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Practitioners' Perspectives (practitioner + perspective)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting62%
Medical Sciences25%

Selected Abstracts

Linking Civic Engagement and Community Improvement: A Practitioner Perspective on the Communities Movement

NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW, Issue 4 2001
David Swain
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Practitioners' Perspectives on Cultural Sensitivity in Latina/o Teen Pregnancy Prevention,

FAMILY RELATIONS, Issue 3 2006
Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee
Abstract: This study examined practitioners' understandings of cultural sensitivity in the context of pregnancy prevention programs for Latina teens. Fifty-eight practitioners from teen pregnancy prevention programs in California were interviewed in a guided conversation format. Three themes emerged in our analysis. First, practitioners' definitions of cultural sensitivity were consistent with existing models in the published research literature and focused largely on reinforcing the cultural strengths of Latino youth and families. Second, strategies for cultural sensitivity were complicated by tension between traditional Latino culture and the culture of pregnancy prevention programs. Third, practitioners identified a blend of personal and professional characteristics associated with cultural sensitivity among staff. We discussed policy and practice implications for Latino pregnancy prevention. [source]

Practitioners' Perspectives on Effective Practices For Hispanic Teenage Pregnancy Prevention

PERSPECTIVES ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, Issue 4 2004
Stephen T. Russell
CONTEXT: In the United States, the pregnancy rate and birthrate of Hispanic teenagers are higher than those of other races and ethnicities. Although recommendations for culturally appropriate pregnancy prevention programs are commonplace, little is known about how practitioners address such recommendations. METHODS: In individual interviews, 58 teenage pregnancy prevention practitioners who work primarily with Mexican American female teenagers from two regions in California were asked about their understanding of recommendations for best practices and discussed the strategies they have used and challenges they have faced in implementing the recommendations. Qualitative methods were used to categorize responses and identify themes. RESULTS: Practitioners indicated that knowledge and awareness of Hispanic culture are essential, as is commitment to teenagers and their needs. They regard activities that encourage educational and career achievement as critical program components, and view both male partners' and family members' involvement in programs as important but challenging. Furthermore, practitioners feel that the implicit program goals of continued education and female self-sufficiency are often at odds with traditional Hispanic cultural values. CONCLUSIONS: Practitioners have valuable insight into the reality of implementing culturally sensitive programs. Programs need to balance the often competing values and goals of prevention programs with those of Hispanic youth culture and experiences. [source]

The nature of touch therapy related to Ki: Practitioners' perspective

NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES, Issue 2 2003
Sung Ok Chang PhD
Abstract Touch therapy related to Ki, a type of healing touch, has been regarded as one of the distinct therapeutic modalities in traditional oriental medicine. The present study attempted to develop a substantive theory about helping patients using touch therapy related to Ki, by exploring the views of practitioners who are using this therapeutic modality within the context of the Korean society. A grounded theory approach was applied during the collection and analyses of data. The core category, main categories and trajectory of helping patients during the use of touch therapy related to Ki was delineated. Helping patients while using touch therapy related to Ki was found to be a dynamic process with each participant actively engaged in increasing the activating, potential power of the human being. These findings have value in understanding the embedded meaning of the healing process through touch therapy within the context of Ki. [source]

Management and Business Ethics: A Critique and Integration of Ethical Decision-making Models

BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, Issue 3 2003
Dean Bartlett
This paper critically reviews the literature relating to the management of ethics within organizations and identifies, in line with other authors, a gap between theory and practice in the area. It highlights the role of management (both as an academic discipline and from a practitioner perspective) in bridging this gap and views managers, with their sense of individual ethical agency, as a key locus of ethics within organizations. The paper aims to address the theory,practice gap by surveying the business ethics literature in order to identify, draw together and integrate existing theory and research, with a particular emphasis upon models of ethical decision-making and their relationship to work values. Such an endeavour is necessary, not only because of the relative neglect of management practice by business ethics researchers, but also because of the current lack of integration in the field of business ethics itself. The paper outlines some of the main methodological challenges in the area and suggests how some of these may be overcome. Finally, it concludes with a number of suggestions as to how the theory,practice gap can be addressed through the development of a research agenda, based upon the previous work reviewed. [source]

Fiscal Forecasting: Lessons from the Literature and Challenges,

FISCAL STUDIES, Issue 3 2008
Teresa Leal
H6; E62; C53 Abstract. While fiscal forecasting and monitoring has its roots in the accountability of governments for the use of public funds in democracies, the Stability and Growth Pact has significantly increased interest in budgetary forecasts in Europe, where they play a key role in EU multilateral budgetary surveillance. In view of the increased prominence and sensitivity of budgetary forecasts, which may lead to them being influenced by strategic and political factors, this paper discusses the main issues and challenges in the field of fiscal forecasting from a practitioner's perspective and places them in the context of the related literature. [source]

Technology Trends in Staffing and Assessment: A Practice Note

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SELECTION AND ASSESSMENT, Issue 2-3 2003
John W. Jones
This practice note listed and described, from a practitioner's perspective, ten dominant technology trends that are impacting the personnel testing industry. Five trends were classified as ,platform-centric,' and five were classified as ,information-centric.' Platform-centric trends were related to virtual career centers, integrated assessment platforms, media-rich assessments, technology-friendly tests, and the adaptation of personnel tests to emerging technologies. Information-centric trends were related to Internet-age access and fairness concerns, computer-enabled scoring innovations, strategic HR data warehousing and mining, satisfaction with computer-based assessments, and computer-based testing standards. A review of these ten technology trends suggests that the personnel testing industry is keeping pace with rapid technological innovations. [source]

Universal Owners: challenges and opportunities

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, Issue 3 2007
James Hawley
This special issue of Corporate Governance is devoted to the concept of "universal ownership" (UO) and grows out of a conference of universal owners, institutional investors, investment professionals and academics held in April 2006 at Saint Mary's College of California, under the sponsorship of the Center for the Study of Fiduciary Capitalism (A report of the conference is available at http://www.fidcap.org). Four of the seven articles in this issue are based on papers presented at the conference, while an additional three (by Lydenberg, Syse and Gjessing, and Lippman et al.) were written specifically for this issue. The conference purposefully developed a practitioners' perspective on universal ownership and these articles reflect this orientation, although each article in its own way breaks new ground which academics, policy researchers and practitioners can and should develop. [source]