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“It's Not Deterministic and It Will Never Be Deterministic”: A Qualitative Study on Stakeholder Perspectives of Polygenic Risk Score Testing for Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes significant mental and physical distress, yet only a small subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop the disorder. Scientists and clinicians are still unable to predict who will get the disorder or how it will manifest.
Brandy M. Fox
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching outdoor and adventure activities: describing, analysing and understanding a primary school physical education professional development programme [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Primary schools need well informed and highly motivated teachers to meet the evolving demands of the education system. Professional development is essential to equip primary school teachers to change practice to meet these challenges (Guskey,
Coulter, Maura
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The EXPLAIN Study: Exploring Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita in Adults in Norway — A Description of Demographic, Medical, and Neurological Findings

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) encompasses several hundred conditions with diverse genetic, pathophysiological, and clinical origins. The overarching EXPLAIN study explores underlying causes and implications of AMC and represents the largest clinical cohort of adults with AMC reported to date.
My Vuong Hermansen, Kristin Ørstavik, Unni Steen, Mathias Toft, Cathrine Brunborg, Lena Lande Wekre   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

School principals’ instructional leadership as a predictor of teacher’s professional development

Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
This study investigates the role of school principals’ instructional leadership as a predictor of teachers’ professional development. The research sample comprised 304 secondary school teachers and 19 principals in Awka South, Anambra State, Nigeria. The
Ping He, Fangyun Guo, Genevive Anulika Abazie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teachers’ views of professional learning and collaboration in four urban Lebanese primary schools

, 2016
This study to investigate how teachers develop their skills and knowledge to construct enthusiastic student learning and what part school principals play in that development was carried out in four primary schools serving disadvantaged communities in ...
Busher, Hugh, Nabhani, Mona, Bahous, Rima   +2 more
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Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supervising professional experience students [PDF]

, 2012
A literature review on mentoring and supervision of pre-service teachers.  The review looks at the current policies, procedures and practices that are designed to support pre-service teachers’ professional experience.
Peter Renshaw
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The influence of digital professional development and professional learning communities in the relationship between school digital preparedness and digital instructional integration.

PLoS ONE
Integration of digital tools and resources in STEM instruction has garnered significant attention due to its high potential. Digital professional development and professional learning communities are identified as a pivotal factor for equipping teachers ...
Stephen Kwashie Amemasor, Stephen Opoku Oppong, Benjamin Ghansah, Ben-Bright Benuwa, Mathias Agbeko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source