Methods of training the preservice teacher are examined in an attempt to meet the educational needs of an increasingly diverse student composition. The practical solutions of Critical Literacy, Culturally Responsive Teachers, and Professional Action Groups are pondered to determine their possible effectiveness in the development of a teacher’s readiness to confront the challenges of a culturall...

Despite an overall increase in college attendance, low-income youth and particularly those in the foster care system are less likely to attend college (Wolanin, 2005). Although youth in foster care report high educational aspirations, as little as 4% obtain a 4-year college degree (Nixon & Jones, 2007). The purpose of this study is to explore differences in educational aspirations and expectati...

BACKGROUND Team learning, an innovative educational method combining interactive small group learning with expert-based content delivery, was introduced into our psychiatry clerkship in 2002. The main goal was to increase classroom engagement and improve educational outcomes. DESCRIPTION Eight of 16 lectures were replaced with team learning activities, including prerequisite readings, readine...

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BACKGROUND We wanted to determine whether a simple tool characterizing readiness to change among patients before participating in a diabetes educational intervention successfully screens for patients who will achieve satisfactory clinical improvement. METHODS Fifty patients referred to a diabetes educational center with hemoglobin A1c levels of more than 9.0% were asked four questions before ...

readiness assessment provides a proper image of the existing conditions and an explanation of facilitated operational plans and functional approaches to successful implementation of electronic health record. readiness assessment requires indices adjusted to particular conditions in each country. therefore, the present study attempts to provide an acceptable model in iran and to provide an asses...

E-readiness can be defined as the degree to which a community is prepared to participate in the networked world. In this paper the concept of e-readiness is used in terms of how internal and external factors affect the delivery of online education offered by universities. The paper applies the macro level five forces model as adopted by Chan and Welebir (2003) in the context of micro (universit...

Educational institutions rapidly adopt concepts and practices of online learning systems for students. But many institutions’ online learning programs face enormous difficulty in achieving successful strategies. It is essential to evaluate its different aspects and understand factors which influence its effectiveness. Readiness stands out among the variables that influence online learning effec...