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Dr. Gwen's Education Podcasts

Gwen Morse PhD, RN•www.drgwen.org
Education
Higher Education
Academic reports are reviewed and education tips helpful to health care practitioner faculty and students are provided.
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Too Nice to Land a Job

I review a recent research report that looks at the role certain words in cover letters and reference letters can play in evaluating candidates for faculty positions. Madera, J M. Hebl, M.R., & Martin, R.C. (2009). Gender and letters of recommendation for academia: Agentic and communal differences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94 (6), 1591-1599. doi: 10.1037/a0016539

Nov 26, 2010•8 min

Florence Nightingale: The Passionate Statistician and Nurses Today

Often nurses avoid the "results" section of a paper and are unable to critically review the article. Without an understanding of statistics, the information contained in this section of a research report will be meaningless. An understanding of statistics provides us with the skills necessary to critically review research literature in efforts to develop an evidence-based practice.

Feb 27, 2008•6 min

2007 APA Style Guide Electronic Reference Changes Summarized

In June 2007, APA issued the APA Style Guide to Electronic References. This document is an update to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001), specifically, section 4.16, pp. 268-281. The most significant changes relate to elements included in references to electronic sources.

Feb 19, 2008•5 min
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