Using Formative Evaluation Research in the Development of Electronic Media Programmes by D.P. VAN VUUREN, J .J. de Beer

“…In this paper an overview of the literature on "pilot programme testing" is given, and the technique of formative evaluation research on educational television is discussed. The latter technique was adapted for programme research on entertainment program ming in South Africa to address the specific needs of television and radio producers. …”
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Addressing Misconceptions about Wildland-Urban Interface Issues by Martha C. Monroe

“…The challenge for extension agents and resource managers is to understand the beliefs that are interfering with the acceptance of new concepts, acknowledge them, show how they are incomplete, and help people restructure their mental models to accommodate the new information. Educators have to do this all the time, but it is a new technique for extension agents and resource managers. …”
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A community methodological protocol of a multisector collective impact collaboration to address older adult isolation in a rural county in the U.S. by Christine Marcos, Michael Castellano, Lindsey Skripka, Lenard W. Kaye

“…Among the implementation strategies informing the initiative are the use of an interorganizational shared screening tool to identify isolation risk, a team of older adult peer navigators to provide one-on-one assistance and foster connections for those who are isolated, and a major public awareness campaign to educate residents on the negative health impacts of isolation and reduce the stigma felt by many living socially disconnected lives. …”
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Health Information Provided by Retail Health Food Outlets by Jaclyn Calder, Robert Issenman, Ruth Cawdron

“…Many patients visit specific complementary practitioners, while others attempt to educate themselves, trusting advice from employees at local health food stores or the Internet. …”
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Coastal tourism development in Sinop as an emerging rural destination: A preliminary study from the residents’ perspective by Mustafa Daskin, Alpay Tiril, Alper Bozkurt

“…ANOVA test shows that there were differences between educational groups in negative environmental impacts and age groups in positive economic impacts. …”
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„INTERNET SYMPHONY No. 1”: RETHINKING THE ORCHESTRA AS A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY by Bianca ŢIPLEA TEMEŞ

“…The project recreates the ensemble as a virtual community, exploiting advances in technology to convert the artistic act into a transmedia product; it includes a selection process by video and e-mail, and online educational assistance for the musicians, followed by the video ’mash up’ of selected candidates, constituting the final version of Tan Dun’s piece Internet Symphony No. 1. …”
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SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN THE CLASSROOM by IDEGU A. SOLOMON

“…The paper cites the ongoing increase of second language research and encourages educators to apply the more relevant research to their classroom methodology. …”
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Study of Indices of Proper Housing Model from the Perspective of Residents of Marginal Groups in Mashhad by Rostam saberifar, Hosaein Jangi

“…The Study shows that age, the year of buying the house, the educational level and the type of house possession affects the suburbs population's views. …”
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Investigating the Challenges of Iran's Publication: A Proposal of Economic Indicators and Innovation by Ali Afzali, Rouhollah Aboojafari

“…Examples include imbalances in the share of publishing chain actors, the inadequate distribution of distributors across the country, the inappropriateness of the number of bookstores with the number of publishers, the weakness of reading culture and the educational system, and the domination of the new media on people's lives are considered to be challenging. …”
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Play and participation in preschool children’s project activities by Joanna Ludwika Pękala, Kamila Wichrowska

“…During the implementation of the project activities, it was important to have the attentive presence of adults who showed direction and tried to always remind children as well as other partners (from partner institutions) about the purpose of the playful activities. However, the educators did not show ready-made solutions and allowed the children to express their own opinions, to be creative and to work on their own, and to have fun. …”
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THE GENDER GAP IN BANK CREDIT ACCESS: THE CASE OF SMALL FIRMS by Monika Jukić, Vlatka Škokić

“…Finally, results show that female entrepreneurs respond to and engage in different support and educational programs, compared to their male counterparts.…”
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An Introduction to Book Staying Ok by Akbar Zare Shahabadi, Hamideh Shiri-Mohammadabad

“…Indeed, humans and their needs were viewed from a different angle, and the communities set it as their goal to educate and train psychologically and socially good/OK humans. …”
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Teaching Pragmatics Through Projects: A Students’ Perspective by Simona Şimon, Claudia E. Stoian

“…The originality of the present paper lies in the fact that it proposes a new approach to teaching Pragmatics that aims at creating a dynamic educational context, namely by means of projects. For 2 years in a row, students from the Faculty of Communication Sciences at Politehnica University of Timişoara (Romania), specializing in Translation and Interpreting or Communication and Public Relations , have carried out a project for this discipline and presented it to the class. …”
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The Importance of Resource-based View Related Abilities and Financial Performance of SMEs for Their Sustainable Practices by Mehmet Civelek

“…R&D financing options of policy-makers, innovation and technology-related educational, and training activities of governments, universities, and certification institutions, and firms’ selection of innovative partners can stimulate firms’ innovative, technological, and financial performance and make them become more sustainable.…”
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Entrepreneurial Intentions of Female Students: Exploring Entrepreneurial Feasibility and Desirability through Personality Traits by Abin John, Vanitha Selvaraj, Muhammed Jisham

“…It has implications for policy and educational initiatives to provide targeted support to students with these personality traits to foster female entrepreneurship.…”
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Understanding How Headings Influence Text Processing by Julie Lemarié, Robert F. Lorch Jr., Marie-Paule Péry-Woodley

“…Researchers in cognitive and educational psychology have demonstrated several important effects of headings and titles on text processing: headings improve memory for text organization; headings influence text comprehension by activating readers’ prior knowledge; and titles can bias text comprehension by their emphasis on a particular text topic. …”
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Mapping the Consequences – An Exploratory Study on the Use of Body Mapping Technique to Assess Perceptions of Health-care Workers on the Effects of Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus a... by Pooja R. Sridhar, Liya Francis, Avita Rose Johnson, Farah Naaz Fathima, Ramakrishna B. Goud

“…Knowledge of the consequences of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and hypertension on various body organs among health workers is necessary to educate patients. Body mapping is a tool used for exploring perceptions as a part of qualitative research. …”
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Fiction ou réalité : Les biographies de Constance Fenimore Woolson by Jeannine Hayat

“…Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894) was an American novelist, famous toward the end of the 19th century. She was educated in the Great Lakes region, and her familiarity with the frontier gave her many subjects for her first stories published, among others, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine and in the Atlantic Monthly. …”
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Determination of the learning needs of doctors working in the Mountain Plan in Cienfuegos province. by Manuel Fernández Urquiza

“…<strong>Introduction: </strong>It is of great importance for the country´s educational strategy the constant studying of the staff already formed either technically or professionally . …”
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Protecting civilians in a data-driven and digitalized battlespace: toward a baseline humanitarian technology infrastructure by Ann Fitz-Gerald, Jenna Hennebry

“…Based on the dual-usage aspect of emerging technologies, the challenges associated with regulation and the need for those affected by conflict to demonstrate resilience toward, and knowledge of, digital media literacy, this paper proposes the development of guidance for a "minimum basic technology infrastructure" which is supported by technology, regulation, and public awareness and education…”
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