioning and recent figures suggest ABI affects approximately 700,000 people in the UK each year. However, treatment and rehabilitation guidelines state there is currently insufficient evidence to recommend any specific form of therapy to support the process of emotional adjustment following ABI. Aim: This research portfolio aimed to increase the understanding of the experience of well-being following ABI and the resources, which may contribute to this. Design: The project is presented in a thesis portfolio format combing two main research papers: a systematic review and a qualitative, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), research study. The systematic review explored the existing evidence for the effectiveness of creative activity groups on psychological well-being including mood and quality of life. The IPA study examined eleven participant’s accounts of their experience of well-being post-ABI and explored the resources that helped them to achieve this. Results: The systematic review identified some tentative, preliminary evidence for the usefulness of creative activity groups as a potential resource towards improving psychological outcomes well-being post-stroke. The IPA research identified six main themes, which illuminated the experience of wellbeing in relation to internal and external resources. The resources identified broadly related to either; personality traits or states of mind, engaging in activities or support from others. Well-being tended to be described as feelings of “inner-peace”, warmth or happiness. Conclusion: Findings are presented tentatively, and further research is required. However, there is some evidence to suggest that supporting individuals to engage meaningfully in their environments may be beneficial to post-ABI adjustment and well-being