conducted a chi-square test to evaluate the fit of the specified factor model with the observed data. The relationship between the chi-square value and the degree of freedom wasχ2df=1.39, indicating a good model fit (Brown & Moore,2012). The comparative fit index (CFI) was 0.9, and th...
Definitions of quality of life (QoL) vary widely across the literature and its exact meaning is still a matter of ongoing debate [1,2,3]. In general, QoL can be considered a highly subjective experience of an individual’s functioning in life [3, 4]. QoL should be distinguished from hea...
Excellence is generally defined as an “outstanding merit or quality” (“Excellence”,n. d.); the corresponding adjective excellent as “extremely good, of very high quality” (Summers,2003, p. 350). The specific understanding of excellence at an individual level, however, diverges into distinc...
Of course, it may not be feasible to take an interpretive stance every time a teacher needs to grade an assignment, but teachers should develop the skill set and expertise so that they can recognize opportunities to learn about substantive student thinking when examining student work. The ...
An assailant stuck a gun in my back, dragged me into a dark, deserted barn on the county fairgrounds, and tried to rape me. When he put down the gun as he tried to tear my clothes off, I kicked him where no man wants to be kicked. He escaped out the back of the barn. ...
Furthermore, this can be illustrated by changes in beneficiary choice: to the extent that some people choose lower-power beneficiaries for self-interested motives linked to reputation-building, then we should see an increase in the propensity to select such beneficiaries in public (versus private) ...
The 6MR would benefit from a patient-led approach to its timing and format; a consistent and individualised approach to stroke education and self-management that is embedded across the care pathway; and targeting reviews should be considered. Keywords: Stroke rehabilitation, Six-month review, ...
“history provides us with narratives that tell us who we are, where we came from, and where we should be going… A group’s representation of its history will condition its sense of what it was, is, can, and should be, and is thus central to the construction of identity, norms, ...
, and how collaboration shapes experience (Hassanien,2007) should be investigated using a qualitative approach. Qualitative research may also foster understanding of game and player conditions, providing insight into individual differences and the role of contextual factors (Alvesson & Sköldberg,2000;...
They suggest it should be up to the regulator to take undesirable add-ons off the market, but while they are legally available, it should be up to individual doctors and patients to navigate the add-on landscape within legal limits. They also make a point that was often heard: the doctor...