This is a summary of The Effect of Gender, Ethnicity, and Income on College Students’ Use of Communication Technologies Authors: Reynol Junco, Dan Merson, and Daniel W. Salter Click here for the full article This study was done a few years back (as shown in the content), but it is still relevant. It examined how … Read more
This is a summary of The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence Author: Larry Purnell, PhD, RN, FAAN Publisher: Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health (Riley Publications) Click here for the original article This article presents the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence, a framework designed to help healthcare workers understand and respond to cultural differences among … Read more
This is a summary of Personal Construct Psychology, Radical Constructivism, and Social Constructionism: A Dialogue Authors: Jay S. Efran (Temple University), Sheila McNamee (University of New Hampshire), Bill Warren (University of Newcastle, Australia), Jonathan D. Raskin (SUNY New Paltz), moderator Published in: Journal of Constructivist Psychology Click here for the full article This article is … Read more
Mark H. Kavanaugh (Ph.D. Psychology Professor) wrote the educational Text The Learning Theory, based on Science. So how do people really learn? We have several ways to think about how people learn. It is important to think about how YOU perceive people learn because it will impact the way you design your instruction, the expectations … Read more
This is a summary of Listen To Me Part Four: Self-Help Tips This document covers self-help strategies for anxiety, trauma, flashbacks, and PTSD. It’s aimed at survivors of abuse and other traumatic events. Read the original version Here’s what it covers. Anxiety The guide lists 12 tips for anxiety. Control your thoughts before they control … Read more
This is a summary of A Constructionism Framework for Designing Game-Like Learning Systems: Its Effect on Different Learners Authors: Zhong-Zheng Li, Yuan-Bang Cheng, and Chen-Chung Liu. Publisher: British Journal of Educational Technology, published by Wiley-Blackwell. Click here to check the original version. This paper tackles a known problem with game-like learning systems: students often get absorbed … Read more
This is a summary of Nun’s Killer Out of Riverview: Survivor of 1996 Waterville Attack: Psychological Impact Is Still With Us Author: Betty Adams, Staff Writer, Publication: Kennebec Journal Click here to check the original version. This article covers a 2010 court hearing in Kennebec County Superior Court over a modified treatment plan for Mark Bechard, … Read more
This is a summary of Multiple Intelligences After Twenty Years Howard Gardner, Invited Address, American Educational Research Association, April 2003 Click here to check the original version. Gardner uses this address to trace where the theory of multiple intelligences came from and where it stood twenty years after “Frames of Mind”. The theory’s roots He starts … Read more
This is a summary of Enhancing Recovery through Linkage with Indigenous Natural Supports Author: John B. Allen Jr. Click here to check the original version. This paper argues that people with psychiatric disabilities recover better when linked into the same informal community resources everyone else relies on, not just formal mental health programs. The author calls … Read more
This is a summary of Social Work Assessment Tool (SWAT): Guidelines for Use and Completion Author/Developers: The SWAT was developed by the Social Work Outcomes Task Force of the Social Work Section, National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Task force members included Mary Raymer, ACSW; Ruth Huber, Ph.D., … Read more