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Readiness for Retirement: A Theory Development Approach
No full textOlder workers are staying in their jobs longer and are compelled to find a new job, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Today, more older workers are in the labor force (Weller, 2009). This study aims to discover the factors affecting an older person’s readiness for retirement, considering the different aspects of a human being: physical, social, emotional, financial, and spiritual. The inductive approach to theory development was used to create a theory to explain the occurrence of the phenomenon observed. A readiness for retirement test was used to determine their readiness to retire. Data were randomly collected from working older persons with ages 50 – 65. It was analyzed using cluster analysis, clustering the data into three aided by Minitab. Results revealed that older persons, ages 56 – 60, married, Roman Catholics, with white collar jobs, living with a dependent child, with an average monthly income of Php 20, 001 – 30, 000, working for 26 – 30 years, and going to church twice a week, are more prepared for retirement. Readiness for retirement is dependent upon financial capacity, social support and preoccupation after retirement. Considering these factors before reaching retirement age will guide actions to make retirement decisions easier
Free Trade vis-à-vis Trade Protection:A Critical Perspective Using the Multilateral Trade Liberalization Framework
No full textThe primary aim of this article was to posit an analytical perspective on the ideational debate between free trade and trade protection using the framework of multilateral trade liberalization. This goal was achieved by the first laying down the foundational assumptions and arguments of the multilateral trade liberalization theory in the first section of the paper. This part of the paper is important since it illustrates the theoretical underpinnings of the theory using an inter-textual approach. This method draws critical ideas from the literature with the view of producing analysis on the debate between free trade and trade protection. The second section compares and contrasts the arguments and assertions on free trade and trade protection in consonance with the case of the World Trade Organization. An extensive but incisive analysis is discussed in the third section of the paper portraying free trade protection under the multilateral trade liberalization framework. Then a concluding part argues defects and challenges confronting the World Trade Organization (WTO) as it pushes for bilateral and regional agreements in many parts of the world
Infection Control Practices Among the Personnel of Hospital Facilities in Cebu City, Philippines
No full textHealth care practitioners are mainly responsible for promoting health, managing disorders and preventing complications among their clients and themselves. To do this, they have to be knowledgeable and must properly implement standard infection control practices. This study determined the relationship between level of knowledge and extent of implementation of infection control practices among the personnel of hospital facilities in Cebu. This research utilized the quantitative non-experimental descriptive-correlational design. This study was conducted at various tertiary hospital facilities in Cebu. The 500 respondents were hospital personnel rendering duty in any unit/area of the hospital during the data gathering procedure. The researchers utilized standardized questionnaires measuring the level of knowledge and the extent of infection control practices among hospital personnel in Cebu City government hospitals. The minitab version 13 statistical software was used in data processing. The results showed that most of the respondents were female nurses aged 20-35 years old and had worked for 1-5 years already. Additionally, the level of infection control cognition was very high, with proper implementation of infection control. The Pearson r correlation result illustrated that there was a low positive significant correlation between the level of knowledge and practices of infection control among the hospital personnel of hospital facilities in Cebu. It is then concluded that augmenting the level of knowledge of the health care practitioners can guarantee improvement of their practices in the area
Rater Behaviors in Assessing EFL Compositions
No full textThis study was carried out to investigate raters’ relability and consistency when assessing writing performance of EFL learners of Vietnamese at a southwestern university of Vietnam. Data were derived from a group of four raters who were asked to rate 50 essays written by the same number of third-semester university students. The researcher applied Rasch measurements to analyse the data using the FACETS software program. The results from the analyses of three and four raters showed that a considerable proportion of candidates was misfitting, suggesting problems with the scale used to rate essays and its implementation by raters. Also, most raters were not consistent (one was inconsistent and two tended to be overconsistent) in their ratings; the same tendency was found amongst criteria. The overall results suggest a call for rater-training through which rater consistency is improved, and also a call for adjustments on the scale by redesigning and, if necessary, eliminating poorly-constructed criteria, or replacing with a better-functioning rating scale
Youth Risk Behaviors Among Urban and Rural Publi
No full textThis study determined the current risk behaviors of the youth ages 12-19 years old in Cebu through the incidence of risk behaviors among youth based on the risk behavior domains of violence or aggression, depression and suicidal ideation, substance use, sexual behaviors and health-related behaviors- among urban and rural public secondary school students in Cebu. A cross-sectional survey was utilized in this study. A multistage sampling was employed with a sample of 743 secondary students as respondents to acquire a robust representation of the population. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (CDCC, 2009) which was modified to fit the objectives of the study was utilized. Risk behaviors were taken as nominal data, as well as, gender, subjective economic status and geographical areas. The study showed that there was a difference in the youth risk behaviors in four domains, namely, violence / aggression, depression and suicidal ideation, substance use and sexual behaviors among secondary school students in Cebu. The domain of depression and of suicidal ideation was the highest while sexual behavior was the lowest in both urban and rural areas in the early and late adolescent stages. In terms of gender, physical aggression and depression/suicidal ideation were two of the most common high risk behaviors of both males and females. However, it is noticeable that income groups where the factor of income group was concerned, low and moderate family earners were more at risk to develop depression and suicidal ideation but the high income earners were significantly more prone to substance use and sexual aggression
Characterization of Selected Barangays with High and Low Incidence of Dengue Fever
No full textThis study looks into the demographic, environmental and socioeconomic factors associated with dengue prevention and control in two barangays of Cebu City as of 2011:Barangay Guadalupe with its high incidence of dengue fever and Barangay Sta. Cruz with a low incidence of dengue fever. The study utilized the descriptive correlational design employing multi-level sampling in selecting respondents. Three (3) standardized research instruments were adopted, as follows: the Cebu Normal University Community Health Assessment, the Department of Health’s Green Star Project and the instrument used in the study of Nahida (2008) on the knowledge, attitudes and practices involved in Dengue fever prevention. The Minitab version 13 statistical software was used in data processing. Mode, frequency distribution and percentages were used for demographics, environmental and socioeconomic factors and the chi square to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and practices. Significant factors that contributed to the increased incidence of dengue fever were the drainage system, low socioeconomic status, educational attainment, presence of breeding places and t
Indices of Quality Education in Asian Countries
No full textThe study focused on identifying determinants of quality education. The utilized data were taken from 27 top performing institutions in Asia. The data were treated to determine the effects of teaching, international mix, industry income and research on the quality of education through cluster analysis. The findings revealed that institutions with high quality teaching, international mix and research had high quality education. Conversely, institutions which were low in teaching, international mix and research had a low quality of education. International mix was found to be the most important determinant of quality education
The Academe as the Source of Research and the Knowledge Utilization Uptake in the Health Care System
No full textThis descriptive- correlational research determined the relationship between the perceived level of the characteristics of the academe as the source of research and the knowledge utilization uptake of academic research among health care professionals in the health care systems. A researcher-made questionnaire was used, consisting of items related to credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, support, sophistication and communication quality was also employed. Furthermore, an adapted questionnaire from the Knowledge Utilization Uptake Scale (Bonin, 2007) was also used. The overall level of the perceived characteristics of the source in terms of credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, support, sophistication and communication quality was fair. In general, health care institutions had a very poor level of knowledge utilization uptake from academic research. They were highly aware of research, but were very poor in the aspects of reception, cognition, discussion, reference, effort, adoption and impact. The Pearson r revealed a strong positive correlation between the variables. In the end, the perceived level of the characteristics of the source of health research was associated with knowledge utilization uptake. Consequently, this contributed to the theory on research translation from the academe to the health care system, that source was an influential element
An Evaluation of the Special BSN Program for Medical Doctors at Cebu Normal University
No full textThe main purpose of the study was to assess the BSN-MD program and to find our student motivation and perceptions about their formal study. The evaluative research was done on the pioneer group of medical doctors of Cebu who were taking up nursing at the Cebu Normal University under the special program. The researchers mainly collated their answers and took the average, looked for the mean, and ranked those as far as priorities were concerned. The majority of the first batch of students were female, married, with various fields of specialization. Results showed that the first three motivational factors were economic stability, career mobility and family security. Definitely, complying with the requirements on time and coming up with respective course requirements were their major problems. It was then concluded that the BSN-MD program had helped in providing relevant nursing education to medical doctors despite the challenges
Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Predictors of the Quality of Life of the Elderly in Selected Provinces in the Philippines
No full textThis study determined the cognitive (educational attainment and cognitive ability) and non-cognitive (marital status, basic activities of daily living, instrumental ADL, social support and spirituality) factors that predict the quality of life of older adults admitted into elderly institutions and community-dwelling elderly. Utilizing a correlational design, the study involved 263 elderly participants ( 100 institutionalized and 163 community-dwelling) in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. Using regression analysis, marital status, instrumental ADL and social support were considered significant predictors of QoL among the institutionalized elderly. On the other hand, marital status, educational attainment, basic ADL, instrumental ADL and social support significantly predicted the quality of life of the elderly in the community. When grouped as one, marital status, educational attainment, instrumental ADL and social support were considered significant predictors of QoL. The place of residence of the elderly clearly provided a differential influence on the predictors of the quality of life. Moreover, it was noted that the attainment of quality of life in the elderly required the consideration of the social, emotional and physical needs of the participants