Research in progress. Social work and racial prejudice: A quasi-experimental model to promote multicultural attitudes

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Garcés ◽  
F Ródenas
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Experimental Model ◽  
Racial Prejudice ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals Online and face-to-face role-play simulations in promoting social work students’ argumentative problem solving

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kati Vapalahti ◽  
Miika Marttunen ◽  
Leena Laurinen
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Abuse ◽  
Role Play Simulation

This paper reports on a teaching experiment in which social work students (n=38) practiced problem solving through argumentative tasks. A teaching experiment was carried out at a Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences in Finland in connection with a course concerning preventative work against alcohol- and drug abuse. This quasi- experimental study investigated whether role-play simulation conducted either online (15 students) or face-to-face (14 students) improved students’ problem solving on social issues. As a pre-test, the students wrote an essay after having watched a dramatization of problematic cases on elderly people’s use of alcohol. The students also attended lectures (30 x 45 min) on the effect of substance abuse and preventive work, and after the role-play simulation they wrote another essay (post-test). Nine controls wrote an essay without participating in the role-play simulation. Lastly, the students filled out feedback questionnaires.

The effect of acupressure application on chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and anxiety in patients with breast cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Genç ◽  
Mehtap Tan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Experimental Model ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Beck Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

AbstractObjective:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acupressure applied to the pericardium 6 (P6 or neiguan) acupuncture point on chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and anxiety in patients with breast cancer.Method:The study was conducted using a quasi-experimental model with a control group. It included a total of 64 patients with stages 1–3 breast cancer who received cycle two and more advanced chemotherapy in an ambulatory chemotherapy unit. There were 32 patients in the experimental group and 32 patients in the control group. Acupressure was applied to the P6 acupuncture point of patients in the experimental group with the help of a wristband. A Patient Information Form, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Index of Nausea, Vomiting and Retching were employed to collect the data.Results:It was determined that the mean nausea, vomiting, and retching scores, the total (experience, occurrence, and distress) scores, and the mean anxiety scores for patients to whom acupressure was applied at the P6 acupuncture point were statistically significantly lower compared with the scores of patients in the control group.Significance of Results:The efficacy of applying acupressure was demonstrated. We determined that applying acupressure at the P6 point is effective in decreasing chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and anxiety in patients with breast cancer. Further research with more subjects is needed.

scholarly journals Cultivating reflexivity in social work students

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-74
Author(s):  
Grace S.M. Leung ◽  
Debbie O.B. Lam ◽  
Amy Y.M. Chow ◽  
Daniel F.K. Wong ◽  
Catherine L.P. Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Over Time

Social work educators are concerned about how best to equip social work students with the ability to self-reflect, because this is a core professional competence. The present study employed both quantitative and qualitative means to evaluate a course which set out to foster reflexivity among social work undergraduates. A quasi-experimental design was employed to examine the effectiveness of the course. Data were collected at pre-course, post-course, and 6 months after completion. We found that, over time, students in the experimental group gained more insight. The students disclosed in focus group interviews that the course had enhanced their understanding toward self, family, and society. The implications for social work education are discussed.

scholarly journals An Outcome Evaluation of Competency Based Training for Child Welfare

10.18060/45 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Elizabeth Vonk ◽  
W. Sean Newsome ◽  
Denise E. Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
The Difference ◽  
One Year

In response to the continuing need for competent child welfare professionals, a large mid-western university’s College of Social Work collaborated with a public child welfare agency to design and implement a one year,Title IV-E-funded training opportunity for second-year MSW students. Student outcomes, including knowledge acquisition, attitudes about child welfare, and field of post-graduation employment, were evaluated using a quasi-experimental pre-post comparison group design (n=28).Results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the two groups concerning attitudes about child welfare practice. However, although trainees’ level of child welfare knowledge increased more than that of the comparison group, the difference did not reach statistical significance. Implications for practice and social work education are discussed.

scholarly journals The effect of ethnobotanic activities on learning performance of pre-service teachers about plants’ classification

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-400
Author(s):  
Selami Yangın
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Model ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Subjective Views ◽  
Experimental Group

This study analyses the effectiveness of ethnobotanic activities on learning performance of pre-service teachers about plants’ classification. The research design was a quasi-experimental model. The results of the study revealed that the experimental group in which ethnobotanical activities were carried out was more successful for answers given to the interview form. On the other hand, there was no difference between the groups in multiple-choice questions. In other words, ethnobotanical practices have developed the subjective views of the students so they could have more comprehensive knowledge of the plants. These results suggest that ethnobotanic activities encourage pre-service teachers to think and talk through how to solve more open-ended problems that require making connections between analytical and practical components. This study also suggests the need to rethink how we teach botany to pre-service teachers, and how to help them learn the content better and establish more accurate conceptions of the biology content. Keywords: Ethnobotanic activities, learning performance, pre-service teachers.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN PENDEKATAN CONTEXTUAL TEACHING LEARNING BERBASIS MULTIMEDIA INTERAKTIF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI DAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN IPA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Irwanto Irwanto ◽  
Marliah Marliah
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Model ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Science Subject

This research aims to (1) determine the motivation improvement in students whose teaching used interactive multimedia-based Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) in science subject for the topic of respiration, (2) determine the learning achievement improvement in students whose teaching used interactive multimedia-based Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) in science subject for the topic of respiration, (3) determine the correlation between motivation improvement and learning achievement improvement in students whose teaching used interactive multimedia-based Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) in science subject for the topic of respiration. The method used in this research was a quasi-experimental model, and the design used was a one-group pretest-postest design. The research samples were 30 fifth grade students. Based on the research, the results showed: (1) there was a motivation improvement in students whose teaching used interactive multimedia-based Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) in science subject for the topic of respiration, (2) there was a learning achievement improvement in students whose teaching used interactive multimedia-based Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) in science subject for the topic of respiration, (3) there was no correlation between motivation improvement and learning achievement improvement in students whose teaching used interactive multimedia-based Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) in science subject for the topic of respiration.

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