Extending an information processing model of language intensity effects     

Mark A. Hamilton  Becky L. Stewart 《Communication quarterly》2013,61(2):231-246

The information processing model of persuasion was used as the basis for a mathematical model of language intensity effects. The model proposes that attitude change is a product of message discrepancy, source evaluation, and message strength. The results show strong support for the model. The salient source evaluation dimension was perceived trustworthiness. Language intensity enhanced attitude change directly, by acting as a multiplier of message strength, and indirectly, by increasing message discrepancy. These effects held for female as well as male sources. Path analysis indicated the presence of source evaluation heuristics. Intensity enhanced source ratings through a positively linked causal chain from intensity to dynamism to expertise to trustworthiness. Intensity also had negative effects on post‐message expertise and trustworthiness unmediated by dynamism.  相似文献   

‘Uni has a different language … to the real world’: demystifying academic culture and discourse for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds     

Jade McKay  Marcia Devlin 《高等教育研究与发展》2014,33(5):949-961

The Australian government has set ambitious targets for increased higher-education participation of people from low socioeconomic backgrounds. There is, thus, a pressing need to explore how best to empower these students with what they require to progress and succeed at university. The paper draws on a literature review and qualitative data from a national study in which 89 students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and 26 staff were interviewed. The paper argues that demystifying academic culture and discourses for these students is a key step institutions and staff can take in assisting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to progress and succeed at university. A recurring theme to emerge from both the literature and interviews with students and staff was that teaching the discourse empowers and enables students to learn, has a positive impact on their sense of belonging and ultimately helps them succeed in higher education.  相似文献   

The Boss     

Becky Mann 《英语大王(小学)》2013,(5):4-7

妈妈生病了,爸爸出门给她买果汁。哥哥、妹妹和我会为妈妈做什么呢?It was Sunday morning. Mum was sick* in bed." Mum needs someorange juice," Dad said." I’ll go to the store and get some for her. Begood while I’m gone(不在)."*" Dad is gone," said my big brother." Now I’m the boss."" I want to文∕Becky Mann  相似文献   

Professional education as a structural barrier to lifelong learning in the NHS     

Becky Francis  John Humphreys 《教育政策杂志》2013,28(3):281-292

The concept of the learning society is analysed in relation to the healthcare sector and various occupations within it. It is maintained that although traditional boundaries have been blurred or eroded in the workplace in recent years, there remains strong opposition to this erosion on the part of many healthcare professions. This professional demarcation is particularly illustrated by the educational arrangements for various healthcare occupations, where it has prevented recognition of any overlap in the initial education and training of these groups. The resulting educational boundaries are argued to be incompatible with the concept of a learning society, as well as holding negative consequences for the provision of health care. Suggestions are made for a new approach to health care education.  相似文献   

The Culture Project: diasporic negotiations of ethnicity,identity and culture among teachers,pupils and parents in Chinese language schools     

Louise Archer  Becky Francis  Ada Mau 《牛津教育评论》2013,39(4):407-426

Notions of culture, ethnicity and identity are highly political (and also personally meaningful) issues within diasporic communities. Complementary schools are particularly interesting sites in this respect, as they are often set up with an explicit cultural agenda of ‘preserving’ or ‘maintaining’ ‘traditional’ culture and language within diasporic communities. In this paper, we draw on qualitative data from an ESRC funded study conducted in six Chinese complementary schools to consider how pupils (n=60), parents (n=24) and teachers (n=21) in these schools construct and negotiate issues of culture and identity. We consider the ways in which the cultural agenda of the schools is constructed and experienced, teasing out the ways in which cultural discourses and pupil identities are deployed (and resisted, reworked) within the space of Chinese schools. Finally we consider the extent to which the schools are perceived by the young people to be ‘successful’ (or not) in their efforts to make pupils feel ‘more Chinese’.  相似文献   

A New Consciousness Trudging Toward Leadership     

Cassandra McKay 《Educational gerontology》2013,39(8):670-690

Integrating elements of oppression psychology, Popular Education (1999), critical pedagogy, and critical race theory, this article highlights a study of seven African American elders who graduated from a Senior Advocacy Leadership Training (SALT) program. These elders confronted external and internal oppressive ideologies and challenged the stereotypes of African American elders. They accomplished this via a critical theoretical approach to the study of African American history and the promotion of the elders' strengths as leaders. The findings increase our understanding of African American elders as leaders and the role of Popular Education in affirming their leadership capabilities.  相似文献   

Leading into the future: Library Operations at the National Library of Medicine     

Sheldon Kotzin  Becky Lyon 《Journal of the Medical Library Association》2008,96(1):1-2

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永随我心     

Becky Holloway 《海外英语》2005,(3):33-33

许多次,我们并不确信一定能做成某事,纸面上的显示毫无意义,内在的感受才是真的心情。  相似文献   

Educating readers: breast cancer in Australian women's magazines     

Susan McKay  Frances Bonner 《International journal of qualitative studies in education》2013,26(4):517-535

Women's magazines in Australia have become increasingly involved in various public health awareness campaigns. In particular, breast cancer has been targeted as an issue for attention. This disease occupies a privileged position in women's magazines, being represented as treatable and survivable with an emphasis on the advocacy of early detection through breast self‐examination and screening programs. In this way, women's magazines can be seen to be proactive in serving the public interest of their readers. Information and advice about breast cancer are not limited to medical articles, advice columns and diet pages, but occur, perhaps more accessibly, in feature articles of personal accounts of experiences with breast cancer. This paper looks at coverage of the disease in Australian women's magazines over the last 3 years to see how this role in public health awareness operates. It pays particular attention to illness narratives in feature articles and to stories associated with the magazines' own breast cancer campaigns.  相似文献   

Developing emotional literacy with teenagers: building confidence,self-esteem and self awareness     

Tom Pearson  Becky Davis 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2013,29(4):440-441

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