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A Study of the Concurrent Validity between the Boxall Profile and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
No full textThe aim of the study is to establish the level of concurrent validity between the Boxall Profile, a diagnostic instrument used by teachers and teaching assistants in nurture groups, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, a widely used screening instrument in the fields of education, mental health and social work. 202 children and adolescents attending nurture groups in England, aged 3-14 years, participated in the study. . These consisted of142 boys and 60 girls and came from 25 schools in 8 LEAs. School staff completed the Boxall Profile and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for all pupils. . The results show a high degree of concordance between the two instruments, with both measures appearing to identify similar behavioural characteristics in the same children. Scores in specific domains of the Boxall Profile are shown to predict performance on particular sub-scales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. These preliminary findings support the validity claims of the Boxall Profile, indicating that it is a reliable tool for both diagnostic and research purposes
A: Morning on the dunes B: [landscape]
No full textMedium: oil on boardSigned and dated l.r., black paint "d'Auvergne Boxall / 33""A: Morning on the dunes B: [landscape]" [1959.0005.00A.00B], Boxall, D'AuvergneArtist and Role: Boxall, D'Auvergne,Extent:Extent: fram
A Public Perception of Our Ocean
No full textAs educators, we spend much of our time working with students explaining the complexities of the ocean system. Many of us work with schools to encourage young budding scientists to head seaward, we deliver public lectures for the science-hungry masses, and present ocean-related stories in the media. These aspects of our role as science educators have been covered in recent years in my humble pages of this august journal, but what has become clear to me is a public misconception of our ocean. This is partly due to a lack of appreciation of its enormity and a misguided belief that humankind has everything under control
What influences the transfer of research into health policy and practice? Observations from England and Australia
No full textObjectives: To explore the role of evidence in the public health policy-making process, and show how the way in which public health problems are defined and measured influences policy outcomes.Methods: The policy responses of the Blair Labour Government in the UK and the Howard Coalition Government in Australia to persistent health inequalities over the last decade are examined as a case study.Results: Soon after being elected, the Blair Government commissioned an independent inquiry into health inequalities, signalling the priority it gave to addressing this longstanding challenge. It chose to take a ‘whole-of-government’ approach, combining actions that addressed both personal risk factors and the social determinants of health. This approach reflects the long-established tradition in England of routinely measuring disparities in health outcomes and correlating them with socio-economic status and underlying social determinants of health. Over the same period, the Howard Government also outlined its ‘whole-of-government’ approach to addressing the most extreme and persistent health inequalities between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. In contrast, its approach focused primarily on modifying risk factors and improving service provision. This approach reflects the different historical circumstances in Australia and a different tradition in the collection of health data, focused more on health service access and personal risk factors.Conclusions: This case study offers some insight into the ways in which the production and presentation of evidence can influence and shape governmental responses to public health problems. The usefulness of available evidence is dependent upon the type of data that is produced routinely by government, as well as more deliberate decisions concerning public health research funding. Researchers can maximize the influence of research evidence on the policy process by engaging in the policy-making process, presenting research in ways that fit with the political context of the day, and, where necessary, using research evidence in public health advocacy in order to influence political priorities more directly
Using social media as a recruitment tool guide: A beginner's guide to posts, ads & influencers
No full textSocial media has become a powerful tool in the 21 st century, allowing researchers to access a wide pool of potential participants at the click of a button. With 45 million social media users (67% of the population) in the UK according to Battisby (2019), advertising a clinical trial online (through posting on a page or paid advertisements) can be a very cost-effective method compared to other recruitment processes such as PICs and is also completely within your control. The only disadvantage is that it could be seen as the ethical grey area as it stands with the lack of guidelines surrounding social media use in trials; however, I believe that as more trials explore this option and seek ethical approval, the lines will become clearer. It is also relatively simple to stay on the right side of an ethical dilemma by setting out exactly what you choose to do in your protocol, respecting normal GDPR rules and using common sense as well as a professional outlook
The oceanography classroom: Don't be too critical in thinking about our students' abilities
No full textFirst paragraph.I am not one who is easily led or swayed. I am stubborn to the point that if someone tells me to do one thing, I will probably do the opposite. A dogmatic or independent thinker? My wife would say the first. Come to think of it, so would my head of faculty. So when the editor suggested that I consider writing a column looking at how to get university students to think critically, I thought—no, I'm not doing that. Then, I thought more critically, and realized that dogmatism (based on a priori assumption rather than empirical evidence) is the antithesis of critical thinking. Enough rhetoric. This column is, after all, about science education in oceanography and not an impalpable discursion into the English language
The Ocean in Schools
No full textThey say that, as you get older, your ability to absorb new information diminishes and your capacity to hold old information dwindles. Looking back over past issues of Oceanography, I realized that dementia has well and truly set in for me. A couple of years ago, I wrote about communicating with the public, with a focus on media. In the same article, I promised a follow on in my next missive on the subject of outreach in schools, whose pupils are the biggest absorbers of information and ideas. Although many of us focus on university students in our teaching, we should remember that no age is too young to start a noble education in ocean science
The oceanography classroom: E-Learning: Is It All It’s Hyped Up To Be?
No full textThe year is 1981. An undergraduate is thumbing though volume 12 of Oceanic Abstracts for 1975 in the quiet of the university library. Only another four years of abstract indexes to go and, by tomorrow, he should have all he needs for his dissertation on storm surges in the North Atlantic. All that remains is to work through the abstracts, decide which papers are worth reading in full, find them somewhere in the library (hopefully), and he will be set up to start writing in the next week or so. It is amazing that such a thing exists—a journal of oceanographic journals—and he wonders how anyone could have managed without such a resource in the past
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