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Application of Social Constructivism in Medical Education [PDF]

, 2020
The purpose of this study is to discuss the main principles and concepts of social constructivism, examine the literature on the application of social constructivism in medical education, and explore the meaning and limitations of the utilization of ...
Korean Medical Education Review (의학교육논단), Youngjon Kim   +1 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

What is positive special education?

This chapter highlights the theorical foundation of positive special education. The chapter begins with a summary of Seligman’s positive psychology and its precursor such as learned optimism. Then follows a definition of positive special education.
Reichenberg, Monica,
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Character matters : central office administrators' perceptions of character education [PDF]

, 2004
vii, 87 leaves ; 29 cm. --In recent years there has been increasing pressure all across North America for schools to focus more on character education. This study examines one District's response to character education through the implementation of the
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education, Bolder, Mike   +1 more
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Residual tail twisting in ascidian larvae is stabilized by asymmetric myofibrils that resist bilateral symmetry restoration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure, Misaki K. Nishio, Satoru Okuda, Kohji Hotta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

POSITIVe Newsletter [PDF]

, 2017
Take a look at the ‘Getting-to-know your POSITIVe partners” section to get familiarized with more senior and young researchers belonging to this COST Action.
Garcia Conesa, Maria-Teresa, Kieda, Iwona, Ruskovska, Tatjana   +2 more
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Professional learning supports teacher well-being through needs-supplies fit and control-value processes

Scientific Reports
Teacher well-being has become a critical challenge for contemporary education systems, yet the role of continuous professional learning (CPL) in supporting it remains poorly understood.
Fernando Núñez-Regueiro, Helen M. G. Watt, Paul W. Richardson, Herbert W. Marsh, Reinhard Pekrun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

School-wide positive behavior for learning : effects of dual focus on boys' and girls' behavior and motivation for learning

, 2013
Positive Behavior for Learning (PBL) is a school-wide systemic approach to promoting both positive behaviors and student learning. A total of 827 boys and 888 girls from 4 Australian primary and 8 secondary schools implementing PBL (experimental) were ...
Yeung, Alexander Seeshing (R9233), Tracey, Danielle K. (R13635), Mooney, Mary (R8235), Barker, Katrina L. (R11617)   +3 more
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Application of Experiential Learning Theory to Medical Education [PDF]

, 2020
This paper examined the principles of experiential learning theory (ELT) relevant to learning from experience and introduces examples which were applied to medical education from a theoretical perspective. The experiential learning theory encompasses the
Korean Medical Education Review (의학교육논단), Sujin Chae   +1 more
core   +1 more source