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Pilot Study of a Web-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for University Students to Reduce Academic Procrastination
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Gagnon, Joel; Dionne, Frédérick; Raymond, Guillaume; Grégoire, Simon – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: This pilot study pursued two aims. The first was to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a Web-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention to reduce academic procrastination among university students. The second aim was to test the effectiveness of the intervention on procrastination and committed actions.…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Intervention, College Students, Time Management
Peer-Led Nutrition Education Programs for School-Aged Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature
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Yip, Calvin; Gates, Michelle; Gates, Allison; Hanning, Rhona M. – Health Education Research, 2016
To date, the impacts of school-based, peer-led nutrition education initiatives have not been summarized or assessed collectively. This review presents the current evidence, identifies knowledge gaps, and provides recommendations for future research. PubMed, Scopus, ERIC and Google Scholar were searched for refereed Canadian and American primary…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Nutrition Instruction, Self Efficacy, Eating Habits
The Life Story Board: A Feasibility Study of a Visual Interview Tool for School Counsellors
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Chase, Robert M.; Medina, Maria Fernanda; Mignone, Javier – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2012
The article describes the findings of a pilot study of the Life Story Board (LSB), a novel visual information system with a play board and sets of magnetic cards designed to be a practical clinical tool for counsellors, therapists, and researchers. The LSB is similar to a multidimensional genogram, and serves as a platform to depict personal…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives
Feasibility of a Knowledge Translation CME Program: "Courriels Cochrane"
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Pluye, Pierre; Grad, Roland; Granikov, Vera; Theriault, Guylene; Fremont, Pierre; Burnand, Bernard; Mercer, Jay; Marlow, Bernard; Arroll, Bruce; Luconi, Francesca; Legare, France; Labrecque, Michel; Ladouceur, Roger; Bouthillier, France; Sridhar, Soumya Bindiganavile; Moscovici, Jonathan – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Systematic literature reviews provide best evidence, but are underused by clinicians. Thus, integrating Cochrane reviews into continuing medical education (CME) is challenging. We designed a pilot CME program where summaries of Cochrane reviews ("Courriels Cochrane") were disseminated by e-mail. Program participants…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Medical Education, Physicians
Student Safety Education Project: Project Description, Coordinator's Report, [and] Safety Units.
Gould, Wendy; Pain, Kerrie – 1982
Several different provincial agencies in Alberta, Canada, cooperated in initiating a safety education project that was piloted in the County of St. Paul. The project tested the feasibility of integrating safety into the general curriculum; the usefulness of existing safety resources from different agencies; and a diagnostic approach to health…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Feasibility Studies