The purpose was to examine adapted physical education (APE) specialists' perceptions about consultation as a delivery model for individuals with disabilities. Six APE specialists (4 female, 2 male) from California participated in this phenomenological study. Data came from in-depth individual interviews, field observations, researcher notes, and focus group interactions. Analysis revealed disti...

The ability to critically evaluate neuroscientific findings is a skill that is rapidly becoming important in non-science professions. As neuroscience research is increasingly being used in law, business, education, and politics, it becomes imperative to educate future leaders in all areas of society about the brain. Undergraduate general education courses are an ideal way to expose students to ...

Learning is not only about acquiring knowledge and skills but, above all and especially in the workplace, it is about participating in practice and lending meaning to experiences with the aid of supervisors [4]. Workplaces are messy environments in which learners have to deal with whatever crops up. To determine in advance what should be taught and learned in practice is to ignore the unpredict...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine the relative effectiveness of three interventions designed to increase the uptake of breast screening. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial of a nurse visit with health education (group A), nurse visit without health education (group B), and GP letter (group C). SETTING The area of south east London served by the Butterfly Walk Breast Screening Unit in Camberwell...

BACKGROUND There has been little research into poetry-based medical education. Few studies consider learners' perceptions in depth. OBJECTIVE To explore general practice registrars' (GPRs) perceptions of two poetry-based sessions. METHODS GPRs in one general practice vocational training scheme experienced two poetry sessions. In one, the facilitator selected poems; in the other, poems were ...