0000000000279719
AUTHOR
Laura Lorente Prieto
Structure and validation of a contextual Quality of life scale for people with Intellectual disabilities in social services: An organization oriented measure from an External perspective
The aim of this study is to develop and validate a scale on the Quality of Life (QoL) of people with intellectual disabilities as assessed by family members (external perspective). The instrument measures improvement in QoL due to actions by organizations delivering services to individuals with intellectual disabilities (organization-oriented measure). In order to design the items for the scale, focus groups were set up with professionals dedicated to attending to individuals with intellectual disabilities. An initial scale of 20 items was constructed by consensus. A total of 1195 family members answered the questionnaire. In order to assess the structure of the scale, EFA recommended delet…
The Integrated Migrant worker Safety Training Evaluation Model: IMSTEM
Abstract This paper presents the development of the IMSTEM (Integrated Migrant worker Safety Training Evaluation Model), which aims to provide guidance on how to evaluate the transfer of safety training of migrant workers. Addressing the lack of rigorous safety training evaluation frameworks, the IMSTEM, using a mixed methods, multi-source approach, covers the deficiencies of previous models. The IMSTEM has its foundations in three main sources: a) the integration of safety training literature in relation to migrant workers; b) the theoretical framework of realist evaluation, which enables evaluators to understand what works for whom in which circumstances; and c) the integration of the tra…
Es pot desenvolupar el capital psicològic en el dia a dia de les organitzacions?
En el present estudi realitzem una reflexió sobre el potencial que té el capital psicològic, per a ser desenvolupat a partir de les pràctiques comunes en les organitzacions, i com això pot ajudar a explicar i millorar el comportament de les persones en el treball. Així mateix, s’avancen algunes de les preguntes que això podria plantejar, i les respostes que podrien resultar de gran valor, tant en el camp acadèmic com en l’aplicat.