Training and Development

Participatory Geographies Training Day - Poster

by svenja meyerricks

Promotional Material for the Participatory Geographies Training Day on 2nd July 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
more Promotional Material for the Participatory Geographies Training Day on 2nd July 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Hosted by the Participatory Geographies Research Group

Misyurov D.A. Dialectical formulas based on the binary notation as the development formulas // Credo New. 2012. №2

by Dmitry Misyurov

The article suggests dialectical formulas based on the binary notation as the development formulas: formula with... more The article suggests dialectical formulas based on the binary notation as the development formulas: formula with dominant and the non-dominant elements; universal formula; formula with symbolic weight of elements; tautological formula. For example, it suggests an opportunity to use the dialectical formulas for modeling and artificial intelligence creation, etc.

Training and Consultation to Promote Implementation of an Empirically Supported Treatment: A Randomized Trial

by Rinad Beidas

Skills and training in the UK precast concrete manufacturing sector

by Chris Goodier

Transferring More than Learned in Training: Employees' and Managers' (Over)generalization of Skills

by Christian Thoroughgood

International Journal of Selection and Assessment (2010)

Across two studies, we examine the extent to which individuals accurately report their learning and transfer in a... more Across two studies, we examine the extent to which individuals accurately report their learning and transfer in a training context. In Study 1, we examine self (subordinate) and supervisory estimations of training transfer, 6–12 weeks after employees (subordinates) attended training in an organization in the United States. Using ratings of skills unrelated to training programs attended, we compared managers’ and employees’ ratings to determine the extent to which respondents report skill overgeneralization. Individual differences and skill visibility were examined as predictors of training transfer overgeneralization. Subordinates, particularly those high on conscientiousness, agreeableness, and emotional stability, are more likely to report transfer in areas not covered in training. Conversely, when managers rate skills, which are used in their subordinates’ day-to-day activities (more observable, visible, or transparent skills), training transfer estimates are more accurate. In Study 2, we determine that conscientiousness is the main factor driving raters’ overgeneralization (for self-ratings), and we further demonstrate that other personality dimensions – insecurity and perfectionism – accentuate the influence of conscientiousness on trainees’ overgeneralization. From a practical standpoint, employers need to be aware of potential for biases in training transfer ratings when evaluating training transfer, particularly for employees with specific personality characteristics and for those who are in jobs with low skill visibility.

Embodying understanding: Drawing as research in sport and exercise

by Hannah Gravestock

2012 British Psychological Society Annual Conference

As researchers in theatre and scenography embrace drawing as a means to facilitate new encounters with the performing... more As researchers in theatre and scenography embrace drawing as a means to facilitate new encounters with the performing body in order to reveal and create new knowledge, drawing as a research approach in sport and exercise science has yet to be examined.

In this paper I discuss how drawing, if applied effectively, has the potential to enhance research methods in the field of sport and exercise science.

Focusing on drawings of the performing body I created in response to a range of theatre performances, from ballet to circus, I discuss the external visualisation of an internal thought process.

I outline the strengths and weaknesses of using this approach within training practices, and contextualise this dialogue using Jacques Lecoq’s understanding and application of drawing as mime at Le Laboratoire d’Etude du Mouvement (LEM).

I conclude by suggesting how, through the provision of training in drawing as research both the researcher and participant can examine the performing sporting body and apply this knowledge to the creation and development of sporting performances.

E-Portfolio - The ADDIE Training Model

by Susan Aris Obar

TECH4313 - Dr. Rochelle McWhorter
Skills: Research, training activity


In this paper I... more TECH4313 - Dr. Rochelle McWhorter
Skills: Research, training activity


In this paper I discuss an article by H. Hsu and S. Wang concerning the use of the ADDE training model in the design of Second Life training activities.

The Data Management Skills Support Initiative: synthesising postgraduate training in research data management

by Laura Molloy

Forthcoming in 'International Journal of Digital Curation', autumn 2012. Co-authored with Kellie Snow.

This paper will describe the efforts and findings of the JISC Data Management Skills Support Initiative (‘DaMSSI’).... more This paper will describe the efforts and findings of the JISC Data Management Skills Support Initiative (‘DaMSSI’). DaMSSI was co-funded by the JISC Managing Research Data programme and the Research Information Network (RIN), in partnership with the Digital Curation Centre, to review, synthesise and augment the training offerings of the JISC Research Data Management Training Materials (‘RDMTrain’) projects.

DaMSSI tested the effectiveness of the Society of College, National and University Libraries’ (SCONUL) Seven Pillars information literacy model , and Vitae’s Researcher Development Framework (RDF) for consistently describing data management skills and skills development paths in UK HEI postgraduate courses. With the collaboration of the projects we mapped individual course modules to these two models and identified basic generic data management skills alongside discipline-specific requirements. A synthesis of the training outputs of the projects was then carried out which investigated further the generic versus discipline-specific considerations and other successful approaches to training that had been identified as a result of the projects’ work. In addition we produced a series of career profiles to help illustrate the fact that data management is an essential component - in obvious and not so obvious ways - of a wide range of professions.

We found that both models had potential for consistently and coherently describing data management skills training and embedding this within broader institutional postgraduate curriculums. However, we feel that additional discipline-specific references to data management skills could also be beneficial for effective use of these models. Our synthesis work identified that the majority of core skills were generic across disciplines at the postgraduate level, with the discipline-specific approach showing its value in engaging the audience and providing context for the generic principles.

Findings were fed back to SCONUL and Vitae to help in the refinement of their respective models, and we are working with a number of other projects such as the DCC and the EC-funded Digital Curator Vocational Education Europe (DigCurV ) initiative to investigate ways to take forward the training profiling work we have begun.

Great Expectations: Competency-Based Training for Student Media Center Assistants

by Penny Beile

According to recent Association of Research Libraries (ARL) statistics, the cost of employing a student assistant is... more According to recent Association of Research Libraries (ARL) statistics, the cost of employing a student assistant is approximately 25% of the hourly wage of a librarian (ARL 1997). From this cost perspective alone, there is a strong incentive for academic libraries to staff with student employees rather than librarians wherever possible. It appears student assistants will continue to be an integral part of many academic library departments. Nowhere else, however, is this more true than in academic media centers.

Depending upon the scope of the collection and services offered by the particular media center student assistants perform a variety of functions vital to the day-to-day operation of the unit. Student employees assist users in setting up and operating audiovisual and electronic equipment, circulate and reshelve items, and conduct collection searches to retrieve a variety of materials often arranged in a complex fashion. Because student assistants often staff centers alone and work in highly visible locations, their performance can have an inordinate impact upon the center's reputation. As a result, thorough training for student assistants is a pressing concern for many media centers.

Learning in the Struggle, Social Movements in Latin America

by Malte Warburg Sørensen

This report examines what people learn as they become involved in urban social movements. The report examines learning... more This report examines what people learn as they become involved in urban social movements. The report examines learning processes in three distinct sites; a cooperative, a local assembly and a street protest. The report argues that through organizing, developing tactics and confronting institutions of power, people gain skills and produce knowledge that in itself constitutes social change. Also, the report shows how the availability of new discourses in Latin American popular politics and traditional discourses in Argentinean society influences learning. Griffin Foley’s contestation framework is used to highlight how these learning processes are often conflictual, ambiguous and non-linear.

Foreign Language Teacher Training in the Sudan: Past, Present and Strategies for Future Recruitment Policies

by Dr. Ahmed Gumaa Siddiek

Published in: "International Journal of English Linguistics Vol. 1, No. 2 September 2011" - CANADA

The qualifying of teachers secures the attainment of the national educational objectives, but to achieve these goals,... more The qualifying of teachers secures the attainment of the national educational objectives, but to achieve these goals, strict criteria about teacher quality must be utilized. However, it is quite clear that whatever measures are to be adopted to deal with these educational issues, it is always the teachers who will have to put these objectives into reality. This paper is suggesting some ideas to improve the teaching profession. The recent recruitment policy of teachers in the country attracts only the poor achievers, who are unwilling to teach but they aspire to just get a degree. This paper suggests abolishing all colleges of education and encouraging the future teacher to join a one-year training course after s/he has got his/her BA or B.Sc. This policy will attract the willing persons who are serious to take teaching as their profession. Then the candidates can spend this one academic year to be equipped with necessary pedagogical knowledge to qualify to manage his/her classroom efficiently and carry out effective classroom presentation. By this recruitment policy, we can guarantee the sustainability of the process, and that only the willing persons will come to take teaching as their future career

UK managers' conceptions of employee training and development

by Almuth McDowall

Qualitative Methods in the Development of a National Child and Family Disaster Mental Health Research Training Program

by Alan M. Steinberg, Ph.D.

Abstract
Conducting research in the aftermath of disasters is complicated by chaotic conditions, competing... more Abstract
Conducting research in the aftermath of disasters is complicated by chaotic conditions, competing priorities, and resource constraints, and raises a variety of ethical concerns. Ultimately, research should extend our understanding of the impact of disasters on children, families, and communities and translate findings into improved services and public policies that afford enhanced protection and promote recovery. Unfortunately, the existing research base on children and disasters has not been adequate to inform the development of effective psychosocial services and interventions, and decision-making about the allocation of behavioral health resources. To improve research capacity, the Child & Family Disaster Research Training & Education program provides child disaster mental health research training for mental health and public health professionals. The program has engaged a national faculty to develop a comprehensive modular disaster research curriculum covering basic concepts, current knowledge, clinical issues and interventions, research and ethical issues, public health structures, and response options. Focus groups were held prior to training to elicit the participants' knowledge of and attitudes about child and family disaster mental health research, to understand training needs, to identify research topics of interest and perceived barriers to generating and conducting research. The results were then used to refine the curriculum.

Sensitivity to voicing similarity in printed stimuli: effect of a training programme in dyslexic children

by Nathalie Bedoin

The reference is:
Bedoin, N. (2003). Sensitivity to voicing similarity in printed stimuli: Effect of a training programme in dyslexic children. Journal of Phonetics, 31(3-4), 541-546.

Sensitivity to voicing similarity in printed stimuli: effect of a training programme in dyslexic children

by Nathalie Bedoin

The reference is:
Bedoin, N. (2003). Sensitivity to voicing similarity in printed stimuli: Effect of a training programme in dyslexic children. Journal of Phonetics, 31(3-4), 541-546.

Returns to education of young people in Mongolia

by Francesco Pastore

Post-Communist Economies, 22(2): 247-265.

Relatively little is known about the youth labour market in Mongolia. This paper studies returns to education of... more Relatively little is known about the youth labour market in Mongolia. This paper studies returns to education of 15-29-year-olds by taking advantage of a recent ad hoc School to Work Transition Survey. Based on augmented Mincerian earnings equations, education and work experience appear to be important determinants of earnings. Vocational does not provide higher wages than compulsory education. Factors bearing wage gains include: living in the capital city and in urban areas in general. Factors bearing wage penalties include: gender, informal work, training, using informal job search networks, herding. Union membership, being a migrant, the civil status are wage neutral.

Influence of education and training systems on participation of young people in labour market of CEE economies: a comparison of Poland and Slovenia

by Francesco Pastore

Co-authored with Polona Domadenik.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Small Business, 3(5): 640-666.

Little attention has been given to youth unemployment in transition countries. However, it has significant detrimental... more Little attention has been given to youth unemployment in transition countries. However, it has significant detrimental effects in factors that affect welfare in the long term, such as human capital accumulation and fertility rates. The aim of this paper is to study the determinants of participation of young people in labour market in two countries (Poland and Slovenia) that implemented different reform paths to the market system. The analysis is carried out using individual level data drawn from the labour force survey in 1997 and 2002. The focus is on education and training systems. The results of a multinomial LOGIT model of the probability belong to six different labour market status suggests that tertiary educational attainment and participation in training programmes work as buffers against unemployment especially for adults.

Dissemination and implementation of suicide prevention training in one Scottish region

by Rebecca Hays

Published in BMC Health Services Research, 2008.
Co-authored with Linda Gask and Gillian Lever-Green.

The Spirit of Leadership

by Brett Walker

Discover how improving the internal operating system of the leader creates extraordinary leadership. More than just... more Discover how improving the internal operating system of the leader creates extraordinary leadership. More than just skill development, the consciousness required to deploy one’s leadership in ways that are well matched to the complexity of the organizational challenges makes all the difference.

Training self-control: A domain-general translational neuroscience approach

by Elliot Berkman

With Alice Graham and Phil Fisher in Child Development Perspectives

Self-control plays an important role in healthy development and has been shown to be amenable to intervention. We... more Self-control plays an important role in healthy development and has been shown to be amenable to intervention. We present a theoretical framework for the emerging area of “brain- training” interventions that includes both laboratory-based direct training methods and ecologically-valid school, family, and community based interventions. Although these approaches have proliferated in recent years, the evidence based to support them is just beginning to emerge, and conceptual models underlying many of the techniques tend to be underspecified and imprecise. Identifying the neural systems responsible for improvements in self-control may be of tremendous benefit not only for overall intervention efficacy, but also for basic science issues related to underlying shared biological mechanisms of psychopathology. Here, we review the neurodevelopment of self-control and explore its implications for theory, intervention, and prevention. We then present a neurally informed framework for understanding self-control development and change, and discuss how this may inform future intervention strategies for individuals suffering with psychopathology or drug abuse/dependence, as well as implications for young children with delays in cognitive and emotional functioning.