All students today attach a great deal of importance to having access technologically-enhanced education. As result, teachers are pressured integrate their teaching, material, and technological expertise into classes. The TPACK framework was utilized teach science in lower secondary schools as part this action research. For investigation, the most significant individuals were 19-year-old from o...

Academic self-efficacy and perceived teacher support in relation to academic skill growth across one academic year were examined in the study. Participants included 193 5th-grade students. Teachers collected curriculum-based measures (CBM) of reading and math on three occasions as part of routine academic benchmarks, and researchers collected student-reported measures of academic self-efficacy ...

BACKGROUND Literature on difficult doctor-patient relationships has focused on the "difficult patient." Our objective was to determine physician and practice characteristics associated with greater physician-reported frustration with patients. METHODS We conducted a secondary analysis of the Physicians Worklife Survey, which surveyed a random national sample of physicians. Participants were 1...

The Academic Foundation Programme (AFP) provides many opportunities in clinical placements for foundation trainees to develop research, teaching and leadership skills.1 These AFP posts are integrated within Foundation Year training schemes and may be part of Foundation Year 1 (FY1) or Year 2 (FY2) rotations. The generic academic skills are developed in addition to competencies within the core F...

Using quantitative and qualitative thematic analysis from an evaluation survey intensive interviews the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF), this article explores unequal power dynamics between academic community partners in initiative that addresses disparities Black infant mortality Southeastern Wisconsin. Initiated funded by a public health endowment fund at University of Wisco...

BACKGROUND Research on emotional intelligence (EI) suggests that it is associated with more pro-social behavior, better academic performance and improved empathy towards patients. In medical education and clinical practice, EI has been related to higher academic achievement and improved doctor-patient relationships. This study examined the effect of EI on academic performance in first- and fina...