scholarly journals Priming as a Motivating Factor in Sociophonetic Variation and Change

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 729-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Clark
Keyword(s):  
Sociophonetic Variation ◽  
Motivating Factor

Personal Experience As a Motivating Factor for Sexual Assault Education, Advocacy, and/or Support Work

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca E. Kason ◽  
Grace Akinrinade ◽  
Rebekah Halpert ◽  
Thomas P. Demaria
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
Support Work

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE DISSONANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (36) ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIMIMOL P. S. ◽  
HASSAN KOYA M.P.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Correct Decision ◽  
School Students ◽  
Achievement In Mathematics ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
The Relationship

Cognitive dissonance is a theory originally developed by Leon Festinger. He is proposing that dissonance, which is the existence of non fitting relations among cognition, is a motivating factor in its own right. This motivating factor encourages the learner to be more self confident in his actions or conclusions and distinguish between correct and incorrect solutions. This motivation will lead to reach the correct decision about a particular problem. The study aims to find out the relationship between cognitive dissonance and achievement in Mathematics among higher secondary school students. Cognitive dissonance was measured by using Cognitive Dissonance Scale developed by the investigator. The sample consists of 100 higher secondary school students from Malappuram districts. The study reveals that cognitive dissonance and achievement in mathematics is significantly related.

scholarly journals Renovation Management Method in Neglected Buildings

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 929
Author(s):  
Beata Nowogońska ◽  
Magdalena Mielczarek
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Irreversible Processes ◽  
Management Method ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
Decision Making Support

Renovation works to buildings are often not carried out or there are shifts in time, which causes degradation of the building. The article presents an analysis of the consequences of abandoning renovation works. The aim of this article is to present a method of preliminarily planning renovations of a MRUB (Managing Renovation in Un-renovated Buildings). This method of decision-making support is based on the consequences in the case of the omission of renovations. The omission of renovations may lead to a threat to the stability of the building’s structure, threaten the lives of its users, and further damage the building by damaging further elements, or even cause a building disaster. Often, as a result of the abandonment of renovation, usually caused by the lack of the owner, improper manager, or irresponsible owners, these objects are degraded. The consequences of the failure of renovating buildings lead to irreversible processes of destruction. As a result of the research, it was found that it was not only a bad technical condition that was a prerequisite for carrying out the renovation. The consequences of the absence of renovation works, in addition to the technical condition, should be a motivating factor. The problem of the abandonment of renovations is presented using the example of the palace in Drwalewice.

What is the Role of Senior House Officer or Dental Foundation Year Two Posts in Professional Careers?

2010 ◽  
Vol os17 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E Gallagher ◽  
Timothy J Bates ◽  
Harpoonam Kalsi ◽  
Aneesha Shah ◽  
Yon Jon Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Service ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Training Post ◽  
Question Difficulty ◽  
Motivating Factor

Aims To investigate the motivations for, and perceived benefits of, undertaking senior house officer (SHO) posts, and to explore the career pathways of those who do, examining trends in successive cohorts. Method Postal cross-sectional questionnaire survey of all dental and maxillofacial SHOs (DF2s) who had worked for two South London hospitals within the previous nine years (n=137). Respondents were grouped into three cohorts to enable responses to be examined in relation to respondents’ entry to their first SHO post. Results There were responses from 83 (61%) potential participants. The most frequent motivation for carrying out SHO posts from 79 (95%) of the respondents was the desire to ‘learn from experienced clinicians’. The most common perceived benefit reported by those who had completed posts at the time of the survey was ‘an improved understanding of the role of the hospital dental service’ from 68 (97%) of those who answered this question. Difficulty in securing a job in general dental practice was not reported as a notable motivating factor, either before or after the implementation of the new dental contract. ‘Fulfil approved training post requirements for postgraduate examinations’ reduced as a motivator from 28 (88%) for the earlier cohort of SHOs to nine (36%) for the more recent cohort. Fifty-four of 78 (69%) respondents declared a definite plan to seek admission to the General Dental Council Specialist Lists in future, 24 (83%) in the first cohort, compared with 11 (46%) in the last ( P=0.05). Of the males, 13 (52%) were significantly more likely to report that they were currently working in general practice compared with 15 (27%) females ( P=0.028). Conclusion The findings suggest that multiple benefits are identified from undertaking SHO posts. However, some of the motivations for undertaking SHO posts may have changed over the nine-year period investigated. Possible influences are discussed. This paper highlights the perceived benefits of junior training posts at a time of significant transition within the profession.

scholarly journals Impact on refractive surgery due to increasing use of personal protection equipment: Insights from EUROCOVCAT group

2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212110186
Author(s):  
Arthur B Cummings ◽  
Cian Gildea ◽  
Antoine P Brézin ◽  
Boris E Malyugin ◽  
Ozlem Evren Kemer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Surgery ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
World Health ◽  
Eye Care ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Vision Correction ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Motivating Factor

Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic on 11th March 2020, changes to social and sanitary practices have included significant issues in access and management of eye care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the fear of loss, coupled with social distancing, lockdown, economic instability, and uncertainty, have led to a significant psychosocial impact that will have to be addressed. In the current COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment such as face masks or face coverings have become a daily necessity. While “mass masking” along with hand hygiene and social distancing became more widespread, new issues began to emerge – particularly in those who wore spectacles as a means of vision correction. As we began to see routine patients again after the first lockdown had been lifted, many patients visited our clinics for refractive surgery consultations with a primary motivating factor of wanting spectacle independence due to the fogging of their spectacles as a result of wearing a mask. In this article, we report on new emerging issues in eye care due to the widespread use of masks and on the new unmet need in the corneal and cataract refractive surgery fields.

scholarly journals Any small change?: Teacher education, compassion, understandings and perspectives on global development education

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meera Varadharajan ◽  
John H. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Global Development ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
Global Understanding ◽  
Small Change ◽  
Long Course ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
Sydney Australia

Increased migration of people(s), goods, ideas and ideologies necessitate global understanding, empathies and responses on the part of teachers and their students. This paper investigates the effects on 100 primary pre-service teachers' understandings of and attitudes toward a semester-long course exploring, inter alia, global development. The research was undertaken in Sydney, Australia. Near-identical surveys were administered at the course's beginning and end, for comparison. Additionally, four students volunteered to participate in a focus group for further discussion. Students' understandings, including misunderstandings, are examined in the context of their future professional responsibilities and of the related literature. While attitudes to those in underdeveloped countries appeared generally empathetic, this was premised on relatively limited or inaccurate 'knowledge'. The paper questions the adequacy of compassion as a motivating factor in global development education and action, and related subject shortcomings. Moreover, it examines the contribution of compassion as an enabler or impediment to global equities and justices, and considers other approaches. The paper also explores implications for teacher education and accordingly posits some recommendations.

scholarly journals Making large-scale surgical trials possible: collaboration and the role of surgical trainees

Trials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Jepson ◽  
Michelle Lazaroo ◽  
Samir Pathak ◽  
Natalie Blencowe ◽  
Jane Collingwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Expectant Management ◽  
Common Bile Duct Stones ◽  
Principal Investigator ◽  
Component Part ◽  
Surgical Trainees ◽  
Formal Framework ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Motivating Factor

Abstract Background Recruitment to surgical randomised controlled trials (RCTs) can be challenging. The Sunflower study is a large-scale multi-centre RCT that seeks to establish the clinical and cost effectiveness of pre-operative imaging versus expectant management in patients with symptomatic gallstones undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy at low or moderate risk of common bile duct stones. Trials such as Sunflower, with a large recruitment target, rely on teamworking. Recruitment can be optimised by embedding a QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI). Additionally, engaging surgical trainees can contribute to successful recruitment, and the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (API) scheme provides a framework to acknowledge their contributions. Methods This was a mixed-methods study that formed a component part of an embedded QRI for the Sunflower RCT. The aim of this study was to understand factors that supported and hindered the participation of surgical trainees in a large-scale RCT and their participation in the API scheme. It comprised semi-structured telephone interviews with consultant surgeons and surgical trainees involved in screening and recruitment of patients, and descriptive analysis of screening and recruitment data. Interviews were analysed thematically to explore the perspectives of—and roles undertaken by—surgical trainees. Results Interviews were undertaken with 34 clinicians (17 consultant surgeons, 17 surgical trainees) from 22 UK hospital trusts. Surgical trainees contributed to patient screening, approaches and randomisation, with a major contribution to the randomisation of patients from acute admissions. They were often encouraged to participate in the study by their centre principal investigator, and career development was a typical motivating factor for their participation in the study. The study was registered with the API scheme, and a majority of the trainees interviewed (n = 14) were participating in the scheme. Conclusion Surgical trainees can contribute substantial activity to a large-scale multi-centre RCT. Benefits of trainee engagement were identified for trainees themselves, for local sites and for the study as a whole. The API scheme provided a formal framework to acknowledge engagement. Ensuring that training and support for trainees are provided by the trial team is key to optimise success for all stakeholders.

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