ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Knowledge of Pediatric Critical Care Nurses Regarding Evidence Based Guidelines for Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Author: Ahmed, Gehan EL Nabawy
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Equipment,Prevention,Nurses,Hospitals,Competence,Knowledge Level,Pediatrics,Guidelines,Correlation,Training,Experience,Age Differences,Diseases,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis

Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a costly, preventable, and often fatal consequence of medical therapy that increases hospital and intensive care stays in mechanically ventilated patients. The prevention of VAP is primarily the responsibility of the bedside nurse whose knowledge, beliefs, and practices influence the health outcome of ICU patients. Unfortunately little is known about the degree of nursing knowledge on evidence based guidelines for the prevention of VAP. This descriptive study aimed to assess knowledge of pediatric critical care nurses regarding evidence based guidelines for prevention of VAP in both pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. The current study revealed inadequate knowledge of pediatric critical care nurses regarding evidence based guidelines for prevention of ventilator associated. There is strong correlation between years of experiences, previous training on guidelines of prevention of VAP and knowledge of nurses on the evidence based guidelines for prevention of VAP. Moreover, there is no correlation between age and knowledge of nurses on evidence based guidelines for prevention of VAP. The study concluded that written unit protocols should be present and reviewed regularly as updates and new evidence for best practice are constantly emerging and staff should be educated on the updated protocols.
A Space for Memory
Author: Charman, Karen
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Memory,Art Products,Older Adults,Suburbs,Aging (Individuals),Community Programs,History,Industry,Exhibits,Photography,Urban Areas

In this article I examine the possibilities of reparation in an era of privatisation and de-industrialisation. I examine the effect of a recent project Sunshine Memory Space, a space, designed to evoke memories of a de-industrialised urban Melbourne suburb Sunshine. This project offered the opportunity for the effects of industrial change to be publically represented, remembered and valued. I offer an analysis of the significance of relational localised curatorial work.
Memories in Motion: Learning, Process, History and Art in Public Space
Author: Qadri, Debbie
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Memory,Art Products,Art Activities,Teaching Methods,Action Research,Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,Space Utilization,Local History,School Community Programs

This essay presents an art project as an example of two aspects of public pedagogy. The first, is that the project critically examined how history is made, and through art-making and installation it performed an alternative publishing of history. Secondly, the art project was utilised as both a process and outcome within public space, and through this contributed to raising awareness for both participants and audience about the politics of public space. Through both aspects the project shed light on acts of public pedagogy as a process of questioning our normal relationships with history and public space. &quot;Memories in Motion&quot; was a project where learning took place within a particular public space by moving through, documenting and researching it. This learning was generated into artworks, which were then taken and placed back into that space. These actions disrupt the normal conventions of learning about history and of public space, and shift the agency of telling history and using public space to the students.
Visual Communication Design as a Form of Public Pedagogy
Author: Kelly, Meghan
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Visual Stimuli,Communication Strategies,Museums,Informal Education,Design,Participation,Community Programs,Exhibits,Foreign Countries

This paper identifies visual communication design as a form of public pedagogy. Communication design practices aim to achieve the successful transmission of a message to a recipient in a visual mode. Understanding the theories and practices of visual communication design can assist in enhancing the reception of the communication, as these practices become a tool to increase the effectiveness of learning in a public space. To demonstrate this, I will use the example of museums as an informal place of public learning, and argue design, and in particular visual communication design strategies, are extremely important in the creation of successful learning. If participants are not engaged or entertained, their capacity for learning will diminish. Engagement depends on the representation of the information and the successful interpretation of that information by the visitor. Further, this paper will emphasise the vital role communication design plays in all forms of public pedagogy, not just within the museum context. However, non-designers create many public learning environments and although this paper argues the benefits of communication design to increasing the effectiveness of learning, it recognises the narrow opportunities of applying this knowledge.
Reaching for the Arts in Unexpected Places: Public Pedagogy in the Gardens
Author: Pelosi, Ligia
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Community Programs,Painting (Visual Arts),Gardening,Suburbs,Educational Methods,Foreign Countries,Exhibits,Aesthetic Education,Curriculum,Adult Learning

What constitutes public pedagogy? The term is broad and can be applied in so many situations and settings to the learning that occurs outside of formal schooling. In this article, the author explores how a community event--a painting competition held in a Melbourne suburb's botanic gardens--constitutes public pedagogy. The event centres on appreciation of the gardens, and on fostering the arts in the community. Local schools and residents have shown their appreciation of the competition through increased participation over the past five years. However, there is much learning that is unexpected and far less tangible, which flourishes beneath the surface of the event. Capturing a collective memory of the suburb is one aspect of such learning that is historically significant. The author argues that the event can also be seen as activist in a political sense, through the way it has restored the arts to the community in a way that education in a neo-liberal climate is currently unable to do.
Protest Music as Adult Education and Learning for Social Change: A Theorisation of a Public Pedagogy of Protest Music
Author: Haycock, John
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music,Popular Culture,Activism,Social Change,Adult Learning,Correlation,Misconceptions,History,Adult Education

Since the 1960's, the transformative power of protest music has been shrouded in mythology. Sown by musical activists like Pete Seeger, who declared that protest music could &quot;help to save the planet&quot;, the seeds of this myth have since taken deep root in the popular imagination. While the mythology surrounding the relationship between protest music and social change has become pervasive and persistent, it has mostly evaded critical interrogation and significant theorisation. By both using the notion as a theoretical lens and adding to scholarship in the field, this article uncovers understandings of the public pedagogical dimensions of protest music, as it takes place as a radical practice and critical form of contemporary mass culture. In doing this, this article provides a theorisation of public pedagogy as it encapsulates protest music, and those who are conceptualised as the critical and radical public pedagogues who produce this mass cultural form.
&quot;Come in and Look Around.&quot; Professional Development of Student Teachers through Public Pedagogy in a Library Exhibition
Author: Hickling-Hudson, Anne
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Public Libraries,Exhibits,Preservice Teachers,Social Problems,Student Projects,Teacher Educators,Global Approach,Group Activities,Transformative Learning,Social Justice,Cooperative Planning,Workshops,Knowledge Level,Peace,Violence,War,Curriculum,Bullying,Visual Stimuli,Public Health,Environment,Interviews

This paper describes a public pedagogy project embedded into The Global Teacher, a subject within the Bachelor of Education program for student teachers at an Australian university. The subject provides a global perspective on socio-political issues that shape education. In 2013, The Global Teacher introduced an approach that asked student teachers to create a museum-style exhibition depicting six global education themes. This exhibition was displayed in the State Library and the public were invited to engage with the installations and the student teachers who created them. Our paper describes how the project was implemented by means of close collaboration between the QUT teacher educators, curators at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ), and student groups working on visually translating their understandings of global educational issues into a public exhibition. We discuss what was learned by our students and ourselves, as teacher educators, by engaging in this public pedagogy.
Older Adult Education: New Public Pedagogy in 21st Century Taiwan
Author: Lee, Ya-hui
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Lifelong Learning,Adult Education,Older Adults,Public Education,Population Trends,Educational Policy,Public Opinion,Financial Support,Satisfaction,Student Diversity,Program Effectiveness,Aging (Individuals),Adult Educators

The lifelong learning concept of &quot;never too late to learn&quot; advocated by Confucius has gradually become rooted in the lives of Taiwanese adults and seniors. In response to the impact of population ageing and low fertility rates, numerous elementary schools, junior high schools, and universities have allocated resources and space to establish learning centers and learning camps for senior citizens, providing them with the opportunity to learn. Older adult education extends beyond the classroom and into society, forming a new public pedagogy in Taiwan. Its important elements include: (1) the changes in population structure and the rising number of older adults, (2) the government's formulation of older adult education policies based on learning enhancement, (3) the joint promotion of older adult education activities by numerous academic institutions, and (4) the theoretical bases of program design to help senior citizens achieve active ageing and popularise older adult education in communities. Future challenges to older adult learning becoming the new public pedagogy include (1) the public's skepticism concerning the necessity of older adult education and its efficiency, (2) the need to establish diverse sources of funding to ensure the sustainable development of older adult education, (3) the necessity to develop various program designs to satisfy senior citizens' needs due to the heterogeneity of senior citizens, and (4) the urgent necessity for research to confirm the effectiveness of older adult education.
Literacy Mediation in Neighbourhood Houses
Author: Thompson, Sally
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Community Programs,Literacy Education,Reading Skills,Writing Skills,Case Studies,Foreign Countries,Adult Literacy,Informal Education,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Access to Education,Attitude Measures,Economically Disadvantaged

Interactions between staff in Neighbourhood Houses, and the socially and educationally disadvantaged community members who visit Neighbourhood Houses, have been viewed through many lenses, including community development, social support, caring and compassion. This paper looks at Neighbourhood Houses as sites of pedagogical practice. More specifically, it explores the role of Neighbourhood House administrative staff as literacy mediators--as people who assist others with reading and writing. Literacy mediation has gained attention as part of a focus amongst New Literacy Studies researchers on the social uses of literacy. In this case study of four staff members working across two neighbourhood houses, I identify that literacy mediation in the neighbourhood houses is common, complex and growing in demand. A further area of focus of the paper is the invisibility of the literacy mediation in Neighbourhood Houses--to funding bodies, committees of management and even to other staff. It also identifies the role of emotional labour in both facilitating mediation but also as a contributing factor to the lack of recognition of informal literacy work in Neighbourhood Houses.
Remaking Education from Below: The Chilean Student Movement as Public Pedagogy
Author: Williams, Jo
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Change,Activism,Secondary School Students,College Students,Social Change,Political Attitudes,Social Differences,Neoliberalism,Educational Research,Role,Student Attitudes,Public Education,Foreign Countries

This article considers the Chilean student movement and its ten-year struggle for public education as an example of public pedagogy. Secondary and university students, along with the parents, teachers, workers and community members who have supported them, have engaged in the most sustained political activism seen in Chile since the democratic movement against the Pinochet military dictatorship between 1983 and 1989. The students have successfully forced a nationwide discussion on education, resulting not only in significant educational reform, but also a community rethinking of the relationship between education and social and economic inequality in a neoliberal context. Framed through Giroux's conceptual definition of public pedagogies and drawing on field research conducted throughout 2014 as well as existing literature and media sources, this article considers the role of the student movement in Chile in redefining the concept of &quot;public&quot; and the implications for radical perspectives on learning and teaching.
First Step to Success: Applications to Preschoolers at Risk of Developing Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Frey, Andy J.
Date: 2015-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Children,Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Randomized Controlled Trials,Program Effectiveness,Symptoms (Individual Disorders),Fidelity,Early Intervention,Behavior Problems,At Risk Students,Home Programs,Family Involvement,Preschool Education,Rating Scales,Screening Tests,Interpersonal Competence,Parent Attitudes,Communication Skills,Cooperation,Empathy,Surveys,Teacher Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis

Preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may not always be recognized as such during their early years, but some of their behavioral problems may nonetheless prompt a referral for behavioral intervention. Whether such an intervention brings any benefit has not been well studied. We identified a subsample of 34 preschool children at risk for autism spectrum disorder from a large randomized controlled trial (N = 126) of the First Step to Success program. Children at risk of developing ASD demonstrated significant improvements on seven of 11 outcome measures and on a responder analyses based on symptom severity. Process and fidelity measures also suggested that First Step was both feasible and socially acceptable. Implications for early intervention for children at risk of developing ASD are discussed.
An Action Research Plan for Developing and Implementing the Students' Listening Comprehension Skills
Author: Luo, Chunpin
Date: 2008-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Action Research,Listening Comprehension,Student Improvement,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Majors (Students),College Second Language Programs,College Students,Foreign Countries,Listening Skills,Second Language Instruction

This is a proposal for an action research plan designed to find out how to improve students' listening comprehension skills, enhance their performance and help to promote better learning. This plan is focused on the minority students who major in English in our University. Listening comprehension is one of the most difficult courses for them. As their teacher, the author would like to conduct an action research in her classroom teaching in order to make some changes in her teaching, to assist the students to become active listeners, and to improve their overall listening comprehension skills.
China's English Language Environment
Author: Gil, Jeffrey
Date: 2008-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English,Educational Environment,Language Usage,Consciousness Raising,Educational Opportunities,Media Selection,Information Sources,Educational Practices,Learning Experience,Intercultural Communication,Communicative Competence (Languages),English (Second Language)

Chinese students and teachers often say that the major challenge they face in acquiring English is that &quot;China does not have a good English language environment&quot; (&quot;zhong guo de ying yu huan jing bu tai hao&quot;) by which they mean there are insufficient opportunities to use English in real life situations and a lack of exposure to authentic English language material. Based on a review of the use of English in China and the author's own experiences living and teaching there, this paper will show that China's English language environment is actually much richer than is commonly believed. It argues that the two main issues which need to be addressed are raising awareness of the amount and type of English language material and opportunities to use the language available and developing ways for students and teachers to use such material and opportunities, both in and outside of the classroom.
Challenges Faced and the Strategies Adopted by a Malaysian English Language Teacher during Teaching Practice
Author: Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul
Date: 2008-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Practices,Teaching Experience,English Instruction,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Barriers,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Beliefs,Interviews,Native Language,Teaching Skills,Direct Instruction,Reflection,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Educational Strategies,Student Teacher Attitudes,Student Teaching,English (Second Language)

In this paper, the reflections on distinct and crucial teaching practices of a pre-service English language teacher are presented and examined. The focus of this paper is on three aspects of class teaching that the teacher found presented a challenge during her teaching practice. For each aspect, the nature of the difficulties and the challenges are described and deciphered. In addition, various strategies that the teacher explored and experimented in order to meet those challenges are outlined and elucidated in terms of their effectiveness. This process is interwoven with the nurturing of pedagogical knowledge of the teacher, which is developed from her reflective practices. This paper also highlights some of the teacher's plans and thoughts on dealing with those challenges in the future. Implications for teaching practice are also discussed.
Cognitive Transfer and English Writing
Author: Li, Xinyan
Date: 2008-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learning Theories,Epistemology,English,Writing (Composition),Second Language Learning,English (Second Language),Educational Practices

The author examines the cognitive learning theory and cognitive transfer in English writing, tries to find out how it relates to English writing, and how it influences English writing.
Discussion on &quot;The Trail&quot; from the Perspective of Christianism Theology
Author: Wang, Jing
Date: 2008-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Christianity,Philosophy,Beliefs,Alienation,Crime,Punishment,Didacticism,Religious Education,Biblical Literature,Hermeneutics,Literary Styles,Literature Appreciation

Kafka is a writer of strong religious complex. In &quot;The Trail,&quot; he illustrates his religious thoughts by probing into the alienation of modern human beings from the God and also shows his pursuit and befuddlement of beliefs. This paper analyzes the crimes and punishment in &quot;The Trail&quot; through three parts, the accusation of crime, the understanding of crime and the pleading of crime.
A Study of Chinese Undergraduates' MI Distribution in EFL Class
Author: Liu, Ning
Date: 2008-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,English (Second Language),English Instruction,Investigations,Multiple Intelligences,Learning Activities,Student Characteristics,Interdisciplinary Approach,Questionnaires,Statistical Distributions,Comparative Analysis

This paper initiates an investigation of the college students' MI (multiple intelligences) distribution in English class. The participants are a group of Chinese sophomores from different majors: city planning, tourism, software engineering, financial administration and arts of English. With a view to make the investigation more specified in students' English learning activities, the paper doesn't use other existing MI scales, but specifies research items on Chinese college students' activities in their EFL (English as a Foreign Language) class. The result reveals students' overall and comparative MI distributions among different majors, which provides English teachers in China with fundamental information about college students' varieties, as well as referential information for English teachers in other EFL countries.
Net-Based Learner Autonomy, Its Problems and Possible Solutions--A Case Study in WAHU, China
Author: Wang, Chengping
Date: 2008-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Case Studies,English (Second Language),Nonmajors,Investigations,Personal Autonomy,Questionnaires,Interviews,Educational Environment,Student Adjustment,Barriers,College English,Web Based Instruction,Multimedia Materials,Student Attitudes,Time on Task,Geographic Location,Teaching Methods

The paper presents a study investigating the net-based learner autonomy of the first-year non-English major students studying in West Anhui University (WAHU). Through questionnaires and interviews, the study shows the problems in learner autonomy and presents a new perspective for the development of an auto-learning environment. The study reveals that students had difficulty adapting to net-based learning mode. Some proposals that the college, teachers and students could unite to tackle the problems in learning have been put forth as the solutions to the problems.
Politeness Principle in Cross-Culture Communication
Author: Huang, Yongliang
Date: 2008-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cross Cultural Studies,Intercultural Communication,Educational Principles,Asian Culture,Western Civilization,Values Clarification,Personality Traits,Cultural Differences,Definitions,Social Values,Foreign Countries

As we all know, different people hold different views about politeness. To be polite, Leech thinks you should follow &quot;Politeness Principle&quot; while Levinson suggests paying attention to others' &quot;Face Wants&quot;. Sometimes what the Chinese people considered to be polite may not be true according to western culture. In order to adequately provide an educated answer to this heartfelt question, this paper attempts to shed light on some of the important differences on politeness between Chinese and western culture and their values.