Key Concepts From Health Promotion Evaluations: What Psychology Needs to Know

Competing perspectives and debates about the meaning of health promotion and the best ways to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives that focus on enhancing wellness pervade the literature. Given the emergence of health promotion, the impetus for outcomes-based practice in psychology, and the push for evidence-based care in the health system (Thorogood & Coombes, 2000), demonstrations of value and effectiveness are fundamental to the sustainability of mental health promotion activities. Psychology (and counseling as a sub-set field) needs to place itself as a profession vital to the sustainability of wellness initiatives. This paper proposes that psychologists’ awareness and understanding of six key concepts from health promotion evaluation are essential for advancing psychology as a profession and enhancing applied practice for wellness initiatives. The key concepts include: formative, process and outcome evaluations, the qualitative/quantitative debate, the ecological nature, the participatory approach, the focus on community and the underlying philosophies of empowerment and utilization. The use of key concepts from health promotion evaluation strategies support psychologists to a) deal with issues of major public health importance and b) collaborate with other disciplines for the benefit of the public (Sartorius, 1999). Finally, this paper makes recommendations to secure psychology’s place as a vital contributor to future research directions in health promotion, in part because of adherence to the scientist-practitioner model.Whilst Psychology is the generic term used here to represent the broad field, counseling as a sub-set in the discipline is particularly relevant for the ideas and issues discussed. Rather than adding the sub-set qualifier each time the broad field is referred to, the reader in this context is encouraged to hold this perspective of the place of counseling in regard to psychology as they work through the materials presented.     

面向对象程序设计的基本概念和属性

时下,人们正在潜心钻研面向对象的程序设计语言,试图用它们开发出应用软件。本文介绍了面向对象程序设计的基本概念和对象的属性。掌握这些基本概念和属性,对于学习C++、JAVA、OBJECT PASCAL等这些面向对象的程序设计语言具有较大的帮助。     

将基础性密度测量实验打造为设计性实验

在用比重瓶测量小固体的密度时,将小固体的采样质量与实验结果的不确定度的关系引入学生实验,要求学生根据实验所要求的测量精度对实验方案进行优化,从而将该基础性实验提升为设计性实验。     

Foundational issues in evolution education

There is a great need for effective evolution education. This paper reviews some of the evidence that demonstrates that need and analyzes some of the foundational semantic, epistemological, and philosophical issues involved. This analysis is used to provide a functional understanding of the distinction between science and non-science. Special emphasis is placed the scientific meaning of the terms theory, hypothesis, fact, proof, evidence, and truth, focusing on the difference between religious belief and acceptance of a scientific theory. Science is viewed as theologically neutral and as not mutually exclusive from religion. Finally, a number of practical recommendations to the classroom biology teacher are presented.     

基础教育阶段的国学教育

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浅谈基础实验室开放

对于工科院校本科生工程素质的培养，基础教学实践是学生在校期间完成培养目标的重要环节。加大实验室开放力度，为培养学生的创新精神及能力提供自主的教学实践环境，是顺应加速21世纪人才竞争培养的趋势。本文仅就基础教学实验室开放做初步的探索。     

评“马克思主义理论研究和建设工程”重点教材《政治学概论》

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大体积混凝土基础施工

大体积混凝土基础的施工,主要是控制温度裂缝。本对大体积混凝土的概念,温度裂缝产生的原因,防止裂缝的主要措施及大体积混凝土的施工做了详细的分析。     

高校学报编辑应倡导三种意识

学术质量是高校学报的灵魂,因此,高校学报在提升质量的过程中,要从研究编辑主体入手,倡导学术意识、策划意识和信息意识,善于发挥编辑的主体作用,开展创造性的工作,确保高校学报质量的有效提高。     

电视机原理基础实验室建设的探索与实践

基于电视机原理基础实验室的现状和考虑专业的发展，从管理、安全、队伍的建设等几个方面探讨了电视机原理基础实验室建设的一些思路。     

论美国专业发展学校的基础理论

从介绍专业发展学校出发,阐述了专业发展学校是理论联系实际的教师培养模式,并进一步提出合作、教师专业发展、反思、系统四种理论是专业发展学校的基础理论,最后指出专业发展学校的理论体系是动态的和开放的。     

Conducting polymers

Polymers that exhibit high electrical conductivity have successfully been synthesized in the last few decades. The early problems associated with the stability and solubility of such conducting polymers have largely been overcome using chemical intuition and experimentation. A fairly wide range of interesting applications based on these polymers is emerging; some of these are highlighted in this article.     

关于新疆维语播音与主持艺术专业开展维、汉双语教学的几点思考

新疆广电事业的繁荣,关键在于要有一大批高水平的、民汉语兼通的少数民族播音与主持专业人才的参与.因此,在艺术教育中开展少数民族的双语教育,对培养传媒领域的专业人才有着十分重要的意义.本文论述了新疆少数民族"双语播音与主持艺术"专业的必要性、特殊性、可能性、教学方法改革及其培养前景,并对双语教育在少数民族艺术教育中的教学实践提出了一些创意性的见解.     

Suggestions for Conducting a Reading Comprehension Lesson

I. Aims and Content of a Reading Comprehension Lesson As stated in the New English Course curriculum, "the aim of senior school English teaching is to develop students' overall abilities of listening, speaking, reading and writing, with more emphasis on reading". The main task of a reading comprehension lesson is to develop students' reading ability and help them form good habit of reading. Enabling students     

Differential Effects Between Group Counselling and Group Guidance in Conducting a ‘Coping with Stress Training Program’ for Turkish University Students

This study aimed at investigating differential effects between group counselling and group guidance in conducting a ‘Coping with Stress Training Program’ for 24 Turkish university students. The dependent variables were coping with stress, irrational beliefs and optimism. A 3 × 2 design (treatment sequence by repeated measures) was applied. As a result of the treatment no significant difference was observed between the two experimental groups in any of the variables tested in the study; however, both experimental groups differed significantly from a control group in respect to coping with stress. With regard to the within-group comparisons, irrational belief tendencies in both experimental groups decreased significantly, while the level of optimism of the counselling group and the problem-focused stress coping tendencies of the guidance group increased significantly. Based on the findings, it was considered that the program for developing coping skills for stress might best be implemented in a group guidance format especially in Turkey where there are limited physical resources, a low number of staff to run programs and a high number of students in need of help.     

“线性代数”概念教学刍议

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