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  • Book cover of Testing and Assessment in Occupational and Technical Education
    Paul A. Bott

     · 1996

    The need for a complete reference to occupational and technical testing and assessment has been met. This text ties theory and practice together across all occupational areas.

  • Book cover of Lachen macht Schule! Humor in Therapie, Beratung, Erziehung und Unterricht

    Auf sämtlichen Fernsehkanälen tobt Comedy, Lachclubs schießen weltweit aus dem Boden, Lachseminare boomen in der Wirtschaft und Clowns bringen in den Krankenhäusern die Patienten zum Lachen. Ist die neue „Lachwelle“ ein Symptom unserer Spaß- und Eventgesellschaft oder ein Zeichen dafür, dass uns das Lachen im Halse stecken bleibt? Letztere Vermutung, dass wir das Lachen verlernt haben und nun Nachhilfestunden im Humor brauchen, war der Auslöser, der Bedeutung von Humor und Lachen auf den Grund zu gehen und die heilsame Wirkung des Humors im Rahmen dieser Arbeit zu betonen. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es aufzuzeigen, wie vielfältig Humor ist, dieses komplexe Phänomen zu verdeutlichen und den Humor als Interventionsmittel in Therapie, Beratung und Unterricht vorzustellen. Erkenntnisse der Humorforschung sollen in die vorliegende Arbeit einfließen und die gesundheitsfördernden Aspekte des Humors/Lachens dargestellt werden.

  • Book cover of Lachen macht Schule!

    Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Sonstiges, Note: 1,0, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (Institut für Erziehungswissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Humor und Lachen erleben eine neue Blütezeit: Auf sämtlichen Fernsehkanälen tobt Comedy, Lachclubs schießen weltweit aus dem Boden, Lachseminare boomen in der Wirtschaft und Clowns bringen in Krankenhäusern die Patienten zum Lachen. Ist diese neue "Lachwelle" ein Symptom unserer Spaß- und Eventgesellschaft oder ein Zeichen dafür, dass uns das Lachen im Halse stecken bleibt? Letztere Vermutung meinerseits, dass wir das Lachen verlernt haben, und nun Nachhilfestunden im Humor brauchen, war der Auslöser für mich, der Bedeutung von Humor und Lachen auf den Grund zu gehen und die heilsame Wirkung des Humors im Rahmen dieser Arbeit zu betonen. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, aufzuzeigen, wie vielfältig Humor ist, dieses komplexe Phänomen zu verdeutlichen und den Humor als Interventionsmittel in Therapie, Beratung, Erziehung und Unterricht vorzustellen. Erkenntnisse der Humorforschung sollen in die vorliegende Arbeit einfließen und die gesundheitsfördernden Aspekte des Humors/Lachens dargestellt werden. Im ersten Teil der Arbeit gehe ich von Sigmund Freuds Werk "Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewussten" aus, weil Freud Grundlegendes zu den Phänomenen Witz und Humor untersuchte. Diese "Freud-vollen", etwas "trockenen" Ausführungen versuche ich zum überwiegenden Teil mit aktuellen Frauen-Witzen aufzulockern. Der zweite Teil der Arbeit bemüht sich, den vielschichtigen Humorbegriff durch psychologische, philosophische und soziologische Zugänge einzugrenzen. Im dritten Teil der Arbeit werden die Phänomene "Lachen und Lächeln" eigens beleuchtet und definiert, da Humor zwar mit Lachen in Verbindung steht, das Lachen jedoch nicht zwingend mit Humor zu tun haben muss. Weiters werden die Erkenntnisse der Verhaltens- Gehirn- und Lachforschung aufgezeigt. Der vierte Teil befasst sich mit den Möglichk

  • Book cover of Teaching Your Occupation to Others
    Paul A. Bott

     · 1998

    Contains practical examples of methods and techniques needed by occupational education teachers to deal with the bureaucracy, the curriculum, and the students, from the first day of class through their first final examination. The first chapter discusses why people become teachers, paths to becomin

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  • Book cover of Classic Play: Book of Hell
    Adrian Bott

     · 2008

    The Classic Play series takes the most popular aspects of roleplaying and puts them all together in one complete volume. Previous titles have included The Book of Stongholds & Dynasties, The Book of Dragons, The Book of Adventuring, and The Book of Encounters and Lairs. This volume fully details the hell, that most dangerous of all places an adventurer is likely to journey to. A complete one-stop resource for any games master intending to run games in this place, players will also find it immensely valuable if they want their character to survive.

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    Patient satisfaction and 30-day hospital readmission rates are metrics used to assess quality of patient care. Dissatisfied patients pose a high risk of readmission (Boulding, Glickman, Manary, Schulman, Staelin, 2011) and during the vulnerable discharge period, 1 in 7 patients may experience an unavoidable readmission within 30-days post-procedure (Jencks, Williams, Coleman,2009). Successful patient education programs have been linked to improved patient satisfaction and subsequently reduced unnecessary readmissions (Murdock Griffin, 2013; Hansen et al., 2011). In an effort to increase satisfaction and reduce readmissions much of the healthcare community’s attention has turned to interventions that have these primary aims. Increased patient satisfaction and 30-day hospital readmission reduction post procedure have not been excessively studied in the cardiac arrhythmia ablation population, however these patients often present to their follow up appointments reporting that the procedure was not what was expected and report readmissions that could have been avoided (Ezzat, Chew, McCready, Lambiase, Chow, Lowe, Rowland, Segal, 2013). Utilizing a framework of the Health Belief Model (Janz Becker, 1984), an enhanced post cardiac arrhythmia ablation education intervention based on the Project Red framework for re-engineering the discharge process, was delivered to patients in one practice who underwent cardiac arrhythmia ablation procedure with the aim of increasing patient awareness of their disease, clarifying post procedural expectations with the aim of increasing patient satisfaction, and reducing 30-day readmission rate in this population by providing the patient with education necessary to make an informed medical decision on when to seek care. Results of this study support the implementation of enhanced patient education intervention during the vulnerable 24-72 hour post discharge period by showing a higher total patient satisfaction score in the group receiving the intervention (M=633, SD=78) compared to (M=508, SD= 137) in the control group with a statistically significant difference between the means of the groups (p=.005). This study also showed a lower rate of 30-day readmissions in the intervention group (7.1%) compared to (53.3%) readmission rate of the control group with a statistically significant association (p=.014) and large magnitude of effect. Results of this pilot study may be used for development and implementation of enhanced patient education programs aimed at increasing patient satisfaction and reducing 30-day readmission rates.

  • Book cover of The Quintessential Barbarian II: Advanced Tactics
    Adrian Bott

     · 2004

    From the Advanced Tactics series. The Advanced Tactics Series is now fully established, having successfully expanded upon the best-selling Quintessential line. The latest release, the Quintessential Barbarian II, is written by Patrick Young (Quintessential Monk II, Quintessential Sorcerer) and featuring rules for barbarian characters throughout their careers, The Quintessential Barbarian II is an invaluable resource from First to Twentieth level. With epic expansion rules, multiclassing, career paths and a multitude of alternatives for enhancing and improving your barbarian's potential through legendary classes, survival tactics, new equipment options as well as prestige classes and feats designed for the experienced barbarian, this is an essential resource for players and Games Masters alike. Reinvigorating the best-selling Quintessential line, this new 128 page book continues the exciting range. Players and Games Masters alike will be eager to read a thorough sourcebook dedicated to one of the grittiest classes in d20 gaming, while the well-respected name of Mongoose Publishing, together with full colour, full page advertising in the gaming press (including Dragon magazine) will ensure heavy demand and corresponding sales. Explores aspects of races and character classes never before examined and allows players to fully recognize the potential of their characters. Featuring character paths that allow players to develop without the need for prestige classes and what options are available at epic level and beyond, these books are truly the next stage of character development. This book details the barbarian, one of the most iconic fantasy characters of all time.