Validation of the TAP Tool, an Instrument Measuring the Impact of Teacher Retention Intervention Strategies

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia E. Morris ◽  
Wesley Imms
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Retention ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
Retention Intervention ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Child development and disability

2018 ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
Richard Rosch ◽  
Michelle Heys ◽  
Hannah Kuper
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Developmental Potential ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

Worldwide, many children do not meet their developmental potential. This is particularly the case in LMICs and especially affects children living with disability. Thus, improving developmental attainment and reducing the impact of disability has now become an integral part of many of the sustainable development goals. This chapter introduces several tools currently available to measure both childhood development, and the effects of disability. Using examples from current research in global health this chapter introduces both known effective intervention strategies that improve developmental outcomes, and highlights challenges and future priorities for further research. These points are further illustrated using epilepsy as a case study, highlighting how the interaction of biomedical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic factors impacts on childhood development.

Coaching Childcare Providers to Support Toddlers' Gesture Use With Children Experiencing Early Childhood Poverty

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 686-701
Author(s):  
Mollie Romano ◽  
Johanna Eugenio ◽  
Edie Kiratzis
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Social Validity ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Childhood Poverty ◽  
Coaching Intervention ◽  
Classroom Routines ◽  
Book Sharing ◽  
Coaching Approach ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of an intervention in which childcare providers (CCPs) are coached to support toddlers' gesture use during every day classroom routines. Method This study uses a multiple-baseline across strategies single-case experimental design to examine the impact of a coaching intervention on three CCPs' use of communication strategies with toddlers experiencing early childhood poverty. The CCPs were coached with a systematic framework called Setting the Stage, Observation and Opportunities to Embed, Problem-solving and Planning, Reflection and Review as they learned to implement three strategies to support toddlers' gesture use— modeling gestures with a short phrase, opportunities to gesture, and responding/expanding child gestures . CCPs were coached during book sharing and another classroom routine of their choice. Social validity data on the coaching approach and on the intervention strategies were gathered from postintervention interviews. Results The visual analysis and nonoverlap of all pairs' effect size indicates that the coaching intervention had a functional relation with CCPs' use of modeling gestures and responding/expanding gestures during book sharing, play, and circle time. Social validity data indicate that CCPs found the coaching framework supportive of their learning and feelings of self-efficacy, and that the intervention strategies supported their toddlers' communication. Conclusions The coaching framework was used to increase CCP strategy use during everyday classroom routines with toddlers. CCPs endorsed the coaching approach and the intervention strategies. This study adds to the literature supporting efforts to enhance children's earliest language learning environments. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.14044055

Inspiring Poor Women to Empower Themselves

2020 ◽  
pp. 955-970
Author(s):  
Keitseope Nthomang
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Empirical studies on the impact of micro level intervention strategies on poverty among poor women in Botswana are lacking, yet women are a valuable asset for the economy of the country. Continued marginalization and disempowerment of women has become a serious problem which merit urgent attention. This article investigates the potential of the Grow Model in transforming the lives of 14 women who belong to the Kgopolano GROW Group in Molepolole, Botswana. Data was collected in May 2014 using primarily in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The analysis utilized both content and thematic approaches. The results showed how the Grow Model has inspired women to empower themselves and self-transform into productive and prosperous lives. The results affirm the strength of the GROW model in promoting empowerment for social change in marginalized contexts. Key policy recommendations recognizes the limitations of the GROW model and build on its strengths.

A Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) Study on Industry 4.0 Among the Public Sector Construction Client in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Nadia Safura Zabidin ◽  
Sheila Belayutham ◽  
Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Kap Study ◽  
Technological Growth ◽  
The Impact ◽  
People’S Perceptions

The impact of Industry 4.0 will amplify globalization, automation, virtualization, integration, and agility towards the construction industry's development in light of different stakeholders in the industry. In this chapter, people's perceptions, awarenesses, and operations on Industry 4.0's innovation and technological growth, which constitutes a new scenario for future construction industry, will be explored. The outcome of this Industry 4.0 study provides an overview of the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) among the public sector construction client in Malaysia. This would enable the establishment of the baseline (reference value) for future intervention strategies by having construction public sector, particularly the client, as the driver for change towards construction digitalisation.

scholarly journals Family Caregiving for Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 635-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Schulz ◽  
Scott R. Beach ◽  
Sara J. Czaja ◽  
Lynn M. Martire ◽  
Joan K. Monin
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Intensity Of Care ◽  
The Impact

Family members are the primary source of support for older adults with chronic illness and disability. Thousands of published empirical studies and dozens of reviews have documented the psychological and physical health effects of caregiving, identified caregivers at risk for adverse outcomes, and evaluated a wide range of intervention strategies to support caregivers. Caregiving as chronic stress exposure is the conceptual driver for much of this research. We review and synthesize the literature on the impact of caregiving and intervention strategies for supporting caregivers. The impact of caregiving is highly variable, driven largely by the intensity of care provided and the suffering of the care recipient. The intervention literature is littered with many failures and some successes. Successful interventions address both the pragmatics of care and the emotional toll of caregiving. We conclude with both research and policy recommendations that address a national agenda for caregiving.

scholarly journals Anaemia and Haemoglobin Status: A New Concept and a New Method of Assessment

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rainer Gross ◽  
Marcus Gliwitzki ◽  
Patrick Gross ◽  
Klaus Frank
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Supply ◽  
Haemoglobin Concentration ◽  
Tissue Level ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Blood Oxygenation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Method Of Assessment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tissue Oxygen Supply

Traditionally, anaemia has been determined and interpreted by the magnitude and severity of iron deficiency and the impact of intervention strategies. Internationally, it is defined as a state in which the quality and/or quantity of circulating red cells are reduced below a normal level The body employs several mechanisms during the development of anaemia to maintain the oxygen supply to the tissues. Thus, applying any quantitative cut-off point as an indicator for anaemia may lead to misclassification, since haemoglobin concentration does not necessarily reflect the level of tissue oxygen supply. Ideally, an assessment strategy should be able to determine both the degree of haemoglobin oxygenation and the haemoglobin concentration at a tissue level. The Erlangen microlight-guide spectrophotometer is a non-invasive instrument that can assess both capillary blood oxygenation and relative haemoglobin concentration.

scholarly journals UK General Population Utility Values for the SIDECAR-D Instrument Measuring the Impact of Caring for People With Dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1079-1086
Author(s):  
Edward J.D. Webb ◽  
David Meads ◽  
Hareth Al-Janabi ◽  
Paul Kind ◽  
Francesca Torelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Utility Values ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
The Impact

Modelling the impact of alternative HIV intervention strategies in rural Uganda

AIDS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1263-1270 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Jamie Robinson ◽  
Daan W. Mulder ◽  
Bertran Auvert ◽  
Richard J. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Hiv Intervention ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Potential COVID-19 Outbreak in Fire Camp: Modeling Scenarios and Interventions

Fire ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Matthew P Thompson ◽  
Jude Bayham ◽  
Erin Belval
Keyword(s):  
Epidemic Model ◽  
Wildland Fire ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Transient Nature ◽  
Fire Incident ◽  
In Fire ◽  
The Impact

The global COVID-19 pandemic will pose unique challenges to the management of wildland fire in 2020. Fire camps may provide an ideal setting for the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. However, intervention strategies can help minimize disease spread and reduce the risk to the firefighting community. We developed a COVID-19 epidemic model to highlight the risks posed by the disease during wildland fire incidents. Our model accounts for the transient nature of the population on a wildland fire incident, which poses unique risks to the management of communicable diseases in fire camps. We used the model to assess the impact of two types of interventions: the screening of a firefighter arriving on an incident, and social distancing measures. Our results suggest that both interventions are important to mitigate the risks posed by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, screening is relatively more effective on short incidents, whereas social distancing is relatively more effective during extended campaigns. We conclude with a discussion of model limitations and potential extensions to the model.

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