A Survey of Some Factors in Promotional Policies in Walland School and Its Implication for Curriculum Change

Purpose of the Study: One of the most persistent problems of education is that of determining a satisfactory method of promoting pupils from level to level. Therefore the purpose of this study is to examine some of the factors in Walland School that aid in determining pupil progress to see whether there is need for changes in promotional policies and curriculum offerings. With this purpose in mind, the following hypothesis is advanced: A study of factors upon which the teachers of Walland School have based non-promotion will show that the curriculum throughout the seven years of the survey did not always meet the needs of the pupils

Perception of Fatigue in Individuals Diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer

Head and neck cancer (HNCa) presents numerous challenges secondary to treatment. While there is substantial clinical awareness to the range of challenges demonstrated in this population, information on the impact of fatigue in recovery and rehabilitation is limited. This study investigated the degree of perceived fatigue in those treated for HNCa. The study was a cross-sectional, self-report, survey design. Adult participants (n=55) completed a series of four validated questionnaires. Two validated measures specific to fatigue (FSI and MFI-20) and two quality of life measures (EORTC-QLQ-C30 and EORTC-QLQ-H&N35) were administered. Correlational analysis revealed an inverse relationship between fatigue and measures of QOL implying that as fatigue increases, one’s perceived QOL decreases. These data suggest that efforts to proactively index fatigue and seek anticipatory interventions may benefit both short- and long-term QOL outcomes

Motivating sustainable goal choices and providing effective feedback

Overconsumption of natural resources and the associated environmental hazards are one of today’s most pressing global issues. In the western world, individual consumption in homes and workplaces is a key contributor to this problem. Reflecting the importance of individual action in this domain, this thesis focuses on studying and influencing choices related to sustainability and energy consumption made by people in their daily lives. There are three main components to this work. Firstly, this thesis asserts that people frequently make ineffective consumption reduction goal choices and attempts to understand the rationale for these poor choices by fitting them to goalsetting theory, an established theoretical model of behavior change. Secondly, it presents two approaches that attempt to influence goal choice towards more effective targets, one of which deals with mechanisms for goal priming and the other of which explores the idea that carefully designed toys can exert influence on children’s long term consumption behavior patterns. The final section of this thesis deals with the design of feedback to support the performance of environmentally sound activities. Key contributions surrounding goals include the finding that people choose easy sustainable goals despite immediate feedback as to their ineffectiveness and the discussion and study of goal priming mechanisms that can influence this choice process. Contributions within the design of value instilling toys include a theoretically grounded framework for the design of such toys and a completed and tested prototype toy. Finally, contributions in designing effective and engaging energy consumption feedback include the finding that negative feedback is best presented verbally compared with visually and this is exemplified and presented within a working feedback system. The discussions, concepts, prototypes and empirical findings presented in this work will be useful for both environmental psychologists and for HCI researchers studying eco-feedback

A theological exploration of the shape of life and death in dialogue with the biographical works of Gregory of Nyssa

In this thesis I investigate Gregory of Nyssa’s doctrine of the spiritual ascent of epektasis in order to uncover a theological vision of progress through the passage of a human life. I argue that how such progress is construed yields vivid ethical implications for how ageing and dying at the end of life can be experienced and perceived. In the course of making this argument, three additional projects are developed. First, primary use is made of Gregory’s under-studied biographical works, and a proof of their relevance to his doctrinal thought and richness as ethical sources offered. Second, three distinctively ‘Nyssen’ virtuous practices are analyzed and their relation to Gregory’s doctrinal positions clarified; one practice in particular, forgiving, having received scarce attention in the literature thus far. Third, in positing that practice throughout life can shape perceptions of life’s end, a challenge is posed to recent ethical studies insistent on treating the end of life as its own siphoned off frontier without reference to a whole picture of living. The thesis engages, then, with the ethical implications of theological anthropology, contributing both to the study of Gregory of Nyssa and to contemporary debate pertaining to questions of ageing and dying.Funded by a Trinity College Studentshi

The psychotherapeutic use of music by the psychiatric nurse.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

Alexithymia Symptoms Are Not Associated With Childhood Trauma or CRHR1 rs110402 Genotype

Alexithymia is associated with difficulties in emotional self-regulation, and alexithymia is specifically associated with an absence of emotional experience and cognition of emotion. Past research has indicated a potential association between alexithymia and the CRHR1 gene . Situational factors may also impact the expression of the CRHR1 gene within an individual. Berenbaum (1996) found associations between PTSD/childhood trauma and alexithymia. This study examined these associations using the Online Alexithymia Questionnaire-G2 (OAQ-G2) as well as DNA samples gathered from 657 participants at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (72% women; 78.6% white; mean age= 20.34; standard deviation of 2.6). It was hypothesized that possessing at least one G allele of rs110402, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), which has previously been associated with higher scores on the alexithymia questionnaire would result in higher scores on the alexithymia questionnaire. It was further hypothesized that when the risk allele is present, a history of childhood trauma would be association with a higher score on the alexithymia questionnaire. No association was found between any of the variables within the population. Future research into other potential biological association could lead to a better understanding of the origins of alexithymia

Grace Green Shields

Interview with Grace Green Shields, Class of 1917, daughter of an IWU faculty member, who was born in, and lived in, a house adjacent to IWU. The interview took place on September 4, 1976 and was conducted in South Haven, Michigan by her daughter, Rachel Shields Scott. Mrs. Shields relates several stories about growing up around campus and going to IWU as a student. One story is about how she and her sister won the first-ever intercollegiate tennis tournament hosted by Millikin in 1917, the significance of which both Grace and her daughter discuss since it is years before the recently enacted legislation for equality under Title IX

Making Disability a Part of Diversity

As part of Theme I of VCU’s Quest for Distinction, our project will help improve access to the services provided by Disability Student Services (DSS) office to students with disability. Recruitment and retention of qualified disabled students will increase. These students will achieve with higher graduation rates and contribute to a productive and skilled workforce. Improving the services provided to disabled students and better retention of these students at VCU will attract faculty members with expertise or a special interest in serving the disabled. Our project will also serve Theme I of Quest by continuing to make VCU a leader among national research universities in providing all students with quality learning/living experiences focused on inquiry, discovery and innovation in a global environment. VCU will be the central partner of a vibrant and enriched urban community. The improvement of DSS at VCU will demonstrate to the surrounding community that VCU is committed to make disability a part of diversity - (Quest, Theme IV). The development of new outreach programs and the expansion of existing programs involving the community will be critical. This partnership will develop a “bridge of excellence” between the community and the university and enrich the surrounding community and the commonwealth of Virginia