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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Research to practice"”.
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Application of Research to Practice Settings: Music Therapy
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical use of music therapy as an independent therapeutic nursing intervention in acute care settings. This study identified its frequency, rationale, and perceived effectiveness as an independent nursing intervention. This research also identified …
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The Career Development of Adolescent Mothers: Research to Practice
This research endeavor contributes to a better understanding of the career development of adolescent mothers by (a) highlighting the contextual considerations; (b) examining the existing body of literature; (c) contributing to the research on adolescent mothers' career adaptability, resiliency, and …
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Peer coaching : a collegial support for bridging the research to practice gap
The purposes of this study were to 1) determine if teacher knowledge of the instructional components of opportunity to respond (OTR) including academic prompting, wait time and positive feedback increase as a result of a reciprocal peer coaching (PC) intervention, 2) observe whether teacher …
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“Biomarkers” for Translational Success in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Comparative Analysis of the Research to Practice Trends in Breast Cancer and ALS to Identify Systematic Indicators of Translational Success
Translating research findings into practical therapies for neurodegenerative diseases remains a formidable challenge in biomedical research. This challenge arises from the diseases’ inherent heterogeneity and complexity. Interestingly, similar obstacles were historically encountered in breast …
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Schools as Systems of Care Supporting Mental Wellness in Schools: Teacher Perceptions and Roles
… mental health needs and there is a substantial research to practice gap in this area. To better understand how to build capacity for schools, with and through teachers, the purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of current mental health needs in their schools; their knowledge …
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Biology Through the Lens of Trauma: An Empirical Review of Trauma Treatments
… present literature review aims at mending the research to practice gap for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Biological mechanisms of the stress response system are explored as they pertain to trauma and its subsequent effects on the brain and body. In addition, American …
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Self-Regulated Strategy Development and a Low-Intensity Behavior Strategy: Intensified TWA and Mindful Breathing to Improve the Reading Comprehension Skills of Middle School Students with Learning and Behavioral Disorders
… deficits in reading comprehension and self-regulatory behavior. Chapter 1 consists of two research to practice papers in manuscript form (with references and tables included in each) discussing how to address these deficits through explicit instruction in reading comprehension and mindful …
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Improving teaching practice through education, mind, and selected brain research
… improving educational outcomes by aligning the practice of teaching with the emerging science of learning. However, a research-to-practice gap persists, and many students, particularly low-income and minority children and youth, are failing to reach their academic potential. The texts submitted …
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Implementation of health and social care standards in health and social care services: development and feasibility testing of an implementation support tool
… multiple levels in the health system and apply to diverse services. There is limited evidence to inform implementation strategies specifically tailored to support the implementation of standards. There is a need to apply evidence-based, rigorous and transparent methods when selecting strategies …
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An Architectural Framework for Evidence-Based Practice Diffusion, Dissemination, and Institutionalization
… for the safest, value-added healthcare have led to the proliferation of research studies. Unfortunately the evidence from most of those studies has yet to be applied to evidence-based practice (EBP) projects. Much of this research and many of EBP projects remain waiting to be retrieved, analyzed, …
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Implementing Neurophysiological Research into the Lives of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse High School Students
<p>Implementing neurophysiological research-based strategies into the lives of culturally-linguistically diverse high school students can better help them strengthen essential neural learning and memory connection in their brain (Griffin, 2017; Choudhury et al., 2008). However, a …
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A Pedagogical Model for Realigning the Priorities in Technical Communication Between Industry and Academia
Although there have been many attempts to mediate the longstanding gap between technical communication academics and practitioners, the field has yet to become a unified community. This study tracks the history of the field to identify the causes of the breach. The goal of this thesis is to assess …
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Listening to the Community: An Appreciative Case Study of Service-Learning Initiatives Within a Higher Education Institution
<p>Service-learning has become a prevalent topic of discussion on college and university campuses across the United States. Students engage in internships, service activities, and mission trips to far-away places as well as neighborhoods down the street in order to gain experience and apply what …
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Longitudinal, naturalistic study of training and support for implementation of evidence-based youth mental health practices among community providers
… for mental health (MH) providers may help to bridge the often-noted research-to-practice gap in community MH care. However, MH providers typically have limited ability to access training or implementation support in evidence-based practices (EBPs). To address this need, the current study …
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Defining Business as Usual in Preschool Interventions for Challenging Behavior
<p>Challenging behavior (CB) is a major barrier to service delivery in preschool classrooms. Persistent CB has been found to significantly impact children’s academic and social success long-term, especially amongst children from historically minoritized populations and those with disabilities. …
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Integrating scenario-based usability engineering and agile software development
… delivery of working software and responsiveness to change. As agile organizations have begun to develop more user interface-intensive systems, they understand the value and need to design more usable systems. The fields of usability engineering and human-computer interaction are focused on …
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A Multiple Probe Study of a Word Level Intervention for Adolescents with Limited Reading Proficiency
Organized as a set of three manuscripts, this research draws attention to the academic learning experiences for adolescents with particular attention to adolescents with limited reading proficiency and the use of single case design research as a viable option for discovering solutions to a …
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Unravelling reading : evaluating the effectiveness of strategies used to support adults' reading skills
This thesis reports on research into ways of evaluating the effectiveness of strategies to improve adults' reading skills. It explores what counts as an improvement in reading skills for adults; examines practical and ethical issues in measuring improvements in reading skills; considers …
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Transforming knowledge, crossing boundaries: exploring educational knowledge brokering
Aim: To investigate the concept of educational knowledge brokering (activities aimed at better connecting research to practice and policy in the educational ecosystem) in terms of its processes and implications for practice, with a focus on mathematics education but with broader implications for …
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