Learning Culture Research Articles

Exploring the potential development of digital modules for arts and culture learning based on local culture: A mixed-method study on Bedhaya Ketawang dance

Exploring the potential development of digital modules for arts and culture learning based on local culture: A mixed-method study on Bedhaya Ketawang dance

The Facilitating Factors of Organizational Learning in Pharmaceuticals Sector of Bangladesh

The present study is focused on the determinant factors of the organizational learning culture in pharmaceutical companies. The work explains the role of leadership, employee engagement, training, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms. The main purpose of the study is to explore four companies and determine to what extent learning culture and various elements impact it. The paper describes the survey conducted with 200 respondents working for these entities. The employees had different experience and occupied diverse positions. The analysis was completed with the help of 20 key areas. Correlation analysis, ANOVA, T-tests, factor analysis, and regression models were used to identify relationships. The results are compared in such aspects as leadership support, training opportunities, and innovation encouragement. It has been determined that both leadership and the so-called culture of continuous learning are the main factors that might affect an employee’s ability to apply the new knowledge. The correlation between leader engagement and the ability to use knowledge is average. Factor analysis shows that management performance could be attributed to five dimensions, which are related to leadership, training, feedback mechanisms, innovations, and sharing practices. Finally, regression analysis reveals that such culture of learning could be regarded as the best predictor of whether an employee will apply knowledge. Interestingly, these factors are not significantly different in such departments as leadership and non-leadership. Similar improvements are observed among different departments.

Türkçenin Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğretiminde Okuma Metinlerinin Kültür Aktarımında Kullanımı ve Metin İşleme Sürecine Uygunluğu

In foreign language teaching, not only grammar but also cultural teaching should be targeted. It is important that the selected texts facilitate both language learning and cultural learning and make students love language teaching. In order to teach Turkish and Turkish culture, students should read texts that describe Turkish culture and convey the cultural elements in these texts to others in written and oral form, which allows them to know and embrace these cultural elements. The texts used should include cultural elements and should be aimed at teaching Turkish culture to students. Reading texts that accurately convey Turkish culture should be included in teaching Turkish to foreigners. Because each language is taught within its own logic. The purpose of this research is to address the importance and necessity of using texts for cultural transfer. In this direction, a case study was conducted within the framework of qualitative research and the research was presented. In the formation of the research, the texts named Wedding in Anatolia, Turkish Bracelets, Sultan Ahmet Mosque and Hagia Sophia were selected and examined in terms of cultural transfer during the teaching of Turkish to foreigners. As a result of the research, it was determined that students who read the selected texts and learn Turkish as a foreign language will be introduced to Turkish culture, customs and traditions. Key words: Teaching Turkish as a foreign language, Turkish language, text usage, cultural transfer, achievements, processing of text process

Development of the Learning Media Video Tutorial "Tatak Menapu Kopi" in Arts and Culture Subjects for Dance Learning

This research aims to produce a learning media product called "Tatak Menapu Kopi" video tutorial for the Arts and Culture learning subject for dance learning at SMP Negeri 2 Siempat Nempu Hulu, Dairi Regency that is feasible, practical, and effective. This research uses a research and development (R&D) research model with research subjects totaling 35 students of IX SMP Negeri 2 Siempat Nempu Hulu, Dairi Regency, consisting of 5 students in individual tests, 10 students in small group tests, and 35 students in limited field tests. This research also involved validators from two learning media experts, two learning design experts, and two learning material experts. The results of this research explain that: (1) Through validation results by learning material experts, an average validity result of 94.7% was obtained in the very feasible/practical category; (2) validation results by learning design experts obtained an average validity result of 94.9% in the very feasible/practical category; and (3) validation results by learning media experts obtained an average validity result of 93.9% in the very feasible/practical category. (2) The results of the practicality test of the Video Tutorial "Tatak Menapu Kopi" learning media in the arts and culture learning subject for learning dance at SMP Negeri 2 Siempat Nempu Hulu, Dairi Regency show a level of practicality with a percentage of 89.1%, in the very practical category. (3) The effectiveness of using the products developed in learning is considered quite effective; this is shown by the results of the N-Gain score effectiveness test, which obtained an average value of 61.2%

Digital storytelling: An educational approach for enhancing dyslexic children's writing skills, critical and cultural learning

AbstractThis paper reports an exploratory pilot study‐ which is part of a larger study‐ examining the impact of an innovative approach to enhancing the writing skills of primary school students with dyslexia, digital storytelling (DST), linked to critical and cultural learning. The study adopted a single‐subject design with a pre‐experimental approach (A‐B) to explore connections between the use of digital storytelling, and children's writing skills, as well as cultural and critical dimensions of learning. A socio‐cultural framework, drawing on Green's 3D model, and the Not‐So Simple View of Writing, informed the methodology adopted. A dual perspective aligning with the socio‐cultural theory was adopted, delving into both product and process of digital storytelling. The results revealed significant improvements in writing skills, cultural and critical behaviours, pre and post intervention, with large effect sizes, suggesting this may be a promising classroom approach to improve literacy and learning in children with dyslexia.

Multicultural Education and Cultural Competence Development of Grade 6 Learners

This study investigated the relationship between multicultural education and the development of cultural competence among Grade 6 learners. The study's primary objectives were to assess the extent of multicultural education across various indicators and to determine its influence on cultural competence development. A descriptive correlational research approach was employed, integrating quantitative surveys. The findings indicated that Grade 6 learners perceive a high level of multicultural education in their classrooms. Moreover, they expressed a sense of comfort, enjoyment, and inclusivity within their classroom environments, indicating a positive atmosphere for cultural learning. Results also revealed that learners demonstrate a commendable level of cultural competence, encompassing knowledge and understanding of different cultures, positive attitudes towards diversity, and effective communication across cultures. A strong positive correlation between multicultural education and cultural competence development was also established. The significant relationship emphasized the pivotal role of effective multicultural education strategies in shaping students' cultural competence. Results further showed the importance of specific indicators within multicultural education. Curriculum, classroom environment, teacher training, and parent involvement significantly influence cultural competence development among Grade 6 learners.

Supporting Indigenous Graduate Student Health Research Capacity: Mentorship through a Provincial Health Research Network Environment in British Columbia,

The British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR), funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research, is an Indigenous-led network that supports the research development and knowledge sharing of Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations and Indigenous graduate students in BC. To understand how we impacted the health research journey of Indigenous graduate students, we conducted a critical analysis of our annual evaluation reports and offer a reflective narrative of our operations. In this article, we share our Indigenous mentorship model and describe how we supported and enhanced Indigenous-led research among Indigenous graduate students in BC by: addressing common challenges related to financial costs of pursuing health research; prioritizing cultural and land-based learning opportunities; providing exceptional academic and professional development opportunities; and promoting Indigenous cultural safety, equity, and self-determination by creating systems-level change through partnerships. We conclude that as we work toward systems change, the BC NEIHR offers a promising approach towards enhancing Indigenous health research capacity through mentorship.

Which actions contribute to the development of an interprofessional learning and working culture in nursing homes? A realist action study

ObjectiveInsights about what actions contributed to the development of an interprofessional learning and working culture were lacking for nursing homes. This study aimed to provide insight into the context and...

Cultural Evolutionary Psychology as Generalization by Recursion

AbstractCultural evolutionary psychology (CEP) accounts for the cultural evolution of cognition. It is based on evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory and aims at a synthetic attempt which is achieved by what we want to call ‘generalization by recursion’. We argue in this paper that the evolutionary psychology program as a whole could greatly benefit from CEP’s generalization. As we will show, there is one theoretical element in particular, that CEP relevantly generalizes in contrast to its predecessors. It comes from cultural evolutionary theory and has been referred to as the ‘dual inheritance argument’. CEP’s novelty consists in showing that not only cognitive products (‘grist’) but also cognitive mechanisms (‘mills’) are subject to cultural evolution and provides lots of empirical evidence for this claim. This account is ‘recursive’, because CEP’s generalization of the dual inheritance argument theoretically employs a recursive feedback-loop between cultural learning and cultural evolution. We also argue that this account might be considered to supersede unificatory and reductionistic efforts of its competitors, because it is stronger than purely structural or analogical unification while at the same time it is not too strong in order to fall prey to implausible reductionism.

Building a Learning Management Framework for Patient Safety: Lessons From a Large Multistate System

Background Embracing a learning, transparent, and improvement culture is crucial for healthcare organizations to effectively learn from human errors and deliver safer, higher-quality patient care. However, the application of organizational learning in healthcare has been relatively narrow, necessitating the establishment of learning systems across healthcare organizations. This paper presents a novel learning management framework in a multistate health system, which is also a patient safety organization (PSO), facilitating a transition into a high reliability organization. We also provide initial results, uniquely contributing to the limited literature on healthcare learning management networks for patient safety. Methods We explore solutions for widespread learning from safety events in a large multistate U.S. healthcare system. We discuss the challenges of culture, technology, measurement systems, and barriers to learning from errors. We present our key driver diagram, critical details of implementing a learning network, and our initial findings, including the positive impact of the good catch program and the culture of safety survey. These initiatives have led to improved communication about errors and a growing willingness to learn from them, demonstrating the effectiveness of our learning management network. We also discuss the importance of data in organizational learning. Results From 2021 to 2023, the overall event reporting rate, which includes all severity levels of harm, increased by 22.41%, from 165.15 to 202.16 events per 10,000 patient days (p-value<0.0001). The reporting rate for near-miss events also rose by 20.50%, from 138.09 to 166.41 events per 10,000 patient days (p-value<0.0001). We attribute these improvements to enhanced data sharing and a culture of transparency the learning management network fosters. The “Communication about error” element in the culture of safety survey, with over 55,000 respondents, improved from 69.5% in 2020 to 70.6% in 2022 (p-value<0.0001), indicating better communication and a growing willingness to learn from errors. Feedback from over 1,000 PSO safe table participants highlighted a respectful and supportive atmosphere, acknowledging areas for improvement without blame. Conclusion In conclusion, we emphasize the comprehensive approach to patient safety, utilizing diverse strategies and evidence-backed methods to spread learning and data sources and reinforcing the commitment to “healing without harm.” Looking ahead, we aim to instill essential learning mindsets, create psychologically safe workplaces, and promote high reliability and safety behaviors. We remain optimistic that the maturation of the learning management network will ultimately contribute to a decrease in harm rates, aligning with our ongoing commitment to patient safety and continuous enhancement. Our future research will focus on further refining and expanding the learning management framework to significantly impact patient safety in healthcare organizations.

Cultural Heritage Manifestation in Computer Role-Playing Games for Enhancing Museum Experience: A Model Proposal

ABSTRACT This article proposes a model for integrating computer role-playing games with museum experiences to enhance cultural heritage learning with a particular focus on design. Centered at the Izmir Archaeology Museum, the study delves into the design of a serious game aimed at enriching both the educational and experiential facets of museum visits. The model highlights the use of gameplay components and design patterns to manifest tangible and intangible heritage content, thereby promoting visitor awareness and understanding of cultural heritage. Through a provisional game scenario based on the museum's prehistoric artifact exhibition, the study illustrates how a gameplay design approach that is informed by heritage content displayed in the museum can be prototyped. The proposed model not only aims to make museum visits more engaging, but also seeks to contribute to the broader discourse on game design, game-based learning, and museum experience.

Expectations of healthcare professionals of community-based telemedicine in emergency medical service

Background In times of demographic change and an immense shortage of qualified personnel in emergency medical services, telemedicine could offer more efficient solutions for better care. Given the community-based nature of emergency services, local communities play an important role. This study explored the expectations of healthcare professionals and volunteers for telemedicine tools in prehospital emergency medicine. Methods This mixed-methods study was conducted in the rural region of Burgenland in Austria with stakeholders of the local emergency medical service in two focus groups (13 participants) and 99 quantitative questionnaires. Results Combining quantitative and qualitative data, we found that a majority of respondents (almost 80%) already experienced basic telemedicine and consider it valuable. In particular, there is a strong expectation for diagnostic support and inquiries related to potential hospitalization. Findings from two focus groups emphasized the importance of cultivating an improved learning culture, developing a specific mindset, and refining soft skills. The optimal telemedicine solution includes a knowledgeable and experienced tele-emergency physician coupled with user-friendly technology. Conclusion To be clear about the expectations of stakeholders, it is essential to involve all stakeholders right from the beginning. The solution should prioritize the integration of existing structures and be seamlessly incorporated into an evolving learning culture, while also fostering the necessary mindsets alongside educational aspects.

The Path of Integrating Red Culture into Party Construction in Colleges and Universities in the Digital Age

The current digital transformation has become a global trend, and the Party building in colleges and universities is facing new opportunities and challenges in the digital age. Starting from the significance of the integration of red culture into the Party building work in colleges and universities in the digital age, this paper aims at solving the problems faced by the Party building work in colleges and universities, such as the lack of understanding and cognition of red culture among grass-roots student Party members, the lack of ways and means of integrating red culture into Party building system and brand characteristics. This paper puts forward some measures, such as strengthening the propaganda and learning of red culture at the grass-roots level, innovating the way of integrating red culture, establishing and perfecting the digital party building work system, and strengthening the construction of ideological and political course teachers, which provide some reference and guidance for the integration of party building work and red culture in colleges and universities in the digital era.

Developing Indigenous Cultural Safety in Law: Clinical Legal Education as a Method for Getting it Done

The imperative of law schools to embed Indigenous cultural safety in legal education is well established. This paper argues that clinical legal education can make an important pedagogical contribution to the development of Indigenous cultural safety within the study of law. Drawing on a case study of a legal clinic in Logan, Queensland, this paper details clinic teaching and learning activities, and highlights the role of yarning as a process for engaging cultural humility and understanding. A review of pedagogical theories is provided to demonstrate that multiple theoretical approaches support the clinical method as an effective vehicle for delivering transformative learning on issues such as institutional racial bias within law, the legal profession, and broader society. Clinic evaluation reveals strong cultural safety learning outcomes. This paper concludes with some observations about the clinic’s strengths and limitations, including the benefits of devolving autonomy for clinic design to Indigenous clinical supervisors, issues of scalability and funding for community stakeholders.

Developing Cultural Awareness in Nursing Students Using a Multimodal Strategy: Results From a Mixed-Methods Study.

Cultural awareness is linked with improved patient outcomes across populations but can be challenging for nurse educators to teach. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multimodal strategy for increasing cultural awareness in prelicensure nursing students using a quasi-experimental, mixed-methods design. Following implementation of curricular revisions, analysis of the Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Checklist was completed for a sample of 106 students. Results were statistically significant across all areas and analysis of reflective writing resulted in three major themes. Designing cultural awareness learning activities should be a major focus of nurse educators.

The impact of leadership behaviors on organizational innovative performance and learning in AI-driven Industry 5.0 environments

Purpose Our aim was to elucidate how leaders’ behaviors may impact innovation and organizational learning in a fast-changing, human-centric and sustainability responsive AI-driven Industry 5.0 environment. Design/methodology/approach An unsystematic narrative review of relevant literature was conducted focusing on the influence of leadership behaviors on innovation and learning in Industry 5.0 environment. Findings We found that leadership behaviors that align with Industry 5.0 demands and values must emphasize collaboration, empathy, and continuous learning. The translation of leaders’ actions into desired outcomes requires a psychologically safe work environment, ensuing team cohesion, empowering team members, promoting a learning culture, engendering trust, and vision and goal alignment. Research limitations/implications Being aware of leadership qualities required in Industry 5.0 environment, characterized by machine–human collaboration, sustainable innovations, and continuous learning, enables organizations to focus their recruitment efforts on leaders’ characteristics that align with this environment. It also helps them design suitable leaders’ training and development programs. This study requires further expansion and empirical testing to validate the proposed model. Originality/value There is a plethora of studies on leadership in various contexts; however, there is very little research on the type of leadership that maybe effective in the fast changing and AI-driven Industry 5.0 environment. The findings of this paper shed light on such a leadership.

Training an Embedded Workforce to Realize Health System Impacts and the Promise of Learning Health Systems Comment on "Early Career Outcomes of Embedded Research Fellows: An Analysis of the Health System Impact Fellowship Program"

Learning health systems (LHSs) are designed to systematically integrate external evidence of effective practices with internal data and experience to put knowledge into practice as a part of a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Researchers embedded in health systems are an essential component of LHSs, with defined competencies. However, many of these competencies are not generated by traditional graduate/post-graduate training programs; evaluation of new LHS training programs has been limited. This commentary reviews and extends results of an evaluation of early career outcomes of fellows in one such program designed to generate impact-oriented career pathways embedded in healthcare systems. Discussion considers the need for increasingly rigorous evaluation methods to ensure production of high-quality professionals ready for system engagement, the importance of training and preparing other LHS stakeholders as effective partners and evidence users, and the promise and challenges in advancing the science and practice of embedded research in LHSs.

Roles of big data analytics and organizational culture in developing innovation capabilities: a hybrid PLS‐fsQCA approach

Big data analytics creates and consolidates competitive advantage by providing insights on data with enormous variety, velocity, and volume to firms. However, many companies' investments in big data analytics were unsuccessful, and they could not gain full advantage of these technologies. This study investigates the impacts of big data analytics capabilities on innovation quality and speed by considering organizational learning culture as a moderator. The study's data are obtained from a survey of 221 managers in the manufacturing industry. We integrate the Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique and fuzzy‐set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to perform the analysis. The findings of PLS indicated that big data analytics capabilities positively influence both innovation quality and speed. However, innovation quality influences both market performance and financial performance, and innovation speed only affects market performance. Organizational learning culture negatively moderates the impacts of big data analytics on innovation speed and quality. fsQCA uncovered four solutions with varied combinations of factors that predict the high market and financial performance. The theoretical and practical implications are explained at the end of the paper.

Learning in radiation oncology: 12-month experience with a new incident learning system.

Safety and quality improvement are essential to clinical practice in radiation therapy as planning and treatment increase in complexity and sophistication. An incident learning system (ILS) is a safety and quality improvement tool that can aid risk mitigation to improve patient safety and quality of care. The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of implementing a new e-ILS, Learning In Radiation ONcology (LIRON), on reporting and safety culture within a local health district (LHD). The ILS (LIRON) was implemented in 2020 with the intent of tracking actual incidents, near misses and procedural non-compliances for analysis of root causes and contributing factors. A survey was conducted after 12 months of LIRON use, and distributed to radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and radiation oncology medical physicists within the LHD. Results were compared with the responses to a pre-ILS implementation survey, to review changes in staff perceptions of safety culture, barriers to reporting and ILS understanding. Survey response rates were similar at baseline and at the 12-month follow-up, 64% and 63%, respectively. Findings showed increased ILS participation (49-71%), increased perception of no barriers to reporting (34-43%) and increased encouragement to report (37-43%). Greater confidence in the department's ability to learn from the ILS was evident (24-46%). Initial findings of LIRON implementation show positive impact but warrant further long-term review for greater understanding of its impact on staff perceptions, safety culture and improving departmental processes.

Are farmer organizations effective intermediaries and facilitators of agricultural innovations processes? Evidence from Tunisia

Integration of productivity, resource management, and institutional innovations is crucial across different system levels. Traditional research and extension services face challenges in disseminating innovations effectively, leading to the emergence of the agricultural innovation system (AIS) approach. AIS involves collaboration among various stakeholders to improve the technological, managerial, and institutional aspects of agriculture. Intermediary actors play a pivotal role in facilitating innovation exchange and learning processes. In Tunisia, farmer organizations (FOs) such as Groupements de Développement Agricole (GDAs) and Sociétés Mutuelles de Services Agricoles (SMSAs) are key intermediaries. However, there is a lack of comprehensive assessments of FOs' innovation roles, which this study aims to address using the social network analysis (SNA) method. The findings aim to shed light on FOs' effectiveness as innovation intermediaries and identify potential challenges and benefits associated with their roles in innovation processes through the comparison of three farmers' groups divided by their membership status to detect the effect of FO presence or absence on innovation facilitation and actor's configuration. The studied sample involves 592 farmers from the Kef and Siliana governorates in northwestern Tunisia. The results show that FOs are playing a crucial role in facilitating collaboration and knowledge exchange among farmers and other agricultural actors. However, their effectiveness varies depending on membership status and is always contextually influenced. While FOs contribute to reshaping sales channels and optimizing access to services, they face limitations in promoting inclusivity and equitable knowledge sharing. The recommendations include strengthening FOs' social dimension, addressing trust barriers, and investing in reinforcement measures, especially in human capital, to enhance their functionality. Strengthening measures can take many forms, such as facilitating regulation and investing in capacity building. Long-term strategies should re-evaluate the effectiveness of collective action and focus on fostering a culture of shared learning and local empowerment.