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Purssell, Edward; While, Alison – Health Education Journal, 2011
Objective: To investigate the knowledge of university students regarding pandemic and seasonal influenza. Design: Online questionnaire-based survey of undergraduate and postgraduate students, including those on nursing, medical, other health and non-health related courses. Method: The sample was recruited using the university email system, and the…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Barnes, Laura L. B.; Wheeler, Denna L.; Laster, Bonnie B.; McGaugh, Miriam; Morse, Amy – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: Literature on participatory health care suggests that, though many patients desire basic information, a substantial number prefer a passive role. This variability is explored as a function of laypersons' beliefs about the nature of medical knowledge, referred to as epistemological beliefs, through the evaluation of a newly-developed…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Patients, Physician Patient Relationship, Knowledge Level
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Osbaldiston, Richard; Schmitz, Hannah – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2011
The Energy Challenge is an environmental education program that is administered to ninth grade students in the public schools of a small Midwestern city in the United States. The program is sponsored and administered by the two local electric utilities, and it has been going on for seven years. To determine the effectiveness of the program, a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Energy Conservation, Mail Surveys, Utilities
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Nasser, Ramzi; Cherif, Maha; Romanowski, Michael – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
In an attempt to enhance teacher and student performance in school, a learning management system (LMS) known as Knowledge-Net (K-Net) was introduced in Qatari independent schools. (All public schools in Qatar have transformed to independent schools; the independent schools model is similar to the charter school system in North America.) An LMS is…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Performance Factors
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Brucato, Brittany; Neimeyer, Greg J. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
The present study reports the results of a controlled examination of the effectiveness of an online graduate preparation program, the Virtual Advisor. The effects of the Virtual Advisor were compared to a website preparation group and a wait-list control group. Results indicated that, compared to the control group, students who utilized the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Students, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level
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Donnell, Chandra M. – Rehabilitation Education, 2008
There has been little examination of multicultural counseling competencies of rehabilitation counselor trainees. The current study examined competency development (knowledge, skills and awareness) of 68 rehabilitation counseling master's degree students across six universities. Results indicate that students did not demonstrate competence in…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Educational Needs, Counselor Training, Rehabilitation Counseling
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Arias, Jesus de la Fuente; Justicia, Fernando Justicia; Casanova, Pedro Felix; Trianes, Maria Victoria – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2005
Introduction: Evaluating competencies required for professional practice is a matter of particular current interest. Its importance lies in improvements that can be made in both preparatory and ongoing training and development processes. This paper summarizes results obtained from a recent investigation regarding this issue. Method: A total of 76…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Psychologists, Minimum Competency Testing, Theory Practice Relationship