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Attitudes Of Experienced Health Occupations Teachers Toward Disabled Persons, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D., S. Tracy Trussell Ph.D., James Noel Wilmoth Ph.D., Fred T. Walters

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of the research was to study the effects of different instructional strategies and selected demographic variables on experienced health occupations teachers* attitudes toward disabled persons using three groups: independent study, lecture, and film, in a pre/pose experimental design. MANOVA revealed no significant group effects for instructional strategies. A sequential partitioning of the sum of squares in univariate analyses revealed differences in years of occupational experience, number of courses studied, years of teaching experience, and highest degree earned. Special coursework to teach the handicapped was found to contribute to a positive attitude toward disabled students. This finding suggests that …

The National Association For State Administrators Of Health Occupations Education, Beverly Campbell

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The National Association for State Administrators of Health Occupations Education is an organization within the Health Occupations Education Division of the American Vocational Association. The organization is governed by the Executive Committee elected by membership. The purposes of the association are to (a) facilitate communications, (b) seek solutions after reviewing problems and needs and set short- and long-range goals, and (c) encourage cooperation among state personnel directly responsible for health occupations education programs.

Association Of Health Occupations Teacher Educators, Lou J. Ebrite Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The Association of Health Occupations Teacher Educators is a membership organization with the Health Occupations Education Division of the American Vocational Association. The business of the association is conducted by an Executive Committee consisting of six members including the president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, and two members-at- large. The general purposes of the association include facilitation of communication among educators in health occupations teacher education programs, identification and clarification of needs of health occupations teachers, and identification and dissemination of health occupations research information.

Relationship Of The Usde Health Occupations Program Specialist To Health Occupations Programs Throughout The Nation, Catherine Bickle Junge R.N., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Serving as an information conduit between health care professional groups and associations and state health occupations educators is the primary focus of the Health Occupations Education Specialist in the U.S. Department of Education. The job description lists, among others, three assignments: provide national leadership in vocational health occupations education; identify and work with health care industry groups, employers, and labor representatives; and, provide leadership to Health Occupations Students of America. Activities related to providing leadership to state health occupations education representatives are carried out in four areas: personal contact with health occupations educators, a program memorandum, a series of telephone …

Editor's Note, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

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Table Of Contents, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

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Editorial Board, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

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Policies, Beverly Richards

Journal of Health Occupations Education

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Body Structures And Functions, D'Ann L. Wilson B.S., M.A.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

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Effects Of Compressed Speech Theory Applied To Health Occupations Education Instruction, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D., S. Tracy Trussell Ph.D., James Noel Wilmoth Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate (a) normal, (b) 40% compressed, and (c) 80% compressed speech presentations of conceptual data for the “Burns” chapter from the Multimedia Standard First Aid book. The material was presented to randomly assigned intact groups of health occupations education 9th, 10th, llth, and 12th grade students from two country school systems in a southern state. There were overall differences among posttest scores attributed to presentation method adjusted, in an analysis of partial variance, for reading level and pretest score.

Secondary Health Occupations: Implications For Program Development, Lou J. Ebrite R.N., Ph.D., Barbara Plake Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose was to determine interest in a secondary health careers program and in a health career by tenth and eleventh grade students in Nebraksa. Relationships between interest and sex, grade, and grade average were examined. Interest in a health career was expressed by 20% (1,326) of the 6,640 respondents and 2,375 indicated they would enroll in a health careers program if it were available. Attitudes reflecting sex stereotyping of careers were prevalent among sophomore and junior students and to a significantly higher degree among males than among females.

History Of Licensure In Several Occupations In The Health Professions, Shirley A. Baker Mt(Ascp)Sc, Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The origin of licensure in the medical professions is outlined beginning in Europe around the first century with the examination of potential physicians by the most respected physician in the land. Guilds developed and licensing bodies became university medical faculties. Prussia was the firet country to require specific courses for license eligibility whereas state control first developed in Germany. Americans fluctuated among various licensing methods until the 1700s when state boards were established. Professional standards, including licensure, for allied health professions have typically followed the lead of physicians. The origins, advantages and disadvantages of licensure in several of these occupations …

Ramifications Of Drgs On Health Care Delivery In New Jersey, Margaret Snell R.N., Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Diagnosis Related Groups, a prospective payment plan, were pilot tested in New Jersey starting in 1980. Within three years, they became the cost containment mechanism governing the state’s hospital patient care. Many changes resulted from the impact of this financial mechanism; hospitals, doctors, health care providers and patients were all affected as well as Visiting Nurse Associations and Health Maintenance Organizations. Because Diagnosis Related Groups have been utilized longer in New Jersey than in any other state, ramifications and emerging trends can be identitied. These changes may be of interest to health occupations teachers to help them acclimate their programs …

Multi-Competency Health Professionals: A Revolution In Health Care, J. Stephen Lytle M.S., M.P.H., R.R.T., C.P.F.T.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The health care industry is being driven by the same traditional economic forces that are found in the general business environment. This has been brought about by increased pressure to contain costs and maintain quality of care. Health care professionals are faced with having to assume new and more diversified roles in every segment of the health care industry. Increased demands for multi-competent individuals are being observed as services move from the in-patient to out-patient locale. Health care professionals should have additional skills and function productively in a changing environment placing increased pressure on educational institutions, professional societies, and credentialing …

The National Association Of Health Occupations Teachers, Frances A. Robichaux R.N., E.M.T., B.A.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The National Association of Health Occupations Teachers is a voluntary affiliated organization of the Health Occupations Division of the American Vocational Association. The business of the organization is conducted by an Executive Committee consisting of six members elected as officers by the membership. The general purposes of the organization are to promote a broad understanding and an appreciation for the total spectrum of Health Occupations Education, identify and support common goals among all the disciplines within Health Occupations Education, provide a mechanism for effective communication among Health Occupations Teachers, and encourage active involvement of all Health Occupations Education Teachers at …

A Brief History And Assessment Of The Health Occupations Education Division, Mary M. Randall

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The Health Occupations Education Division of the American Vocational Association is only 16 years old, but it has already compiled a history of accomplishments. The original interest group formed by an official of the United States Office of Education numbered 29 members in 1966; today, the Division boasts 2124 professional members. Division members have also organized a national student organization, Health Occupations Students of America; a teacher educators' group: the Association of Health Occupations Teacher Educators; an administrators’ group: the National Association for State Administrators of Health Occupations Education of Health Occupations phase of professional and, a teachers’ group; the …

Editor's Note, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

No abstract provided.

Editorial Board, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

No abstract provided.

Use Of Modified Pyrimidine Compounds To Promote Stem Cell Migration And Proliferation (Con Div), Kiminobu Sugaya, Tingyu Qu

UCF Patents

This invention provides methods for preparing novel mammalian multipotent stem cells (MSCs), compositions thereof, and methods of preparing and administering the cells. DIV is for the use of MS-818 to simulate proliferation of retinal stem cells.

My Nba All-Star Team Of Socially Conscience Players, Richard Lapchick

UCF Forum

I have been trying to use the sports platform and the power of sports to address serious social issues during my entire adult life.

The Accelerator, Volume 8 Issue 15, Summer 2015, Christa Santos

The Accelerator

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Ucf Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter Summer 2015, Megan M. Haught

UCF Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter

This is the Summer 2015 edition of the UCF Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter which celebrates the accomplishments and community activity of the faculty, staff, and students from the University of Central Florida Cocoa and Palm Bay campuses.

Some of the exciting news in this edition:

• Knights Helping Knights Pantry will be opening in Cocoa
• Dr. Lauren Miller and Sheryl Schagen were interviewed by Brevard Business News about UCF's new Integrated Business program
• A school supply drive was hosted to benefit Brevard County Public School's Supply Zone for Teachers
• Free flu shots will be offered to students on November 9 …

The Scoop, Vol. 2 Issue 3-4, Summer 2015, Health Sciences Library

Volume 2

Latest news and events from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for Summer 2015.

Applying Rda To Contentdm & Islandora, Sai Deng

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard has been widely implemented in integrated library systems and its application with MARC has long been discussed, but its applicability in content and digital asset management systems and with non-MARC standards hasn't been much addressed. The national RDA non-MARC tests found that it is not easy to evaluate RDA "without an application available to aptly manage and display the data," however, to accommodate RDA in existing content and digital asset management systems still remains an issue. This presentation will address how RDA has been applied in cataloging and migrating digital materials in CONTENTdm …

Minutes 2015-08-15, Staff Advisory Council

Staff Advisory Council Meeting Documents

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When You Have A Chance To Influence The Universe..., Todd Dagenais

UCF Forum

It’s incredibly ironic to me that the University of Central Florida was started in 1963 near the nation’s spaceport to help support the exploration of the universe – and now we find ourselves in a position as the nation’s second-largest university to exert a great deal of influence on our own little piece of that universe.

Nanoparticle-Mediated Methods For Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Of Bacteria, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Charalambos Kaittanis, Sudip Nath

UCF Patents

A method of testing bacterial cells for antimicrobial susceptibility includes preparing a suspension of the bacterial cells in a non-nutrient medium, mixing with the suspension an antimicrobial, a carbohydrate usable by the bacterial cells, metallic nanoparticles, and a lectin, and incubating the mixture while monitoring a parameter of the nanoparticles responsive to use of the carbohydrate by the bacterial cells. More broadly stated, the invention includes a method of testing an agent for its effect on cell metabolism by preparing a suspension of cells in a non-nutrient medium, mixing the suspension with the agent, adding a carbohydrate usable by the …

What Will Matter To Me In The Coming Presidential Election, Melody Bowdon

UCF Forum

A few weeks ago I made an early morning trek to a college campus two hours from where I live. I was scheduled to facilitate a discussion about academic leadership with colleagues around the state. I set my radio to C-SPAN and was soon listening to a morning call-in show. The host asked female listeners to share the policy issues that would matter most to them in the coming presidential election.

Investigation Of The Effectiveness And Failure Rates Of Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Systems In Florida, Florida Solar Energy Center, Jeffrey Sonne

FSEC Energy Research Center®

This report presents the results of a field investigation of the effectiveness and failure rates of whole-house mechanical ventilation systems installed in Florida homes over the last 15 years. The report includes homeowner survey and ventilation system testing results and code modification recommendations based on study findings.