This study examines cognitive and non-cognitive skills and their transmission from parents to children as one potential candidate to explain the intergenerational link of socio-economic status. Using representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we contrast the impact of parental cognitive abilities (fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence) and personality traits (Big Fi...

Using the person-centered approach, facilitation in this study was conceptualised as providing opportunities for personal growth in the patient, and operationalised in a skills workshop for 40 nurses from different hospitals in Gauteng. The first objective was to evaluate the workshop and the second to ascertain its effect on the participant's experienced performance. A combined quantitative an...

OBJECTIVES Recent evidence suggests that suicidal ideation is increased among university students, it is essential to increase our knowledge concerning the etiology of suicidal ideation among university students. This study was conducted to examine the relationships between problem-solving skills appraisal, hardiness, and suicidal ideation among university students. In addition, this study was ...

BACKGROUND Calls for reform to postgraduate medical training structures in the UK have included suggestions that training should foster excellence and not simply ensure competence. METHODS We conducted a modified Delphi-type survey starting with an e-mail request to specialist anaesthetists involved in education, asking them to identify the attributes of an excellent anaesthetist. In focused ...

This article describes the teaching of process-oriented counselling skills in a group. The interweaving of theory and practice is discussed. The need for and a method of integrating the personal and professional growth of group members with the experiential and conceptual learning of counselling skills are outlined. The congruence of the content and the educational approach is an important elem...

Learning about patient safety is an important aspect of undergraduate medical curricula but there are no clear priority areas. A recent consensus of international medical educators identified several priority areas and these recommendations include approaches to increase knowledge of patient safety, including the causes and frequency, to develop willingness to take responsibility, to develop se...

Basic software engineering education is an important part of IS education. This paper shows and critically discusses how experiences gained from years of software engineering training in the industry can be transferred to mass university education. The approach relies on cyclic, iterative, and problem based learning and puts equal stress on technical skills (such as object-oriented and database...

introduction: required skills for educational managers can be categorized in technical, human, and cognitive fields. skills are defined as developing abilities of human which are reflected in his/her responsibilities, survival, and actions. therefore, skill would be considered as personal experience and effective knowledge application ability. the aim of this study was to investigate the relati...