Current Socio-pedagogical Approaches in Deviant Behaviour Prevention

Gene-Environment Interaction in Adolescent Deviant Behaviour

Papers in this Thesis Paper I " Role of MAO-A genotype & psychosocial factors in male adolescent criminal activity " , Paper II " Role of the serotonin transporter gene and family function in adolescent alcohol consumption " , Paper III " Development of depression: sex and the interaction between environment and promoter polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene " , Paper IV " Adolescent g...

Effective Pedagogical Agent Behaviour

This paper describes a small experimental study where pedagogical agents (avatars) are added to voice-over-slide learning materials. Four different agent behaviours are tested: Avatar A performs all the upper-body gestures of the lecturer; Avatar B is animated using few random gestures in order to create a natural presence, but one that is unrelated to the speech; Avatar C only performs the lec...

The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement in Prediction of Deviant Workplace Behaviour Among Nurses in Malaysia

Background: Nowadays, medical environment is becoming increasingly competitive in order to meet the patients' expectations and demands. Despite their efforts to provide the best services, nurses often receive complaints from people who are dissatisfied with the services they receive. There are reports claiming nurses as violent and unethical in their duties. This leads to constant stress among ...

Pedagogical Approaches for Online Environments

Multiple Pedagogical Approaches to Genre

Part 2’s focus on empirical research—research into how genres are learned, how they function in particular contexts, and how they carry out communicative goals and reflect/reinforce ideologies—illustrates how research can inform our practices as writing teachers. Research into genre learning and acquisition has provided teachers with useful methods for situating learning and for fostering meta-...