360 results on '"Weisner, Thomas S."'
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352. Theories for a Childhood and Youth-Related Crisis Research : Or: Empiricism Seeks Theory: A Speed Date
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Ertugrul, Baris, Ben-Arieh, Asher, Series Editor, Aber, J.Lawrence, Editorial Board Member, Bradshaw, Johnathan, Editorial Board Member, Casas, Ferran, Editorial Board Member, Chung, Ick-Joong, Editorial Board Member, Dubowitz, Howard, Editorial Board Member, Frones, Ivar, Editorial Board Member, Furstenberg, Frank, Editorial Board Member, Gilligan, Robbie, Editorial Board Member, George, Robert M., Editorial Board Member, Gough, Ian, Editorial Board Member, Jensen, An-Magritt, Editorial Board Member, Kamerman, Sheila B., Editorial Board Member, Korbin, Jill.E, Editorial Board Member, Kutsar, Dagmar, Editorial Board Member, Land, Kenneth C., Editorial Board Member, Lee, Bong Joo, Editorial Board Member, Mason, Jan, Editorial Board Member, Moore, Kristin A., Editorial Board Member, Nauck, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Nayar, Usha S., Editorial Board Member, Phipps, Shelley, Editorial Board Member, Sanders, Jackie, Editorial Board Member, Sgritta, Giovanni, Editorial Board Member, Weisner, Thomas S., Editorial Board Member, Wintersberger, Helmut, Editorial Board Member, Grimm, Marc, editor, Ertugrul, Baris, editor, and Bauer, Ullrich, editor
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- 2019
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353. Walter Rochs Goldschmidt (1913-2010).
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Lewis, Herbert S., Thornton, Thomas F., and Weisner, Thomas S.
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ANTHROPOLOGISTS - Abstract
An obituary for anthropologist Walter Rochs Goldschmidt, who served as chair of the University of California, Los Angeles Anthropology Department, is presented.
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- 2012
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354. Mixed Methods for Studies That Address Broad and Enduring Issues in Education Research.
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WEIS, LOIS, EISENHART, MARGARET, DUNCAN, GREG J., ALBRO, ELIZABETH, BUESCHEL, ANDREA CONKLIN, ECCLES, JACQUELYNNE, MENDENHALL, RUBY, MOSS, PAMELA, PENUEL, WILLIAM, REAM, ROBERT K., RUMBAUT, RUBÉN G., SLOANE, FINBARR, WEISNER, THOMAS S., and WILSON, JAMES
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EDUCATION research , *TEAMS in the workplace , *RESEARCH methodology , *MIXED methods research , *LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
The article discusses the use of mixed method approaches in studies aimed at addressing comprehensive and enduring issues in education research, as well as the activities and programs of the Mixed Methods Working Group (MMWG). The aim is to leverage the complementary strengths of different methods. Also mentioned are issues on quantitative and qualitative research methods.
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- 2019
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355. What Ever Happened to N-of-1 Trials? Insiders' Perspectives and a Look to the Future.
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KRAVITZ, RICHARD L., DUAN, NAIHUA, NIEDZINSKI, EDMUND J., HAY, M. CAMERON, SUBRAMANIAN, SASKIA K., and WEISNER, THOMAS S.
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PHARMACEUTICAL industry , *THERAPEUTICS research , *EVALUATION of clinical trials , *CLINICAL medicine research , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *EXPERIMENTAL medicine , *EMPIRICAL research , *THERAPEUTICS , *MEDICAL research - Abstract
Context: When feasible, randomized, blinded single-patient (n-of-1) trials are uniquely capable of establishing the best treatment in an individual patient. Despite early enthusiasm, by the turn of the twenty-first century, few academic centers were conducting n-of-1 trials on a regular basis. Methods: The authors reviewed the literature and conducted in-depth telephone interviews with leaders in the n-of-1 trial movement. Findings: N-of-1 trials can improve care by increasing therapeutic precision. However, they have not been widely adopted, in part because physicians do not sufficiently value the reduction in uncertainty they yield weighed against the inconvenience they impose. Limited evidence suggests that patients may be receptive to n-of-1 trials once they understand the benefits. Conclusions: N-of-1 trials offer a unique opportunity to individualize clinical care and enrich clinical research. While ongoing changes in drug discovery, manufacture, and marketing may ultimately spur pharmaceutical makers and health care payers to support n-of-1 trials, at present the most promising resuscitation strategy is stripping n-of-1 trials to their essentials and marketing them directly to patients. In order to optimize statistical inference from these trials, empirical Bayes methods can be used to combine individual patient data with aggregate data from comparable patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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356. A Qualitative Analysis of Contextual Factors Relevant to Suspected Late-Onset ADHD.
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Mitchell JT, Sibley MH, Hinshaw SP, Kennedy TM, Chronis-Tuscano A, Arnold LE, Swanson JM, Hechtman LT, Molina BSG, Caye A, Tamm L, Owens EB, Roy A, Weisner TS, Murray DW, and Jensen PS
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Objective : Recent studies suggest attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may emerge post-childhood. We integrate qualitative methods to systematically characterize contextual factors that may (a) delay identification of ADHD in childhood and (b) inform why ADHD symptoms emerge post-childhood. Method : Suspected late-onset ADHD cases from the local normative comparison group of the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD completed a qualitative interview (14 young adults and 7 caregivers). Interviews were qualitatively analyzed. Results : We identified five themes. Three themes may attenuate or delay identification of childhood ADHD: external factors (e.g., supportive adults), internal factors (e.g., strong intellectual functioning), and other factors (e.g., dismissive attitudes toward ADHD). Two themes may accompany an increase in ADHD symptoms post-childhood: external factors (e.g., increased external demands) and internal factors (e.g., perceived stress). Conclusion : Clinicians should probe these factors in suspected late-onset cases to address (a) whether, how, and to what extent ADHD was attenuated in childhood and (b) why symptoms emerge post-childhood.
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- 2021
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357. ADHD in context: Young adults' reports of the impact of occupational environment on the manifestation of ADHD.
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Lasky AK, Weisner TS, Jensen PS, Hinshaw SP, Hechtman L, Arnold LE, W Murray D, and Swanson JM
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- Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity complications, Female, Health Impact Assessment, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Qualitative Research, Workplace psychology, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity psychology, Occupational Health standards, Workplace standards
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Does changing context play a role in the decline in ADHD symptoms in adulthood? Insufficient research has explored the functioning of adults with ADHD. As adults, individuals with ADHD have significantly more latitude to control aspects of their day-to-day environments. Do the new contexts young adults find themselves in alter their experience of ADHD? Are there particular occupational or educational contexts in which young adults report functioning better than others? To examine this issue, we conducted semi-structured interviews at four North American sites in 2010-11 with 125 young adults, originally diagnosed with ADHD as children, regarding their work and post-secondary educational environments. Many subjects describe their symptoms as context-dependent. In some contexts, participants report feeling better able to focus; in others, their symptoms-such as high energy levels-become strengths rather than liabilities. Modal descriptions included tasks that were stressful and challenging, novel and required multitasking, busy and fast-paced, physically demanding or hands-on, and/or intrinsically interesting. Consistent with a developmental psychopathology framework, ADHD is experienced as arising from an interaction between our subjects and their environments. These findings demonstrate the need to account for the role of context in our understanding of ADHD as a psychiatric disorder, especially as it manifests in young adulthood., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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358. Parenting a child with autism in India: narratives before and after a parent-child intervention program.
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Brezis RS, Weisner TS, Daley TC, Singhal N, Barua M, and Chollera SP
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- Adult, Child, Humans, India ethnology, Family Therapy methods, Parent-Child Relations ethnology, Parenting ethnology, Personal Narratives as Topic, Social Class
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In many low and middle income countries where autism-related resources are scarce, interventions must rely on family and parents. A 3-month Parent-Child Training Program (PCTP) at Action For Autism, New Delhi, India is aimed at empowering and educating parents, encouraging acceptance of their child, and decreasing parent stress. Forty couples were asked to describe their child with autism using the Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS), an open-ended narrative method, before and after the program. Parents described a wide range of child behaviors, primarily social and cognitive skills. While all families were of a relatively affluent strata compared to the general Indian population, there were nonetheless significant differences in parents' narratives based on their income levels. Coming into the program, parents with relatively less income focused on their child's immediate and material needs, while higher income parents discussed their parental roles and vision for society. After the PCTP, parents were more likely to reflect on their child beyond comparisons to 'normality,' and beyond the here-and-now. Mothers were more likely than fathers to reflect on themselves and their relationships with their child. Understanding parents' experiences and narratives is essential for the evaluation of interventions such as the PCTP, as Indian parents are incorporated into a growing global network of 'parents of children with autism.'
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- 2015
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359. Mexican American Adolescents' Family Caregiving: Selection Effects and Longitudinal Associations With Adjustment.
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East PL and Weisner TS
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One hundred ten Mexican American adolescents (12 - 17 years) who provide infant care for their older sisters were studied to determine the effects of family caregiving responsibilities on adolescents' adjustment. Controlling for prior adjustment and family context factors, providing many hours of caregiving predicted an increase in youths' school absences and disciplinary problems. Frequent conflict surrounding caregiving was associated with increased stress and depression and lower school grades. Older girls appear to select into caregiving and experience the most problematic outcomes. Strong family obligations were not protective against caregiving stress but, rather, further compromised youths' well-being for those who were highly involved in their family's care.
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- 2009
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360. "I speak a different dialect": teen explanatory models of difference and disability.
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Daley TC and Weisner TS
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- Adolescent, Child, Cognition Disorders ethnology, Cognition Disorders psychology, Culture, Humans, United States, Attitude to Health ethnology, Disabled Persons psychology, Psychology, Adolescent
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What do teens with disabilities believe about their conditions, and what do they understand to be the causes, correlates, and consequences of disability? We elicited a cultural explanatory model (EM) of disability from a longitudinal sample of 23 European American adolescents with varied cognitive disabilities and delay. We asked teens how they were similar to or different from others; the name of this difference; its causes, severity, course, effects, associated problems and benefits; and need for treatment. IQ and type of disability strongly affected quality of responses only from the lowest functioning teens. A majority of teens had a reasonably rich and coherent EM, blending typical and disability themes of cultural knowledge and identity. The EM is a window into social context (schools, services, parents, and peers) as well as personal experience. Eliciting explanatory models from teens with disabilities is not only possible but also can enhance understanding of identity, family influence, and appropriate services.
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- 2003
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