George Denny
Biographic Data
| ID | 6517150 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Denny |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Denny |
| SIGNATURE | DENNY G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hiding the Word
Robots Teaching Other Little Robots
“These mandates are taking all of the joy out of teaching. Give us the big ideas of a subject, and let us do our jobs! I don't need standards for every action I take. Learning is more than having s
Examining Relationships Between Financial Capital and Personal Well-Being
Researchers have traditionally examined economic well-being with income data, yet recent findings indicate positive effects of assets on well-being, independent from income. For this study, baseline data from 904 low-income individuals were used to examine relationships between income, assets, and personal, social, and economic outcomes. Baseline findings indicate that financial assets did not influence perceptions of self-efficacy, economic stra…
Historical and contemporary perspectives on children's diets
On 29 March 1744, Thomasin Grace, a 13-year-old girl, was the first inpatient admitted to the Northampton General Infirmary (later the Northampton General Hospital). Inpatient hospital diets, then and now, are mainstays of effective patient treatment. In the mid-18th century there were four prescribed diets at Northampton: 'full', 'milk', 'dry' and 'low'. Previous opinions concerning these four diets were unfavourable, but had not been based upon…
Revising the White Racial Consciousness Development Scale
This article describes the revision of the White Racial Consciousness Development Scale (D. Claney & W. M. Parker, 1989). A multistage approach including item generation, item refinement and selection, and evaluation of score validity and reliability was used to test construction and validation. Implications for theory, practice, and future research are discussed
The Relationship Between Father/Child Contact and Emotional Well-Being Among Recently Divorced Fathers
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the emotional well-being of recently divorced fathers and the amount of contact they have with their children. The emotional well-being of the recently divorced fathers was determined by measures of their self-esteem, depression, and divorce adjustment. Data were collected from 97 fathers in a Midwestern state who had been divorced less than seven months. The recently divorced …
Examining External and Internal Poverty as Antecedents of Teen Pregnancy
Prevention programs must begin before the eighth grade, instill an internal locus of control, promote academic achievement by enriching children's perception of personal life options for which an education is needed, empower children and their familial models, and prevent internal poverty
Brief Report
Context: Rural Americans have less access than their urban counterparts to health promotion information Purpose: To assess differences in program satisfaction associated with age, gender, ethnicity, community size, and education among participants in an Arkansas adult telehealth education program that utilized interactive video technology Methods: A program evaluation instrument was administered to a convenience sample of 2567 people who particip…
An Evaluation of An Abstinence Education Curriculum Series
Results are encouraging and should be considered by those interested in helping young people postpone sexual involvement
Sexual Satisfaction among Married Women Age 50 and Older
Correlates of sexual satisfaction were identified in a sample of older married women. A 70-item questionnaire was mailed to an age-stratified sample of 5,000 married persons, including 1,000 married women over the age of 50. Usable questionnaires were received from 148 participants (14.8% return rate). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis, using sexual satisfaction as the dependent variable, yielded five predictor variables that accounted fo…
Sexual Satisfaction among Married Women Age 50 and Older
Correlates of sexual satisfaction were identified in a sample of older married women. A 70-item questionnaire was mailed to an age-stratified sample of 5,000 married persons, including 1,000 married women over the age of 50. Usable questionnaires were received from 148 participants (14.8% return rate) Hierarchical multiple regression analysis, using sexual satisfaction as the dependent variable, yielded five predictor variables that accounted for…
An Evaluation of the Sex Can Wait Abstinence Education Curriculum Series
The Sex Can Wait curriculum series is a life skills theory-based sexual abstinence curriculum series in which students participate in role plays cooperative learning groups and other learning activities as well as parent-child homework. The series has components for grades 5-6 (upper elementary) grades 7-8 (middle school) and grades 9-12 (high school) and consists of 23-24 lessons at each of the 3 educational levels over a 5-week period. Findings…
Revising the White Racial Consciousness Development Scale
This article describes the revision of the White Racial Consciousness Development Scale (D. Claney & W. M. Parker, 1989). A multistage approach including item generation, item refinement and selection, and evaluation of score validity and reliability was used to test construction and validation. Implications for theory, practice, and future research are discussed
Robots Teaching Other Little Robots
“These mandates are taking all of the joy out of teaching. Give us the big ideas of a subject, and let us do our jobs! I don't need standards for every action I take. Learning is more than having s
Examining Relationships Between Financial Capital and Personal Well-Being
Researchers have traditionally examined economic well-being with income data, yet recent findings indicate positive effects of assets on well-being, independent from income. For this study, baseline data from 904 low-income individuals were used to examine relationships between income, assets, and personal, social, and economic outcomes. Baseline findings indicate that financial assets did not influence perceptions of self-efficacy, economic stra…
Historical and contemporary perspectives on children's diets
On 29 March 1744, Thomasin Grace, a 13-year-old girl, was the first inpatient admitted to the Northampton General Infirmary (later the Northampton General Hospital). Inpatient hospital diets, then and now, are mainstays of effective patient treatment. In the mid-18th century there were four prescribed diets at Northampton: 'full', 'milk', 'dry' and 'low'. Previous opinions concerning these four diets were unfavourable, but had not been based upon…
An Evaluation of the Sex Can Wait Abstinence Education Curriculum Series
The Sex Can Wait curriculum series is a life skills theory-based sexual abstinence curriculum series in which students participate in role plays cooperative learning groups and other learning activities as well as parent-child homework. The series has components for grades 5-6 (upper elementary) grades 7-8 (middle school) and grades 9-12 (high school) and consists of 23-24 lessons at each of the 3 educational levels over a 5-week period. Findings…
Sexual Satisfaction among Married Women Age 50 and Older
Correlates of sexual satisfaction were identified in a sample of older married women. A 70-item questionnaire was mailed to an age-stratified sample of 5,000 married persons, including 1,000 married women over the age of 50. Usable questionnaires were received from 148 participants (14.8% return rate). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis, using sexual satisfaction as the dependent variable, yielded five predictor variables that accounted fo…
Sexual Satisfaction among Married Women Age 50 and Older
Correlates of sexual satisfaction were identified in a sample of older married women. A 70-item questionnaire was mailed to an age-stratified sample of 5,000 married persons, including 1,000 married women over the age of 50. Usable questionnaires were received from 148 participants (14.8% return rate) Hierarchical multiple regression analysis, using sexual satisfaction as the dependent variable, yielded five predictor variables that accounted for…
An Evaluation of An Abstinence Education Curriculum Series
Results are encouraging and should be considered by those interested in helping young people postpone sexual involvement
Brief Report
Context: Rural Americans have less access than their urban counterparts to health promotion information Purpose: To assess differences in program satisfaction associated with age, gender, ethnicity, community size, and education among participants in an Arkansas adult telehealth education program that utilized interactive video technology Methods: A program evaluation instrument was administered to a convenience sample of 2567 people who particip…
Examining External and Internal Poverty as Antecedents of Teen Pregnancy
Prevention programs must begin before the eighth grade, instill an internal locus of control, promote academic achievement by enriching children's perception of personal life options for which an education is needed, empower children and their familial models, and prevent internal poverty
The Relationship Between Father/Child Contact and Emotional Well-Being Among Recently Divorced Fathers
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the emotional well-being of recently divorced fathers and the amount of contact they have with their children. The emotional well-being of the recently divorced fathers was determined by measures of their self-esteem, depression, and divorce adjustment. Data were collected from 97 fathers in a Midwestern state who had been divorced less than seven months. The recently divorced …
Revising the White Racial Consciousness Development Scale
This article describes the revision of the White Racial Consciousness Development Scale (D. Claney & W. M. Parker, 1989). A multistage approach including item generation, item refinement and selection, and evaluation of score validity and reliability was used to test construction and validation. Implications for theory, practice, and future research are discussed
Historical and contemporary perspectives on children's diets
On 29 March 1744, Thomasin Grace, a 13-year-old girl, was the first inpatient admitted to the Northampton General Infirmary (later the Northampton General Hospital). Inpatient hospital diets, then and now, are mainstays of effective patient treatment. In the mid-18th century there were four prescribed diets at Northampton: 'full', 'milk', 'dry' and 'low'. Previous opinions concerning these four diets were unfavourable, but had not been based upon…
Examining Relationships Between Financial Capital and Personal Well-Being
Researchers have traditionally examined economic well-being with income data, yet recent findings indicate positive effects of assets on well-being, independent from income. For this study, baseline data from 904 low-income individuals were used to examine relationships between income, assets, and personal, social, and economic outcomes. Baseline findings indicate that financial assets did not influence perceptions of self-efficacy, economic stra…
Hiding the Word
Robots Teaching Other Little Robots
“These mandates are taking all of the joy out of teaching. Give us the big ideas of a subject, and let us do our jobs! I don't need standards for every action I take. Learning is more than having s
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)