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Effect Of Negotiator Active Listening Skills On Crisis (Hostage) Negotiations, Karen Guszkowski
Effect Of Negotiator Active Listening Skills On Crisis (Hostage) Negotiations, Karen Guszkowski
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of active listening skills on perpetrator response style in crisis negotiations. The extant literature boasts the utility of negotiations in crisis situations for law enforcement that came about in response to cataclysmic events such as the Attica Prison Riots (1971), Munich Massacre (1972), and the Williamsburg incident (1973). Various crisis negotiation models assert the importance of active listening skills in crisis negotiations; given the recent and voluminous media attention on police, this research aimed to provide further support for a cultural shift in police departments around the country to provide …
Identification Of Effective Strategies To Promote Language In Deaf Children With Cochlear Implants, Ivette Cruz
Identification Of Effective Strategies To Promote Language In Deaf Children With Cochlear Implants, Ivette Cruz
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A great deal of evidence suggests that parental communication and involvement are essential for the development of language in young children. However, hearing parents of deaf children face unique challenges in providing appropriate stimulation and language input to their deaf children. To date, few studies have determined which types of input are best. This study utilized data collected from the largest, youngest, nationally representative sample of deaf children receiving cochlear implants. The purpose of this study was to identify the facilitative language techniques that are most effective in facilitating receptive and expressive language development in young deaf children. Ninety-three deaf …