Self-directed learning as a topic began to become known experts in the field of adult education 1960s. As well at that time, its relatively intensive research begins. The purpose this text is map methods used empirical study self-directed learning. For purpose, analysis empirically focused articles published journal only one specializing issue, International Journal Self-Directed Learning, was ...

This chapter discusses the role of self-awareness for adaptation at the individual level, when one single entity receives inputs both from itself or some of its components and from the external environment and uses the input to adjust to the current conditions. The chapter reviews the most widely used techniques for M. Maggio (B) · A.V. Papadopoulos · A. Robertsson Department of Automatic Contr...

BACKGROUND Self-care needs are major problems among stroke patients. Nurses can support them through interventions such as education, a change in their attitude and emphasis on their remaining abilities. However, research has shown some weak points in the quality of care given to these patients. So the aim of this study was to improve the nurses' practice in self-care education to stroke patien...

I thought I'd write a song or two, so I tried, and tried again. It seemed like a perfectly natural thing for a young composer to do. Everyone else was doing it, so why couldn't I? But nothing worked, it felt wrong, it sounded bad, awkward, self-conscious, pretentious, even ugly. Was I just incompetent or was it that my musical frame of mind was antithetical to the task. Since I couldn't accept ...

background: despite the fact that being exposed to traumatic and stressful events could have severe consequences, studies have shown that even in the wake of negative events such as cancer diagnosis, we see some changes and positive impacts in scheme, philosophy of life and self-perception, a process which is called post traumatic growth (ptg). the aim of the current research is to define share...

Background: Responsible self-medication is an important component of self-care. Medical students are in a unique position as they cannot yet legally prescribe medicines but their knowledge about and exposure to medicines increase as they progress through their course. Xavier University School of Medicine admits students mainly from the United States, Canada and other countries to the undergradu...