CCT 693ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT PART I

BY MARY MCGURN

"For the teacher to become a coach, the key ingredient is that the

standards of achievement to be mastered must be public, explicit, and shared by both teacher and

student."~John S. Mayher~

My Journey and Future Vision

What stress reduction techniques can I provide and make available for allied health students?

Who will benefit utilizing stress reduction techniques?

Student and the Instructors and the patient will benefit!

Yes, Everyone will benefit!

Student – clear mind making better decisions thinks critically

all the times instead of sometimes Instructors –

positive role model Patient-

positive experience enhances treatment

One example KAQF Know

Students claim they do not have the time to exercise or join a gym or to help reduce stress(Students cannot help themselves due to time constraints)

Action to be taken Mentors/teaching team serve as role model for students. Faculty can show students on how to take 5 minutes a day and go

somewhere quiet and breath correctly and meditate making this an everyday routine

The students and I together can create and present an activity within the students class time to reduce stress

Questions to considerWhat stress reduction activity can students use at home or during school in an appropriate time frame

Find outAsk a yogi what they do (in a short period of time) on relaxation thoughts and techniques

Goals discovered -KAQF

Develop and offer a realistic and achievable program

Incorporate stress reduction techniques into the curriculum without obstructing course objectives

Offer Stress reduction techniques in a timely manner

Implement and disseminate stress reduction techniques

Inquiry and Evaluations

Illuminating the background and getting to know about past or existing stress reduction techniques in the school or college curriculum.

See what others have done before meTalk to other faculty in other institution and see if they use these techniques and what was accomplished

Find out (by surveying )what other colleagues, school programs do and if they even think it is necessary

ClockClock

The intervention is focused on comparing student’s feelings before vs. after discovering and utilizing stress reduction techniques and if there are any effects on their critical and creative thinking skills

Individual & Collaborative AR

Starting with individual AR

Finding stake holders

Building constituencies

Hopefully evolves to Collaborative AR

Training new faculty

Illuminating the Background

Some faculty think that instilling some fear in the students will get them to accomplish the objectives and be successful in the program

What can I do to change the mindset of other faculty?

How will I Collect the Data-(option )

“Item 2” pg 109 –Emily Calhoun1. Selecting an area of focus2. Collect data3. Organize data4. Analyzing and interpret dataPrior to 5: Study the professional literature5. Take action 1-5. Again and again

Future Goals

Mentor incoming or new faculty to stress reduction techniques with students during class time

Suggestions are appreciated