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Teamwork in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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Barbosa, Vanessa Maziero – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2013
Medical and technological advances in neonatology have prompted the initiation and expansion of developmentally supportive services for newborns and have incorporated rehabilitation professionals into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) multidisciplinary team. Availability of therapists specialized in the care of neonates, the roles of…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Neonates, Teamwork, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Reading Multimodal Texts in the 21st Century
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Serafini, Frank – Research in the Schools, 2012
As the world told becomes the world shown, the texts of the 21st century will require teachers to adopt new skills, strategies, and pedagogical frameworks to support students' transactions with multimodal texts. This shift from a focus on monomodal, print-based texts to a focus on the skills necessary for producing and consuming multimodal texts…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Multimedia Materials, Multiple Literacies, Influence of Technology
Does Your Supervisor Stress You out? How Support Influences Sex Differences in Stress among Immigrants
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Raghuram, Aditi; Luksyte, Aleksandra; Avery, Derek R.; Macoukji, Fred – Journal of Career Development, 2012
Despite the influx of immigrants in the American workplace, little is known about their well-being. The authors built on literature pertaining to gender-specific stressors and organizational support theory to examine a model of stress for immigrants. Analysis of a national, archival data set (N = 150) demonstrated that, consistent with research…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Supervisors, Stress Management, Stress Variables
Improving Service Delivery: Investigating the Role of Information Sharing, Job Characteristics, and Employee Satisfaction
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Bontis, Nick; Richards, David; Serenko, Alexander – Learning Organization, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to propose and test a model designed to investigate the impact of job characteristics, employee satisfaction, and information sharing on two key indicators of quality service delivery, such as worker perceptions of their efficiency and customer focus. Design/methodology/approach: During the project, 9,060…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Employee Attitudes, Telecommunications, Job Satisfaction
Building Your Program. Supported Education: A Promising Practice. Evidence-Based Practices KIT (Knowledge Informing Transformation)
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Unger, Karen V. – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
"Building Your Program" is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, and program leaders think through and develop Supported Education. The first part of this booklet gives you background information about the Supported Education model. Specific information about your role in implementing and sustaining Supported Education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Mental Health, Best Practices
Creating a Career Culture: Connection and Collaboration
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McDonald, Kimberly S.; Hite, Linda M. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2008
Changes in the career landscape require commensurate revisions in career development (CD) to ensure it meets the needs of both employees and employers in this era of multidimensional career paths. Drawing on a model from the past, we propose building a strong career culture based on the relational approach to CD. Implementing a relational strategy…
Descriptors: Career Development, Organizational Change, Models, Change Strategies