Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focussed on strictly bottom-up processin... more Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focussed on strictly bottom-up processing accounts of the phenomenon, most commonly involving the fatiguing of orientation-selective neurons, although association-learning mechanisms have also gained acceptance. These lower-order accounts do not take into higher-order variables related to key personality traits and/or associated cognitive control processes. This article reports the use of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and follow-up structural equation style regressions that model MEs and also the part played by the personality trait of dissociation. After considering the relative impact of age and dissociative processes, the article concludes that trait dissociation is positively associated with reports of MEs.
Background The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionately impacting the health o... more Background The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionately impacting the health of people with disability. Resilience has remained an important health promoting characteristic during periods of social distancing restrictions. Factors promoting resilience for people with disability under the context of the pandemic remains poorly understood. Studies have yet to investigate evidence-based factors that promote resilience over multiple periods of restrictions for people with disability. Methods A longitudinal study developed via a collaborative partnership between peer-support workers with lived experience of spinal cord injury (SCI) and university researchers was undertaken to fill knowledge gaps around factors promoting resilience for people with SCI during two periods of stringent social distancing restrictions within Victoria, Australia. Over 12-months, participants with SCI completed two surveys, towards the end of two lockdown periods. Evidence-based factors associated with resilience were measured. The Impact on Participation and Autonomy Questionnaire, the International SCI Quality of Life scale, and the 10-item Conor Davidson Resilience Scale, respectively measured autonomy and participation limitations, life satisfaction and psychological health, and resilience. A structural equation modelling (SEM) approach established factors directly and indirectly associated with resilience. Results A model with excellent fit was produced. During two extended lockdowns over the 12-month period, increased family role limitations and favourable psychological health were respectively, negatively (Lockdown 1 [n = 127]: β =-.251, p < .01, Lockdown 2: β =-.400, p < .01) and positively (Lockdown 1: β = .601, p < .01, Lockdown 2 [n = 65]: β = .430, p < .01) associated with resilience. Indirect negative associations between resilience and increased outdoor autonomy limitations (Lockdown 1: β =-.195, p < .01, Lockdown 2: β =-.255, p < .01) and social life limitations (Lockdown 1: β =-.217, p < .01, Lockdown 2: β =-.142, p < .05) existed, and these relationships were moderated by psychological health. Conclusions Psychological health, and participation and autonomy are determinants of resilience during periods of crisis. Health and social care providers and public health departments should prioritise programs promoting these domains, to counter the negative impact of social distancing.
A number of important questions about the older learner and the Internet need to be answered to e... more A number of important questions about the older learner and the Internet need to be answered to ensure that programs are developed that are best suited to the special needs and interests of the growing population of older on-line learners. This paper adds to an initial report involving e-mail interviews with a group of nine older people from three countries. The initial study used a retroductive strategy to discover some underlying issues related to older people and on-line learning. Participants were asked to respond to a number of open questions and statements presented to them at about 3-week intervals. Text analysis was used to specify the major ways in which eight of these participants wrote about the Internet. The initial study found that these on-line learners focused on positive Internet interactions related to personal, social, and study activities rather than on ageing per se, consistent with that component of Rowe and Kahn's model indicating successful agers keep their minds active. In a follow-up study, nine participants were asked five follow-up questions with the aim of further examining the relevance of the Rowe and Kahn model. The present paper discusses the result of follow-up analyses based on the responses to all eleven questions.
Background The reasons why surgeons prefer a particular Total Knee Replacement (TKR) to other via... more Background The reasons why surgeons prefer a particular Total Knee Replacement (TKR) to other viable options with lower cost or lower revision risk remain uncertain. This study examined the concept of surgeon preference in TKR; including the self-assigned utility of their preferred prosthesis, reasons to alter usual preference and barriers to permanently changing preference. Methods Using a multinational electronic survey, 347 TKR performing orthopaedic surgeons were studied using anonymous mandatory responses, mutually exclusive closed options, multiple responses blocking, automatic stem randomization, Likert scale weighting, and an absence of neutral options. Results The highest rated of the 17 attributes were "reproducibility of outcome", "best functional outcome" and "better kinematics". The lowest rated were a "key-opinion leader or mentor uses it" and "new or innovative". "Lowest revision risk" ranked 10 th , with 19.9% of surgeons stating it did not influence their preference. Cost did not influence 52.1% of surgeons and 33.7% agreed that their institution or system limited their preference. Surgeon's demographics and preferred prosthesis or technique altered some attribute ratings including surgical volume, country of practice, type of preferred implant, however revision risk rating was not altered by any factor. Cost considerations altered rating of barriers to technique
Health & Social Care in The Community, Aug 4, 2022
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which... more This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
People with spinal cord damage (SCD) report a high level of GP use. There is a dearth of research... more People with spinal cord damage (SCD) report a high level of GP use. There is a dearth of research investigating factors that contribute to GP identification and retention for people with SCD. Furthermore, a GP satisfaction measure developed specifically for people with SCD is non-existent. This preliminary study sought to identify factors contributing to GP identification and retention. A total of 266 people with SCD primarily based in Queensland, Australia, completed a cross-sectional survey that aimed to fill these knowledge gaps. Descriptive statistics and correlational analyses clarified the factors contributing to GP identification and GP retention respectively. An exploratory factor analysis utilising the principal components analysis method clarified a set of items that could underpin key domains for a SCD-specific GP satisfaction measure. The findings confirm that knowledge about SCD, physically accessible services, and trust are seminal considerations aligned with GP identification and retention for people with SCD.
The introduction of a new departmental educational policy, such as the mandatory reporting of chi... more The introduction of a new departmental educational policy, such as the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by teachers, has wide-ranging implications for both the lives of children and for the role of teachers. Some Departments also mandate that teachers know about the Policy itself, as is required in the state of Queensland, Australia. However, little is known, and little literature has been found, that measures what student-teachers know about their Department of Education's Policy on child sexual abuse, and its mandatory reporting by teachers. The aim of this study is to examine student-teachers' knowledge, and their confidence in the knowledge, of the Department of Education's Policy on child sexual abuse and mandatory reporting. A graduating cohort of 52 Bachelor of Education (Primary School) studentteachers at a Queensland University volunteered Likert-scale quantitative, and open-ended qualitative, anonymous responses to a five-page questionnaire containing direct and inferred statements from the Policy. The results suggest that this group of student-teachers appear able to identify most of the items listed as part of the Policy. However, they appear uncertain about the limits of this Policy as it relates to general behaviour and to the behaviour of school employees. Further, the 27% who also provided open-ended responses were not reassuring about the extent to which they felt prepared by teacher-training for their role as mandatory reporters of sexual abuse. In the light of legal and departmental requirements that these student-teachers will be expected to report sexual abuse once employed in teaching positions in Primary Schools, the study's outcomes support and confirm an international body of research concluding that much greater attention needs to be paid to delivering substantive and comprehensive pre-service preparatory courses to student-teachers, to enhance their knowledge, confidence and effectiveness in this new role.
A dearth of research has utilized spatial research methods to clarify the dispersion of disabilit... more A dearth of research has utilized spatial research methods to clarify the dispersion of disability specific services in relation to people with disability in priority areas, and urban and remote settings. Consequently, this study sought to investigate the dispersion of disability support services for people in localities within Queensland, Australia. Four datasets from two sources were used to establish (i) the geographic dispersion of disability support services in relation to localities within three regional disability level classifications (areas having high, low, or intermediate levels of disability), and (ii) the level of remoteness of localities within the three regional disability level classifications. Two separate hotspot analyses were conducted to ascertain regions with high, low, or intermediate numbers and percentages of people with disability in Queensland. Furthermore, network analyses were conducted to ascertain the travel time among localities within these settings. Finally, inferential analyses using the Kruskal-Wallis test were conducted to ascertain the difference in travel times to disability support services across localities within the three regional disability level classifications, and simple linear regressions were conducted to clarify the association between locality regional disability level classification and remoteness. The findings confirm that localities within areas classified as having low numbers or percentages of people with disability experience significantly higher travel times to all disability support service types: support and advocacy, aids and equipment, and information and referral. The findings also confirm that these localities are associated with having a higher level of remoteness. The study findings suggest that areas with low numbers and percentages of people with disability in Queensland may be lacking proximately available disability support services. Furthermore, the study adds evidence to the notion that people with disability in rural and remote areas may be moving to urban centres to be closer to services.
T his paper reports results of a pilot case study on coursework postgraduates' perceptions of and... more T his paper reports results of a pilot case study on coursework postgraduates' perceptions of and strategies for achieving high quality performance in relation to teaching. The aim was to yield a preliminary database from which a survey questionnaire can be designed and administered to a larger population. Extending from the work by Bartlett and Fletcher (2001) the pilot case study was based on semi-structured interviews of three students. The students were asked about what they did and what they believed helped them get a distinction (D) or high distinction (HD) grade. The interview data were analysed using Leximancer Analysis for their perceptions and qualitative content analysis for their strategies. The results show that there were intrapersonal and interpersonal factors involved, which are reflected in the Leximancer analysis.
In this issue, while there is a range of topics, we feature articles relating to Milton H. Ericks... more In this issue, while there is a range of topics, we feature articles relating to Milton H. Erickson, Ericksonian hypnosis, and NLP. This year marks the 18th anniversary of the death of Milton Erikson. Having undertaken many training courses in Ericksonian hypnosis and NLP, I was particularly impressed with one story I had heard about Milton Erickson's skills. If you are a parent, then you will appreciate my interest. It related to Erickson at a railway station who (with her permission of course) assisted an overwhelmed mother of several children. After he raised his finger above the "prayer point" of the nearest child (about 6-8 inches above bridge of nose and above middle of forehead, so eyes converge on that point) and then lowering it, the child immediately fell asleep. Erickson did this with each of the remaining children, moving along the row. I have not been able to replicate this effect, but tried an adaptation, utilising the reverse direction (low to high) and the auditory rather than visual channel, in getting my son up in the morning. I used a beeping sound, starting with a very low pitch, and raised this along a scale until it was two octaves higher. It was like a movie about raising the dead: He slowly raised himself up off the bed from a supine position to feet on the floor, awake but baffled as to why he was awake. I was truly impressed. Guest Editor May 2009 Edition Dr Graham Jamieson, long-time researcher in hypnosis from the University of New England, has agreed to be the Guest Editor for the next edition of the AJCEH. That edition will be concentrating on research about hypnosis, with the normal mix of case studies, scripts, and reviews. In This Edition Jeffrey Zeig and James Auld speak about their journeys with Milton Erickson in different ways: Jeffrey from the perspective of his role as a teacher, more so than his role as the director of The Milton H. Erickson Foundation of Phoenix, Arizona; and James from his personal journey and metamorphosis through the world of Erickson's work and disciples. Carlos Alvarado walks us through an amazing review of bibliographies about mesmerism and there is no doubt that Erickson was a master at mesmerising
This study reports a novel examination of the gendered culture that predominates not only in the ... more This study reports a novel examination of the gendered culture that predominates not only in the educational system but also in the wider reaches of present day Australian culture. It furthers this examination by examining linkages between the point of view of the observer (male versus female) and the effect on judgment when males versus females are the objects of that judgment. That is, it deliberately focuses on the complex contexts entailed by these joint activities. The effect of demography on these judgments is examined in passing by taking account of the effect of educational achievement and age in years. The methodology utilised was to administer a questionnaire containing 16 items asking about the likelihood of a baby having specific experiences in the future ranging from going to prison to travelling to Mars regularly. Items were selected for their capacity to produce gender-biased responses. The gender of the participant and the gender of the baby were controlled with a view to enhancing the questionnaire's capacity to elicit gender-biased responses. Surprisingly, the results suggest that these male and female participants agree rather than disagree about the future, and the future is aspirational rather than dystopic.
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Feb 28, 2011
Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focussed on strictly bottom-up processin... more Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focussed on strictly bottom-up processing accounts of the phenomenon, most commonly involving the fatiguing of orientation-selective neurons, although association-learning mechanisms have also gained acceptance. These lower-order accounts do not take into higher-order variables related to key personality traits and/or associated cognitive control processes. This article reports the use of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and follow-up structural equation style regressions that model MEs and also the part played by the personality trait of dissociation. After considering the relative impact of age and dissociative processes, the article concludes that trait dissociation is positively associated with reports of MEs.
An international conference has been a successful innovation introduced and steered by the head o... more An international conference has been a successful innovation introduced and steered by the head of the School of Cognition, Language, and Special Education (CLS) and financially supported by the Faculty of Education at Griffith University. Three annual conferences (2003-2005) on aspects of researchbased educational practice have provided a vehicle to increase academic productivity within the school community. First, the large number of publications generated by this conference has demonstrated its internal impact within this community of teacher educators. This conference has allowed these academics to further develop and showcase their activities as researchers, as participants in researchbased community work with various educational partners, and as supervising instructors of their honours and research higher degree students. Second, this large number of publications has shown its external impact on the research quantum used to benchmark school, faculty, and university performance. These conference papers met the commonwealth criteria for the E1 category of research publication. Moreover, the conference focus on practice and research in education has brought together the disparate elements of the school's staff profile in applied linguistics, special education, and multidisciplinary aspects of cognitive learning in primary and secondary school. After 3 years, a content analysis of the conference abstracts with the Leximancer software package (Smith, 2005) was an opportunity to explore the defining themes characterising this conference and the changing patterns of interest over the past 3 years.
The processes of puberty are now commonly observed in primary school-aged students. Schools, ther... more The processes of puberty are now commonly observed in primary school-aged students. Schools, therefore, need to address puberty and sexuality education for students' health, well-being, safety and pastoral care. Similarly, preservice teacher education needs to address future primary school teachers' unfamiliarity and lack of confidence with these issues and topics, and develop appropriate and normative learning and teaching practices to benefit students of all ages. This paper explores the types of sexuality education content and pedagogies student-teachers prefer to learn about, and be assessed on, in a dedicated sexuality education course in their preservice Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree. A mixed-method design collected quantitative preference ratings and qualitative responses revealing that student-teachers prefer content about the social, developmental and psychological aspects of primary school children's puberty and sexuality. Student-teachers also prefer school counsellors and school nurses as guest speakers, learning pedagogies in tutorial or small groups and assessments through case studies by oneself or small groups. This Australian evidence may be useful to designers of preservice health and sexuality education courses, who aim to assist primary school student-teachers become more competent, confident and professionally trained in puberty and sexuality education.
Teachers in many countries are mandated by law, professional codes, or education authorities to r... more Teachers in many countries are mandated by law, professional codes, or education authorities to report child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse. However, teachers may not receive adequate preparation for such sensitive interventions, as preservice teacher education degrees provide very few or no compulsory courses on child protection and crucially related, lifelong health and well-being issues. So, where do preservice teachers source their information regarding the mandatory reporting of such abuse? This research examines preservice teachers&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; professional university education for their sources of information about mandatory reporting and child sexual abuse. A sample cohort of 56 final 4th-year university bachelor of education (primary school) student teachers in Australia identified the sources they used regarding 10 important aspects of child protection. The results suggest that most did not learn about mandatory reporting or child sexual abuse, and others cited sparse and sporadic public media as their primary information source. These findings, building on previous evidence about inadequate or nonexistent preservice mandatory intervention courses in primary teacher education, may guide the design of appropriate training responses enhancing educational professionals&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; knowledge, competencies, skills, and efficacies as mandatory reporters of child sexual abuse.
his study examined the extent to which the Draw-A-Scientist-Test (DAST) (Chambers, 1983) succeeds... more his study examined the extent to which the Draw-A-Scientist-Test (DAST) (Chambers, 1983) succeeds in assessing the scientific literacy of younger students. The DAST has been widely used and research based on it consistently reports the stereotypical views of scientists held by students. However, studies using variations on the DAST protocol, survey methods, and also interviews have reported increased levels of scientific literacy. The present study used semi-structured interviews with primary school students to examine their perceptions about scientists prior to administration of the DAST. The study found a disjunct between student drawings and student talk such that student talk reflected a more rounded view of the scientist than that afforded by the DAST. This study also reports the effect of varying the format of these interviews.
Background: In the Australian state of Queensland, many Department of Education Policies include ... more Background: In the Australian state of Queensland, many Department of Education Policies include behavioural directives for school teachers, whereby ‘the teacher must …’ behave in a certain manner. The introduction of an education policy, such as the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by teachers, has significant and wide-ranging implications for the lives of children. However, little is known, and little
One of S. Siegel, L. G. Allen, and T. Eissenberg&#39;s (1992) recent arguments in support of ... more One of S. Siegel, L. G. Allen, and T. Eissenberg&#39;s (1992) recent arguments in support of associative-learning explanations of colored aftereffects (CAEs) is that the contingencies underlying these effects are not constrained by simple stimulus dimensions, such as contour orientation. Specifically, the authors claim to have generated CAEs contingent on sets of spatiotopic relationships between orientation components of a pattern (as opposed to orientation components per se). The present article illustrates how Siegel et al.&#39;s claims are compromised by their failure to adequately address the role of fixation and eye movements during CAE induction.
Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focussed on strictly bottom-up processin... more Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focussed on strictly bottom-up processing accounts of the phenomenon, most commonly involving the fatiguing of orientation-selective neurons, although association-learning mechanisms have also gained acceptance. These lower-order accounts do not take into higher-order variables related to key personality traits and/or associated cognitive control processes. This article reports the use of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and follow-up structural equation style regressions that model MEs and also the part played by the personality trait of dissociation. After considering the relative impact of age and dissociative processes, the article concludes that trait dissociation is positively associated with reports of MEs.
Background The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionately impacting the health o... more Background The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionately impacting the health of people with disability. Resilience has remained an important health promoting characteristic during periods of social distancing restrictions. Factors promoting resilience for people with disability under the context of the pandemic remains poorly understood. Studies have yet to investigate evidence-based factors that promote resilience over multiple periods of restrictions for people with disability. Methods A longitudinal study developed via a collaborative partnership between peer-support workers with lived experience of spinal cord injury (SCI) and university researchers was undertaken to fill knowledge gaps around factors promoting resilience for people with SCI during two periods of stringent social distancing restrictions within Victoria, Australia. Over 12-months, participants with SCI completed two surveys, towards the end of two lockdown periods. Evidence-based factors associated with resilience were measured. The Impact on Participation and Autonomy Questionnaire, the International SCI Quality of Life scale, and the 10-item Conor Davidson Resilience Scale, respectively measured autonomy and participation limitations, life satisfaction and psychological health, and resilience. A structural equation modelling (SEM) approach established factors directly and indirectly associated with resilience. Results A model with excellent fit was produced. During two extended lockdowns over the 12-month period, increased family role limitations and favourable psychological health were respectively, negatively (Lockdown 1 [n = 127]: β =-.251, p < .01, Lockdown 2: β =-.400, p < .01) and positively (Lockdown 1: β = .601, p < .01, Lockdown 2 [n = 65]: β = .430, p < .01) associated with resilience. Indirect negative associations between resilience and increased outdoor autonomy limitations (Lockdown 1: β =-.195, p < .01, Lockdown 2: β =-.255, p < .01) and social life limitations (Lockdown 1: β =-.217, p < .01, Lockdown 2: β =-.142, p < .05) existed, and these relationships were moderated by psychological health. Conclusions Psychological health, and participation and autonomy are determinants of resilience during periods of crisis. Health and social care providers and public health departments should prioritise programs promoting these domains, to counter the negative impact of social distancing.
A number of important questions about the older learner and the Internet need to be answered to e... more A number of important questions about the older learner and the Internet need to be answered to ensure that programs are developed that are best suited to the special needs and interests of the growing population of older on-line learners. This paper adds to an initial report involving e-mail interviews with a group of nine older people from three countries. The initial study used a retroductive strategy to discover some underlying issues related to older people and on-line learning. Participants were asked to respond to a number of open questions and statements presented to them at about 3-week intervals. Text analysis was used to specify the major ways in which eight of these participants wrote about the Internet. The initial study found that these on-line learners focused on positive Internet interactions related to personal, social, and study activities rather than on ageing per se, consistent with that component of Rowe and Kahn's model indicating successful agers keep their minds active. In a follow-up study, nine participants were asked five follow-up questions with the aim of further examining the relevance of the Rowe and Kahn model. The present paper discusses the result of follow-up analyses based on the responses to all eleven questions.
Background The reasons why surgeons prefer a particular Total Knee Replacement (TKR) to other via... more Background The reasons why surgeons prefer a particular Total Knee Replacement (TKR) to other viable options with lower cost or lower revision risk remain uncertain. This study examined the concept of surgeon preference in TKR; including the self-assigned utility of their preferred prosthesis, reasons to alter usual preference and barriers to permanently changing preference. Methods Using a multinational electronic survey, 347 TKR performing orthopaedic surgeons were studied using anonymous mandatory responses, mutually exclusive closed options, multiple responses blocking, automatic stem randomization, Likert scale weighting, and an absence of neutral options. Results The highest rated of the 17 attributes were "reproducibility of outcome", "best functional outcome" and "better kinematics". The lowest rated were a "key-opinion leader or mentor uses it" and "new or innovative". "Lowest revision risk" ranked 10 th , with 19.9% of surgeons stating it did not influence their preference. Cost did not influence 52.1% of surgeons and 33.7% agreed that their institution or system limited their preference. Surgeon's demographics and preferred prosthesis or technique altered some attribute ratings including surgical volume, country of practice, type of preferred implant, however revision risk rating was not altered by any factor. Cost considerations altered rating of barriers to technique
Health & Social Care in The Community, Aug 4, 2022
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which... more This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
People with spinal cord damage (SCD) report a high level of GP use. There is a dearth of research... more People with spinal cord damage (SCD) report a high level of GP use. There is a dearth of research investigating factors that contribute to GP identification and retention for people with SCD. Furthermore, a GP satisfaction measure developed specifically for people with SCD is non-existent. This preliminary study sought to identify factors contributing to GP identification and retention. A total of 266 people with SCD primarily based in Queensland, Australia, completed a cross-sectional survey that aimed to fill these knowledge gaps. Descriptive statistics and correlational analyses clarified the factors contributing to GP identification and GP retention respectively. An exploratory factor analysis utilising the principal components analysis method clarified a set of items that could underpin key domains for a SCD-specific GP satisfaction measure. The findings confirm that knowledge about SCD, physically accessible services, and trust are seminal considerations aligned with GP identification and retention for people with SCD.
The introduction of a new departmental educational policy, such as the mandatory reporting of chi... more The introduction of a new departmental educational policy, such as the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by teachers, has wide-ranging implications for both the lives of children and for the role of teachers. Some Departments also mandate that teachers know about the Policy itself, as is required in the state of Queensland, Australia. However, little is known, and little literature has been found, that measures what student-teachers know about their Department of Education's Policy on child sexual abuse, and its mandatory reporting by teachers. The aim of this study is to examine student-teachers' knowledge, and their confidence in the knowledge, of the Department of Education's Policy on child sexual abuse and mandatory reporting. A graduating cohort of 52 Bachelor of Education (Primary School) studentteachers at a Queensland University volunteered Likert-scale quantitative, and open-ended qualitative, anonymous responses to a five-page questionnaire containing direct and inferred statements from the Policy. The results suggest that this group of student-teachers appear able to identify most of the items listed as part of the Policy. However, they appear uncertain about the limits of this Policy as it relates to general behaviour and to the behaviour of school employees. Further, the 27% who also provided open-ended responses were not reassuring about the extent to which they felt prepared by teacher-training for their role as mandatory reporters of sexual abuse. In the light of legal and departmental requirements that these student-teachers will be expected to report sexual abuse once employed in teaching positions in Primary Schools, the study's outcomes support and confirm an international body of research concluding that much greater attention needs to be paid to delivering substantive and comprehensive pre-service preparatory courses to student-teachers, to enhance their knowledge, confidence and effectiveness in this new role.
A dearth of research has utilized spatial research methods to clarify the dispersion of disabilit... more A dearth of research has utilized spatial research methods to clarify the dispersion of disability specific services in relation to people with disability in priority areas, and urban and remote settings. Consequently, this study sought to investigate the dispersion of disability support services for people in localities within Queensland, Australia. Four datasets from two sources were used to establish (i) the geographic dispersion of disability support services in relation to localities within three regional disability level classifications (areas having high, low, or intermediate levels of disability), and (ii) the level of remoteness of localities within the three regional disability level classifications. Two separate hotspot analyses were conducted to ascertain regions with high, low, or intermediate numbers and percentages of people with disability in Queensland. Furthermore, network analyses were conducted to ascertain the travel time among localities within these settings. Finally, inferential analyses using the Kruskal-Wallis test were conducted to ascertain the difference in travel times to disability support services across localities within the three regional disability level classifications, and simple linear regressions were conducted to clarify the association between locality regional disability level classification and remoteness. The findings confirm that localities within areas classified as having low numbers or percentages of people with disability experience significantly higher travel times to all disability support service types: support and advocacy, aids and equipment, and information and referral. The findings also confirm that these localities are associated with having a higher level of remoteness. The study findings suggest that areas with low numbers and percentages of people with disability in Queensland may be lacking proximately available disability support services. Furthermore, the study adds evidence to the notion that people with disability in rural and remote areas may be moving to urban centres to be closer to services.
T his paper reports results of a pilot case study on coursework postgraduates' perceptions of and... more T his paper reports results of a pilot case study on coursework postgraduates' perceptions of and strategies for achieving high quality performance in relation to teaching. The aim was to yield a preliminary database from which a survey questionnaire can be designed and administered to a larger population. Extending from the work by Bartlett and Fletcher (2001) the pilot case study was based on semi-structured interviews of three students. The students were asked about what they did and what they believed helped them get a distinction (D) or high distinction (HD) grade. The interview data were analysed using Leximancer Analysis for their perceptions and qualitative content analysis for their strategies. The results show that there were intrapersonal and interpersonal factors involved, which are reflected in the Leximancer analysis.
In this issue, while there is a range of topics, we feature articles relating to Milton H. Ericks... more In this issue, while there is a range of topics, we feature articles relating to Milton H. Erickson, Ericksonian hypnosis, and NLP. This year marks the 18th anniversary of the death of Milton Erikson. Having undertaken many training courses in Ericksonian hypnosis and NLP, I was particularly impressed with one story I had heard about Milton Erickson's skills. If you are a parent, then you will appreciate my interest. It related to Erickson at a railway station who (with her permission of course) assisted an overwhelmed mother of several children. After he raised his finger above the "prayer point" of the nearest child (about 6-8 inches above bridge of nose and above middle of forehead, so eyes converge on that point) and then lowering it, the child immediately fell asleep. Erickson did this with each of the remaining children, moving along the row. I have not been able to replicate this effect, but tried an adaptation, utilising the reverse direction (low to high) and the auditory rather than visual channel, in getting my son up in the morning. I used a beeping sound, starting with a very low pitch, and raised this along a scale until it was two octaves higher. It was like a movie about raising the dead: He slowly raised himself up off the bed from a supine position to feet on the floor, awake but baffled as to why he was awake. I was truly impressed. Guest Editor May 2009 Edition Dr Graham Jamieson, long-time researcher in hypnosis from the University of New England, has agreed to be the Guest Editor for the next edition of the AJCEH. That edition will be concentrating on research about hypnosis, with the normal mix of case studies, scripts, and reviews. In This Edition Jeffrey Zeig and James Auld speak about their journeys with Milton Erickson in different ways: Jeffrey from the perspective of his role as a teacher, more so than his role as the director of The Milton H. Erickson Foundation of Phoenix, Arizona; and James from his personal journey and metamorphosis through the world of Erickson's work and disciples. Carlos Alvarado walks us through an amazing review of bibliographies about mesmerism and there is no doubt that Erickson was a master at mesmerising
This study reports a novel examination of the gendered culture that predominates not only in the ... more This study reports a novel examination of the gendered culture that predominates not only in the educational system but also in the wider reaches of present day Australian culture. It furthers this examination by examining linkages between the point of view of the observer (male versus female) and the effect on judgment when males versus females are the objects of that judgment. That is, it deliberately focuses on the complex contexts entailed by these joint activities. The effect of demography on these judgments is examined in passing by taking account of the effect of educational achievement and age in years. The methodology utilised was to administer a questionnaire containing 16 items asking about the likelihood of a baby having specific experiences in the future ranging from going to prison to travelling to Mars regularly. Items were selected for their capacity to produce gender-biased responses. The gender of the participant and the gender of the baby were controlled with a view to enhancing the questionnaire's capacity to elicit gender-biased responses. Surprisingly, the results suggest that these male and female participants agree rather than disagree about the future, and the future is aspirational rather than dystopic.
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Feb 28, 2011
Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focussed on strictly bottom-up processin... more Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focussed on strictly bottom-up processing accounts of the phenomenon, most commonly involving the fatiguing of orientation-selective neurons, although association-learning mechanisms have also gained acceptance. These lower-order accounts do not take into higher-order variables related to key personality traits and/or associated cognitive control processes. This article reports the use of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and follow-up structural equation style regressions that model MEs and also the part played by the personality trait of dissociation. After considering the relative impact of age and dissociative processes, the article concludes that trait dissociation is positively associated with reports of MEs.
An international conference has been a successful innovation introduced and steered by the head o... more An international conference has been a successful innovation introduced and steered by the head of the School of Cognition, Language, and Special Education (CLS) and financially supported by the Faculty of Education at Griffith University. Three annual conferences (2003-2005) on aspects of researchbased educational practice have provided a vehicle to increase academic productivity within the school community. First, the large number of publications generated by this conference has demonstrated its internal impact within this community of teacher educators. This conference has allowed these academics to further develop and showcase their activities as researchers, as participants in researchbased community work with various educational partners, and as supervising instructors of their honours and research higher degree students. Second, this large number of publications has shown its external impact on the research quantum used to benchmark school, faculty, and university performance. These conference papers met the commonwealth criteria for the E1 category of research publication. Moreover, the conference focus on practice and research in education has brought together the disparate elements of the school's staff profile in applied linguistics, special education, and multidisciplinary aspects of cognitive learning in primary and secondary school. After 3 years, a content analysis of the conference abstracts with the Leximancer software package (Smith, 2005) was an opportunity to explore the defining themes characterising this conference and the changing patterns of interest over the past 3 years.
The processes of puberty are now commonly observed in primary school-aged students. Schools, ther... more The processes of puberty are now commonly observed in primary school-aged students. Schools, therefore, need to address puberty and sexuality education for students' health, well-being, safety and pastoral care. Similarly, preservice teacher education needs to address future primary school teachers' unfamiliarity and lack of confidence with these issues and topics, and develop appropriate and normative learning and teaching practices to benefit students of all ages. This paper explores the types of sexuality education content and pedagogies student-teachers prefer to learn about, and be assessed on, in a dedicated sexuality education course in their preservice Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree. A mixed-method design collected quantitative preference ratings and qualitative responses revealing that student-teachers prefer content about the social, developmental and psychological aspects of primary school children's puberty and sexuality. Student-teachers also prefer school counsellors and school nurses as guest speakers, learning pedagogies in tutorial or small groups and assessments through case studies by oneself or small groups. This Australian evidence may be useful to designers of preservice health and sexuality education courses, who aim to assist primary school student-teachers become more competent, confident and professionally trained in puberty and sexuality education.
Teachers in many countries are mandated by law, professional codes, or education authorities to r... more Teachers in many countries are mandated by law, professional codes, or education authorities to report child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse. However, teachers may not receive adequate preparation for such sensitive interventions, as preservice teacher education degrees provide very few or no compulsory courses on child protection and crucially related, lifelong health and well-being issues. So, where do preservice teachers source their information regarding the mandatory reporting of such abuse? This research examines preservice teachers&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; professional university education for their sources of information about mandatory reporting and child sexual abuse. A sample cohort of 56 final 4th-year university bachelor of education (primary school) student teachers in Australia identified the sources they used regarding 10 important aspects of child protection. The results suggest that most did not learn about mandatory reporting or child sexual abuse, and others cited sparse and sporadic public media as their primary information source. These findings, building on previous evidence about inadequate or nonexistent preservice mandatory intervention courses in primary teacher education, may guide the design of appropriate training responses enhancing educational professionals&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; knowledge, competencies, skills, and efficacies as mandatory reporters of child sexual abuse.
his study examined the extent to which the Draw-A-Scientist-Test (DAST) (Chambers, 1983) succeeds... more his study examined the extent to which the Draw-A-Scientist-Test (DAST) (Chambers, 1983) succeeds in assessing the scientific literacy of younger students. The DAST has been widely used and research based on it consistently reports the stereotypical views of scientists held by students. However, studies using variations on the DAST protocol, survey methods, and also interviews have reported increased levels of scientific literacy. The present study used semi-structured interviews with primary school students to examine their perceptions about scientists prior to administration of the DAST. The study found a disjunct between student drawings and student talk such that student talk reflected a more rounded view of the scientist than that afforded by the DAST. This study also reports the effect of varying the format of these interviews.
Background: In the Australian state of Queensland, many Department of Education Policies include ... more Background: In the Australian state of Queensland, many Department of Education Policies include behavioural directives for school teachers, whereby ‘the teacher must …’ behave in a certain manner. The introduction of an education policy, such as the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by teachers, has significant and wide-ranging implications for the lives of children. However, little is known, and little
One of S. Siegel, L. G. Allen, and T. Eissenberg&#39;s (1992) recent arguments in support of ... more One of S. Siegel, L. G. Allen, and T. Eissenberg&#39;s (1992) recent arguments in support of associative-learning explanations of colored aftereffects (CAEs) is that the contingencies underlying these effects are not constrained by simple stimulus dimensions, such as contour orientation. Specifically, the authors claim to have generated CAEs contingent on sets of spatiotopic relationships between orientation components of a pattern (as opposed to orientation components per se). The present article illustrates how Siegel et al.&#39;s claims are compromised by their failure to adequately address the role of fixation and eye movements during CAE induction.
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