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Udp Focus: Innovator, Teacher, Mentor, Friend: Meet Jim Edgar, Sarah Caldwell Hancock

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Innovator, teacher, mentor, friend: Meet Jim Edgar

University distinguished professor James Edgar is no stranger to surprising innovations.

Reconceptualizing Educational Productivity For Australian Public Schools In New South Wales: An Empirical Application Of Modified Quadriform Analytics, R. Anthony Rolle

Educational Considerations

Little is known about the educational productivity of public schooling organizations when examined outside of market-based, cost-minimization frameworks. Consequently, the purpose of this research was to extend the literature that supports the appropriateness of measuring levels of the economic efficiency of public schools via an alternative approach, utilizing modified quadriform analytics (MQA) to assess the educational productivity of New South Wales public elementary and secondary schools in Australia over three school years, 2008-2010.

An Integrated Relational Model Of Substance Abuse Counseling In An Outpatient Setting, Christine Chasek

Counseling Faculty Publications

Historically, there has been a lack of formalized substance abuse counseling models in outpatient counseling settings beyond the 12-step model of treatment that honor the therapeutic relationship. An Integrated Relational Model of Substance Abuse Outpatient Counseling is proposed based on the therapeutic relationship and counseling for solutions. Person-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy are integrated into a proposed phased model to use in outpatient counseling. The structure and application of the model is described, including goals, objectives, and intervention tools for each phase of counseling that honors the power of the therapeutic relationship.

Application Of Chronic Care Model For Self-Management Of Type 2 Diabetes: Focus On The Middle-Aged Population Of Pakistan, Rashid M. Ansari, Hassan Hosseinzadeh, Nicholas Arnold Zwar

Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)

This article discusses the potential application of Chronic Care Model (CCM) for self-management of type 2 diabetes focusing on the middle-aged population of rural area of Pakistan. The article further highlights the variations of chronic care model and the evidence for its efficacy and elaborating the elements of the model that are used in primary health care. The features of Chronic Care Model (CCM) have been highlighted including the socio-ecological approach to diabetes self-management and community-based partnership for improving chronic disease management. The two components of the chronic care model such as patient self-management support (SMS) and delivery system design …

Synergetic Learning Model: The Sum Is Greater, Kevin Thompson

Adult Education Research Conference

Scholars study a variety of factors that improve adult education outcomes. Academic research is typically focused on a single factor. There is a lack of guidance on combining research findings to create synergy. The opportunity exists to create a synergetic learning model that combines the work of many scholars.