День: 06.11.2015

The Importance of Contextual and Personal Variables

Inspired by the pioneering theoretical work of Urie Bronfenbrenner (1979, 1986), numerous developmental researchers have begun to realize the importance of context and process in understanding human develop ment. Bronfenbrenner’s person-process-context model asserts that charac teristics of individuals (person variables) and characteristics of the ecolog ical environment in which individuals live (context variables) influence processes […]

Methodology

A series of interviews was undertaken with GPs to determine whether the sets of drivers and ben­efits listed in figures 1 and 2 were applicable and complete. The set of drivers and benefits were found to be appropriate, complete and without duplication. It should be noted that all GPs in Australia practise within a Division […]

Be an Active Listener

Some people are passive listeners. They stare blankly into space as their companion talks, perhaps grunting "uh-huh" now and then. Such responses make us, the talker, think that the listener is indifferent, even when this is not the case, and we may soon grow tired of trying to share important thoughts with someone who does […]