Middle school education is often deemed a period of transition from childhood into young adulthood where social outlets and influence are of increasing importance. It is a unique age group, one that often invokes statements from adults of: “You teach in middle school? How can you do that?” It is a difficult age, one with numerous challenges for the individual as the child tries to find his or her place in the upcoming adult world. According to the National Council for the Social Studies or NCSS,
practice (Nursing theories: an overview, 2012). Current Nursing states “a theory makes it possible to "organize the relationship among the concepts to describe, explain, predict, and control practice"” (Nursing theories: an overview, 2012). Nursing research generates nursing theory via two methods; deductive and/or inductive reasoning (Nursing theories: an overview, 2012). Deductive reasoning begins with a theory and through observation and collection of data a hypothesis is formed which either strengthens
The advanced practice nurse embraces various roles to promote healthy lifestyles. The responsibility of this profession ventures beyond diagnosing and treating patients. The primary healthcare nurse practitioner (PHCNP) represents a “unique form of change agent for delivering services differently in a manner giving primacy to health and human complexity while delivering primary care medical services as a means of increasing and maintaining access”(Kooienga & Carryer, 2015, p. 806). APNs have emerged
influential force in the community she served and on the development of the public health agencies in NYC. Nationally, her long-term impact can be seen in areas relating to the professionalization of nursing: the well-being of consumers, nursing research, nursing education, autonomy and specialization, and the establishment of professional organizations. She became known, through her work, as a social reformer, a pacifist, a feminist and a diplomat, but she was always a first and foremost a nurse. Lilian Wald
benefit individual learning outcomes (Dawes, Littleton, Mercer, Wegerif and Warwick, 2012). Whereas, teachers may cut opportunities for discussion short due to time related pressures, including increasing demand to cover curriculum content, meet standards, plan and implement interventions. This results in teachers often taking control of discussion. Thus, opportunities for students to engage in meaningful and extended activities that require them to think, question, reflect, and respond can be limited
thousands of years (Myers, 1996), developments and changes in technology have made a vast impact on recent literacy instruction and learning. Integrating technology into classrooms prepares students to be successful learners in a dynamic world (November, 1998). During the last half of the 20th century, technological innovations were introduced that
During this semester in the Introduction to Human Science class we have done several career exploration papers within our degree field and to explore the careers within the human sciences. The discussion of this paper will include three values that I find important, three career choices within the nutrition field, and three long term goals. I will also discuss how I will reach my long term goals and how my career choices and values tie into one another. According to Kato&Elias (2015), “Personal
periods prior to a global phenomenon. What is more, I reflect upon the current developments of EMI at tertiary education focusing on the spread of EMI into the global universities, EMI in European universities, EMI in Asian universities and EMI in Thai universities. In each section, I link the current literature review to my initial research at the end of the sections in order to form my research grounds. 1. The Historical Backgrounds of EMI This section outlines the historical background of EMI in
iPads Support Writing and Reading Children in primary ages learn basic literacy skills at school and they need visual materials supporting their learning. In this case iPad apps gives teacher’s significant teaching strategies to teach them how to read, write and speak correctly during elementary school. Bonnstette and VanOverbeke (2012) believed “The elementary classroom builds the basis for the content areas and the future success of students. From writing creative stories to fact mastery in mathematics
Introduction Research over the past 50 years has demonstrated that using prophylactic treatment regimens in children with haemophilia can prevent repeated bleeding into the joints; subsequently reducing hospitalization, chronic pain, and disability—ultimately resulting in improved quality of life (QoL) [1-4]. Prophylaxis in children with severe haemophilia is a grade 1A recommendation based on strong evidence from both randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational research [5]. While primary