background : studies have shown a gradual decline in empathy of medical trainees with increasing years of education. methods to augment empathy show some promise, but the most effective methods are both expensive and time consuming.to assess effectiveness of communication skills training program as a distant learning method in improving empathy.   method s: fourteen first year residents of psyc...

background: social phobia is a pervasive and debilitating disorder, with relatively high prevalence, which is affected by different variables and influences many aspects of human life. this study was carried out with the aim to determine the relationship between social anxiety and personality dimensions among students of rafsanjan university of medical sciences, iran, in 2013. materials and met...

aim and background: insecure attachment style is one of the important effective factors in many mental disorders. the aim of this study was to compare the positive, negative and disorganized schizotypal characteristics in secure, avoidance and anxiety attachment patterns among students of tabriz university, iran. methods and materials: in this cross-sectional descriptive study 300 students (150...

conclusions obesity is not a potential risk factor for periodontal disease in children of low-income families. however, periodontal disease is associated with increased bmi. promotion of healthy nutrition and adequate physical activity may prevent the progression of periodontal disease. results a significant association was found between bmi and ohi (p = 0.001). also, a significant reverse corr...

objectives:the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hardiness training on test anxiety of first-grade female students of high schools in tehran.method: for this purpose sixty students, were selected by multistep cluster sampling method. tools of study were sarason test anxiety scale (s.tas) and hardiness training.results: the results indicated that the test anxiety rate of stu...

abstract background and purpose: attendance of nursing students in clinical settings is an inherent element of nursing education. this study aimed to evaluate the attitudes of nurses toward the attendance of nursing students in clinical settings in shahrekord, iran. methods: this descriptive study was conducted in hajar teaching hospital of shahrekord city, iran in 2015. using convenience sampl...

assistance. We are responsible for all opinions and errors. Abstract Community traumatic events such as mass shootings, terrorist attacks, and natural or man-made disasters have the potential to disrupt student learning in numerous ways. For example, these events can reduce instructional time by causing teacher and student absences, school closures, and disturbances to usual classroom routines....

In 2011, the Royal College of Psychiatrists issued a report on the mental health of students in higher education. The report made recommendations for psychiatrists and the National Health Service, for Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and a broader category of 'all sectors'. One of the challenges of working with this potential group of patients is that students may well live within the area of...

Many educators and policymakers have argued for lenient grade promotion policy – even automatic promotion – in developing country settings where grade repetition rates are high. The argument rests on the assumptions that repetition discourages persistence or continuation in school and that the promotion of children with lower achievement does not hamper their ability or their peer’s ability to ...

Almost a quarter of entering public-school teachers leave teaching within their first three years. High attrition would be particularly problematic if those leaving were the more able teachers. The goal of this paper is estimate the extent to which there is differential attrition based on teachers' value-added to student achievement. Using data for New York City schools from 2000–2005, we find ...