H Reed Geertsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 205270 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H Reed Geertsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | H Reed |
| FAMILY NAME | Geertsen |
| SIGNATURE | GEERTSEN H R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utah State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Need for Theory in Assessing Peer Courts
Over the past decade, peer courts have become an increasingly popular way to divert first-time and status offenders from the juvenile court, with more than 875 programs nationwide in 2002. With their rise in popularity, some studies have examined peer courts' effectiveness for reducing attendee recidivism, although none have employed social theory for these purposes. The goal of this article is to demonstrate why social theory is necessary for ev…
Rethinking Thinking about Higher-Level Thinking
Conceptual disagreements about higher-level thinking are prevalent in the education literature. The indiscriminate use of terms such as critical thinking, reflective thinking, and higher-level thinking has created unnecessary confusion. In my view, critical thinking and reflective thinking are distinctly different yet complementary forms of higher-level thinking. What, then, is higher-level thinking and why is it important? What is the proper att…
Familistic Orientation and Inclination toward Adopting the Sick Role
A significant number of the population with health problems fail to seek professional medical assistance. With respect to this problem, familism and other possible intervening variables were examined as factors in a mother's inclination to adopt the sick role when faced with symptoms of illness. In terms of scale indicators of these variables, the data indicate that: (1) mothers characterized by high familism have a higher inclination to adopt th…
Rethinking Thinking about Higher-Level Thinking
Conceptual disagreements about higher-level thinking are prevalent in the education literature. The indiscriminate use of terms such as critical thinking, reflective thinking, and higher-level thinking has created unnecessary confusion. In my view, critical thinking and reflective thinking are distinctly different yet complementary forms of higher-level thinking. What, then, is higher-level thinking and why is it important? What is the proper att…
The Need for Theory in Assessing Peer Courts
Over the past decade, peer courts have become an increasingly popular way to divert first-time and status offenders from the juvenile court, with more than 875 programs nationwide in 2002. With their rise in popularity, some studies have examined peer courts' effectiveness for reducing attendee recidivism, although none have employed social theory for these purposes. The goal of this article is to demonstrate why social theory is necessary for ev…
Familistic Orientation and Inclination toward Adopting the Sick Role
A significant number of the population with health problems fail to seek professional medical assistance. With respect to this problem, familism and other possible intervening variables were examined as factors in a mother's inclination to adopt the sick role when faced with symptoms of illness. In terms of scale indicators of these variables, the data indicate that: (1) mothers characterized by high familism have a higher inclination to adopt th…
Familistic Orientation and Inclination toward Adopting the Sick Role
A significant number of the population with health problems fail to seek professional medical assistance. With respect to this problem, familism and other possible intervening variables were examined as factors in a mother's inclination to adopt the sick role when faced with symptoms of illness. In terms of scale indicators of these variables, the data indicate that: (1) mothers characterized by high familism have a higher inclination to adopt th…
Rethinking Thinking about Higher-Level Thinking
Conceptual disagreements about higher-level thinking are prevalent in the education literature. The indiscriminate use of terms such as critical thinking, reflective thinking, and higher-level thinking has created unnecessary confusion. In my view, critical thinking and reflective thinking are distinctly different yet complementary forms of higher-level thinking. What, then, is higher-level thinking and why is it important? What is the proper att…
The Need for Theory in Assessing Peer Courts
Over the past decade, peer courts have become an increasingly popular way to divert first-time and status offenders from the juvenile court, with more than 875 programs nationwide in 2002. With their rise in popularity, some studies have examined peer courts' effectiveness for reducing attendee recidivism, although none have employed social theory for these purposes. The goal of this article is to demonstrate why social theory is necessary for ev…
Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (1 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Demography (1 works)