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Bördlein, Christoph – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Behavioral social work is the application of behavior analysis to the field of social work. There are behavioral social work interventions for individuals, groups, and communities. Nevertheless, behavioral social work is far from a widely adopted approach among social work practitioners. A reason for the underuse might be seen in the fact that…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Intervention, Behavior Change
Seltrecht, Astrid – Commission for International Adult Education, 2015
Professional biographies of US-American nursing staff emphasize that these staff have consciously decided to conduct research for a Ph.D. in Adult Education instead of Nursing Sciences. The evaluation of the interview transcripts revealed two main categories: "Doctoral degree as an expression of a 'lived' lifelong learning" and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Vocational Education, Masters Programs, Nursing Education
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Braun, Susanne; Nazlic, Tanja; Weisweiler, Silke; Pawlowska, Beata; Peus, Claudia; Frey, Dieter – Journal of Leadership Education, 2009
Research in commercial organizations has provided a multitude of examples on how leadership development can effectively foster employees' performance and work-related attitudes such as commitment or satisfaction. In contrast, to date systematic leadership development is largely lacking for employees in higher education. However, we suggest that…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, College Faculty