Development Of Professional Standards Research Articles

The Updated Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards of Practice.

The third edition of Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of Practice was released in July 2016. This article summarizes the changes to the foundational document that describes the nursing professional development specialty. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2017;48(1):5-7.

Кадровое обеспечение сферы сельского (аграрного) туризма как инновационное направление образовательной деятельности Волгоградского ГАУ

The article deals with human resources in the field of agricultural (rural) tourism of the Russian Federation as a whole and in Volgograd region in particular, as one of the most important development factors of this direction of import substitution in the economy of rural areas and the national tourism and hospitality industry. The most pressing problems of personnel potential training process of the Russian agritourism business is identified , namely, its lack of practical orientation, shortage of qualified teachers and practitioners, deficit of regional enterprises that are engaged exclusively in agritourism business and the need therefore for highly qualified personnel. Based on the analysis of the situation in the market of tourist services, the authors reveal the need for an objective study of foreign experience in the rural tourism development, as well as the use of positive results in the process of qualified personnel training in the Russian regions. The article highlights the key role of standards and requirements of the Federal Law "On Education in the Russian Federation" in the formation of educational programs of higher and second- ary vocational education. It creates together with the GOST R 56641 "Service small funds placement. Rural guest houses. General requirements " adopted in 2015, the conditions for the development of professional standards and qualification requirements for personnel of agritourism objects. The authors prove the necessity of staffing in rural tourism is in agricultural universities, both in programs of higher and additional vocational training. The article presents results of consistent work of Volgograd State Agricultural University to creation of the conditions for the start-up of agricultural (rural) tourism in the region related to the conduction of educational, scientific and practical events. The authors define forward-looking plan for the development of innovative directions in the educational activities of the university, oriented to training of qualified personnel for agritourism.

PROFESSIONAL STANDART “FORENSIC MEDICAL EXPERT”: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, LEGAL BASIS, STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

This article expounds the basic stages of development of a professional standard «forensic medical expert» and noted issues to be addressed in the short term. Approaches to the development of professional standards, stages of development and implementation have been analyzed. Specific terminology has been considered: the current definitions of «professional standard» and «qualification» have been clarified. The article describes the state of the issue of development of professional standards in healthcare.

К вопросу разработки новых стандартов как основного критерия повышения качества образования

The article is devoted to the development of new professional standards aimed at improving the quality of vocational education. A new generation of standards professional education will develop and innovative educational programs. Uniform requirements to professional activity help to maintain the uniform quality of labour in all enterprises of the industry, conduct training needs and improving qualification of personnel and certification of personnel, to develop modular training programmes to introduce new technologies of training based on competencies, to conduct an independent assessment of learning outcomes, to create the new classifier of professions, and to form a coherent system of continuous professional education. Currently, due to the importance of activity of the enterprises of sphere of services to solve the problem of improving the quality of life of the population, Russia has adopted and is implementing various Federal programs, such as Federal target program «Development of domestic and outbound tourism in the Russian Federation for 2011–2018», «bases of state policy in the field of healthy nutrition of the population for the period till 2020», «Strategy of development of physical culture and sports in the Russian Federation for the period till 2020» and other documents. The experience of socio- economic development of leading countries shows that the transition to a qualitatively new level of economy associated with the intensive mobilization of sources of growth, especially with the growing importance of using highly qualified personnel and the introduction of the evaluation system of vocational qualifications. Currently there are many forms of support for professional level performers of services. A key instrument for the formation of professional requirements to the specialists, workers, artists, etc. are of professional standards. Developing market processes in the field of services for the modeling and design of apparel, fur, leather, knitwear for in- dividual orders and the impact of professional community allow us to state that due to competition the quality of services increases significantly, and a key criterion in assessing the quality is the qualification of executors. Foreign and domestic experience shows that in the current conditions of socioeconomic development, develop- ment of professional standards «Specialist in modeling and designing sewing, fur, leather, knitwear for individual orders» becomes extremely important. The development of professional standards will take into account the spe- cifics of the actual services for the modeling and design of apparel, fur, leather, knitwear for individual orders to reflect the contemporary activities of a specialist in the field of fashion and beauty. The professional standard will be fully and clearly describe the requirements for specialists, to give an indication of the set of normative documents, regulating this activity.

Implementing the Nursing Professional Development Practitioner Scope and Standards of Practice 2016 Revisions: The Time Is Now to Maximize Simulation Education Offerings.

Implementing the Nursing Professional Development Practitioner Scope and Standards of Practice 2016 Revisions: The Time Is Now to Maximize Simulation Education Offerings.

Aspiring School Administrators' Perceived Ability to Meet Technology Standards and Technological Needs for Professional Development

The merits of technology in general and of educational technology specifically are well documented. The use of educational technology has been shown to improve teaching and learning and the overall educational quality of schools. However, the successful integration of educational technology in schools hinges on school administrators' technology leadership abilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate aspiring school administrators' perceived ability to meet technology standards established by ISTE Standards for Administrators (formerly known as the NETS·A) and to determine which standards they wished to pursue for future professional development. Utilizing the ISTE Standards–A as a framework, a survey was created to decipher how aspiring school administrators perceived their own abilities to become leaders with foundational technology leadership skills. The findings showed that (a) the aspiring school administrators were more likely to indicate a need for professional development in technology utilization to meet the standards than they were to indicate their perceived current competence in meeting the technology standards and effectively utilizing technology in their schools; (b) when interests were examined by race, African American aspiring school administrators were more interested in pursuing professional development to enhance their abilities to perform the tasks than were Caucasian aspiring school administrators; and (c) there was a statistically significant difference between aspiring school administrators' average Perception and Interest scores. It appeared that in general, the participants perceived a greater need for professional development in technology standards than their perceived current ability to perform the standards.

The development and initial validation of a questionnaire of inclusive teachers’ competency for meeting special educational needs in regular classrooms in China

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument of inclusive teachers’ competencies for teaching students with special educational needs in China. Data were obtained from a preliminary and large-scale investigation in Beijing. The primary analyses included exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The findings indicated that Chinese inclusive teachers’ competency is underpinned by four factors: teaching and instruction; communication and cooperation; attitudes and beliefs; and reflection and development. The four-factor model was obtained with satisfactory reliability and validity. The validated questionnaire generated a theoretical understanding of inclusive education teachers’ competency in China. In addition, the findings of the study provided knowledge that will allow for the development of professional standards and teacher education programmes for inclusive education.

International Educational Standards for Homeoprophylaxis

Homeopathic education standards are regulated by a range of variable practices in different countries. Professional organisations commonly regulate courses without statutory support for this task. Statutory enforcement of educational standards (with/without statutory registration of practitioners) is relatively uncommon. The development of professional standards in homeopathic education has increased in recent decades; however, most systems remain voluntary and provide guidance rather enforce requirements. Educational standards include a significant degree of commonality in homeopathic knowledge and skills, with larger variations in biosciences, social sciences and research methodology. Homeopathic prophylactic techniques are an exception to this commonality, and are rarely well addressed in educational guidelines despite the attention they receive within the community. Public health and infectious disease training is similarly inadequately addressed as underpinning knowledge for prophylactic prescribing approaches in practice.

Implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation and Supervision for More Quality Social Service in the System of Social Protection of the Republic of Macedonia

The need for implementation of monitoring, evaluation and supervision in the system of social protection, in fact, stems from the need to modernise the organisation and work methodology of the providers. Service providers are often required or given support in developing ways to monitor the services provided (monitoring) and in the assessment and evaluation of the results of those services (evaluation). Supervision focuses on the fact how the work is done to quantitatively and qualitatively acceptable level. The following have been defined as research priorities in this area: the impact of monitoring, evaluation and supervision for better social service and determining the status for their application in institutions of social protection in the Republic of Macedonia. This paper explains its three components (areas): monitoring, evaluation and supervision in the social work. The objectives of their implementation are the welfare of the beneficiary, improving the quality of work and professional development of professional workers through the preservation and development of professional standards and the standards of a given service.

Improving the Quality of Professional Educational Programs of College Education against Modern Social and Labor Relations

While analyzing the trends towards integration of the world of labor and education, development of professional standards that determine new social and labor relations, this article deals with challenges of creating an educational program design and quality system implementation. Three groups of education quality parameters have been identified, such as quality of conditions, i.e. quality of education goal achievement potential, quality of the very process of forming professionalism of a trainee, and professional education outcome quality. The education outcome quality is ensured by the formation of professionalisms of trainees against the coherence and consistency of certain training goals and correct choice of ways to achieve such goals. Educational program design and implementation under such circumstances differs from the conventional design approach to the professional educational program. The integration of the world of labor and education in the process of students’ training at a college implies incorporation of such types of activity that are envisaged by the functional chart of the professional standard into the educational programs. The functional chart of a type of professional activity of a professional-to-be standardizes managerial actions regarding common labor functions in accordance with qualification levels for the education program design. The educational program design and implementation quality control system means continuous efforts aiming at improving the structure and content of college-level educational programs, while it is a process, an act of choice, and choice outcome, as well as command-oriented information about improving college-level educational program quality. This research concentrates on determining key parameters and quality criteria for educational program design and implementation. Keywords: College-Level Educational Program, Educational Program Quality, Integration of the World of Education and Labor, Managerial Decisions

Профессиональные стандарты по внутреннему контролю и аудиту

The article justifies the necessity of harmonization of professional and educational standards basing on the development of collaboration forms of the employers and the staff and faculties of the universities. The article points out the importance of monitoring of professional standards as an integral stage in the development of professional standards which allows to identify strengths and weaknesses of the proposed standards as well as the contradictions and discrepancies of separate sections of the standards with the normative documents which regulate accounting and controlling processes, and with each other. A close examination was devoted to the analysis of the contents of the two most closely connected professional standards - internal control and internal auditing. The article clarifies their common positions, evident differences and discrepancies which are possible to eliminate during their final editing. The article also shows the peculiarities of the development organization of the professional standards and to what extent it is adequate to differentiate them according to the entities of different specialization, organizational and legal forms and those which implement different development strategies. The article systematizes and compares the unified, labour functions and labour actions, it identifies the differences and similarities, and it also reveals a certain repetition of the proposed functions. The article highlights the importance of cooperation and collaboration of the standards in question within the system of control over the economic entities. A separate attention is devoted to the conformity of the requirements applied to the qualification of the control specialists and the areas of their preparation in the universities on different levels (bachelors, masters, postgraduates) as well as within the system professional education. The article describes the ways of its further improvement, specification, and differentiation of the necessary additions and changes for its further harmonization and elimination of the repetition which will allow to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their usage.

Perspectives of the Professional Standard of a Law Enforcement Officer

Qualification requirements for the positions in the Internal Affairs are analyzed in the article. Basing on the conducted analysis the author concludes that they need reviewing and further elaborating in regard to specification of professional knowledge and skills required for a particular position. This work should be carried out within the development of professional standards that in turn should be logically conformed to educational standards.

Тьюторство в России: современная ситуация и тенденции развития

The article deals with tutoring as a kind of pedagogical activity in Russia. It describes the history of formation and development of tutoring for the past 25 years. Particular attention is paid to the understanding of the tutoring in the context of the development of professional standards for the profession. The author’s understanding of tutoring as a social mechanism for self-development in the Russian education system is revealed. This social mechanism is considered from the staff development’s point of view at all levels of education (federal, regional, at the level of each educational organization) in the aspects of teachers’ participation in the students’ wellbeing, by the promotion of their healthy lifestyles.

Тьюторство в России: современная ситуация и тенденции развития

The article deals with tutoring as a kind of pedagogical activity in Russia. It describes the history of formation and development of tutoring for the past 25 years. Particular attention is paid to the understanding of the tutoring in the context of the development of professional standards for the profession. The author’s understanding of tutoring as a social mechanism for self-development in the Russian education system is revealed. This social mechanism is considered from the staff development’s point of view at all levels of education (federal, regional, at the level of each educational organization) in the aspects of teachers’ participation in the students’ wellbeing, by the promotion of their healthy lifestyles.

Improving the Quality of Professional Educational Programs of College Education against Modern Social and Labor Relations

While analyzing the trends towards integration of the world of labor and education, development of professional standards that determine new social and labor relations, this article deals with challenges of creating an educational program design and quality system implementation. Three groups of education quality parameters have been identified, such as quality of conditions, i.e. quality of education goal achievement potential, quality of the very process of forming professionalism of a trainee, and professional education outcome quality. The education outcome quality is ensured by the formation of professionalisms of trainees against the coherence and consistency of certain training goals and correct choice of ways to achieve such goals. Educational program design and implementation under such circumstances differs from the conventional design approach to the professional educational program. The integration of the world of labor and education in the process of students’ training at a college implies incorporation of such types of activity that are envisaged by the functional chart of the professional standard into the educational programs. The functional chart of a type of professional activity of a professional-to-be standardizes managerial actions regarding common labor functions in accordance with qualification levels for the education program design. The educational program design and implementation quality control system means continuous efforts aiming at improving the structure and content of college-level educational programs, while it is a process, an act of choice, and choice outcome, as well as command-oriented information about improving college-level educational program quality. This research concentrates on determining key parameters and quality criteria for educational program design and implementation.

The Comparative Study of Professional Standards for Thai Teachers and for Asean Teachers

The research on the comparative study of professional standards for Thai teachers and for ASEAN teachers was aimed to 1) study and comparatively study for professional standards for teachers in ASEAN community, 2) establish guidelines for development of professional standards for Thai teachers in order to support the upcoming ASEAN community in 2015. Data collection was from documents, interviewing and focus group discussion. Data of professional standards for Thai teachers and others in ASEAN community was done by the content analysis. Findings indicated that (1) the ASEAN professional standards for teachers consisted of 7 aspects. (2) Guidelines for development of professional standards for Thai teachers were; Knowledge standards; Professional experience standards; Operation standards; Professional ethics standards; Individual characteristics standards; Professional participation and development standards and Participation and social relation standards.

An Introduction to the Standards for Preparation and Professional Development for Teachers of Engineering

The past 30 years have yielded a mature body of research regarding effective professional development for teachers of science and mathematics, leading to a robust selection of professional development programs for these teachers. The current emphasis on connections among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics underscores the need for similar research into the nature of effective professional development for teachers of engineering. With this in mind, this paper completes a review of the literature concerning effective professional development for teachers of engineering, both as a unique discipline and as a context for teaching and learning in other subjects. The results of this review serve as the foundation for five research-based design standards for professional development initiatives in the field of engineering education, which have been published on the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) website along with a matrix that will enable providers and consumers of engineering professional development to determine the extent to which a given program focuses on each of those standards.

Continuing professional development (CPD) and LifeTrain standards at the Society of Biology

Continuing professional development (CPD) and LifeTrain standards at the Society of Biology

Child protection: a 50-year perspective.

It has been 50 years since Kempe et al. published 'The Battered Child Syndrome', describing harm from inflicted injury mechanisms derived from parents and care givers. Since then, there has emerged a rapidly expanding literature on paediatric forensic medicine and child protection, which has offered new insights into injury mechanisms, informed us of the sequelae of abuse and neglect, aided diagnosis and guided clinical practice in the treatment and management of children who become involved in the child protection system. Through the scrutiny of government inquiries and at times uncomfortable media exposure, there have been improvements in child protection and forensic practices resulting in recognition of need for specialised forensic training, improved funding, development of resources and development of professional standards that support accountable, objective, safe and robust practice. From the perspective of an Australian child protection paediatrician, this paper chronicles some of the most significant and at times controversial research in the last 50 years in child protection that have played a key role in shaping our current understanding of child abuse and neglect.

The Implementation of the National Professional Standard for K-12 Teachers, 2012 (NPST) at Regional and Local Level in China: A Case Study of Regional Teacher Professional Development Standards Implementation in Qingyang District, Chengdu, China

The Ministry of Education of P. R. China published National Professional Standards for K-12 Teachers (NPST) in 2012. Guiding by the standards and the recommendations for its implementation, provincial and municipal governments across China have carried out education reforms, focusing on institution and mechanism innovation, in order to realize the regulation and guidance role of the national standards. This paper starts with recent educational reforms for implementing Qingyang District Teacher Professional Development Standards,2012(QDTPDS-2012) issued by Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, a model of successful education reform in southwest China, and continue to make a comparison of teachers’ awareness, influences on teachers and schools, and implementation process of NPST and QDTPDS-2012 in Qingyang District by means of delivering questionnaires in teachers and interviewing with local school authorities, teacher educators, and education researchers; especially focuses on implementation process and approaches of QDTPDS-2012. The survey shows that the core value and principles of NPST are embodied in QDTPDS-2012; and QDTPDS-2012, as regional teacher professional development standards, is much more practical and feasible than NPST. In light of these findings, some implementation principles of national teacher professional standards in China, such as unifying objectives, implementing regionally, clarifying standards, innovating curriculums, emphasizing practice, making operational planning, establishing supporting system and adopting multi-evaluation approaches, are proposed in this paper.