Capacity, defined as knowledge, skills, commitment, and resources of individuals and organizations to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion, was measured through surveys of 27 health-care practitioners and organizations in Saskatchewan. Results were used to develop checklists of organizational capacity for health promotion. (Contains 18…

This study on commonly experienced stress-provoking circumstances in adolescence found that accumulation of negatively rated circumstances was associated with illness symptoms and depressed mood. Prospective analyses showed that positively rated circumstances moderated the impact of negative circumstances on both illness symptoms and depressed…

Discusses how to develop a proposal in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP). Provides a list of things needed to write a proposal, a proposal outline, a general proposal checklist, and a proposal writing checklist. (DR)

To avoid common pitfalls, novice administrators are advised to clarify perceptions of philosophy and determine the overall school objective, practice flexible shared decision making, maintain high expectations, be assertive, listen carefully, influence staff, delegate wisely, manage time well, provide professional growth opportunities, market…

Discussion of instructional design and team training presents checklists for use in designing team training programs. These guidelines are discussed, and 2 checklists are presented: the teamwork characteristics checklist, contains 30 guidelines; an instructional characteristics checklist, contains 41 guidelines. (10 references) (LRW)

Three types of playground equipment account for 87 percent of all injuries: swing-sets, climbing apparatus, and slides. Fully 75% of playground injuries occur when children fall from equipment. Improving ground surfaces, installing guard rails, and limiting maximum equipment height are essential. Sidebars provide safety rules and a playground…

Discussion of criteria for evaluating qualitative reports of early intervention research identifies four important criteria: (1) where the investigators are coming from; (2) what they did; (3) how they arrived at their findings; and (4) what the study means. A checklist of key indicators of quality in reports of qualitative research is attached.…

Provides tips on how to get started in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) private tutoring. Suggests considering three factors before getting started: readiness, market, and service. A readiness profile for private ESL tutoring and a checklist for getting started are included. (Author/VWL)

Explains how to use checklists as a tool for developing, implementing, and evaluating business writing assignments. Gives an example of their use with memoranda, short reports, and analytical field reports. (SK)

Objective: The percentage of children with clinical levels of internalizing and externalizing problems before and after maternal death from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was contrasted with two comparison groups: children whose mothers were human immunodeficiency virus infected but continued to live and children whose mothers were not…

Objective: To examine the association of psychiatric symptoms with migraine and tension-type headache in children. Method: A questionnaire completed by 1,135 Finnish children in the sixth grade identified 154 children with migraine, 138 with tension-type headache, and 407 children who were headache-free. Seventy children were randomly selected…

This article makes a case for teaching generic group competency skills (GCS) across the counselor education curriculum. After presenting their assumptions the authors will demonstrate the use of GCS in several counselor education courses and discuss teaching applications.

Institutional change has resulted in the separation of organizations for the protection of animals and children. This project reunites two organizations to examine associations between human violence and animal cruelty. For 12 months. Family and Children's Services (FCS) investigators and Humane Society (HS) investigators in Wellington County,…

The social communication strength of individuals with Williams syndrome described by some researchers contrasts with the picture of social difficulties painted by others. To study the pragmatic aspects of language, social relationships and unusual interests in a group of children and adults with Williams syndrome, and to compare them with a group…

The purpose of this study was to revise and develop a coping checklist for sport. A higher order factor (engagement and disengagement coping) was identified to examine coping in sport situations. A revised 50-item Ways of Coping Checklist (WCC) was administered to 106 female athletes immediately after they had participated in a sport competition.…