Educational Priorities Research Articles

Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: An integrative review

BackgroundIntegral to quality midwifery practice is the education of midwives. Like other countries, Australia faces ongoing challenges in delivering midwifery education programs. Reasons include escalating program costs, challenges in securing meaningful clinical experiences, subsumption of midwifery with nursing, and associated loss of identity in some institutions. AimTo critically examine the literature exploring the historical and current drivers, supports and impediments for entry-to-practice midwifery programs to identify strategies to strengthen midwifery education in Australia. MethodsA structured integrative literature review using Whittemore and Knafl’s five-stage framework was undertaken; 1) problem identification, 2) literature search, 3) data evaluation, 4) data analysis, and 5) presentation of results. FindingsThe literature search identified 50 articles for inclusion. The thematic analysis identified four key themes: i. a commitment to educational reform, ii. building a midwifery workforce, iii. quality maternity care through midwifery education, and iv. progressing excellence in midwifery education. DiscussionExtensive literature describes the evolution of midwifery education in Australia over the last 30 years. Through collaboration and amidst opposition, quality midwifery education has been established in Australia. Identification of midwifery as a distinct profession and transformative leadership have been integral to this evolution and must be grown and sustained to prevent a decline in standards or quality. ConclusionThere is a need to address priorities in midwifery education and for the evaluation of midwifery programs and pedagogy. The provision and maintenance of quality education and practice require shared responsibility between education providers and health care services.

Возможности внедрения принципов STEAM в библиотечно-информационном образовании

The priorities of modern education and the contradictions that have arisen in recent years in educational activities, primarily associated with a change in the nature of the production activities of specialists, are characterized. The main competencies necessary for a modern specialist with higher education are considered. As one of the possibilities for the modernization of modern education, the introduction of STEAM technologies is proposed. The main approaches to the content of STEAM education, its advantages and main components are analyzed. The possibilities of implementing STEAM technologies in library and information education are analyzed. Two directions for implementing the concept of STEAM education in the library and information sphere are substantiated: the development of theoretical knowledge using STEAM not within individual disciplines, but in interdisciplinary topics that integrate approaches, and the implementation of the practical part of training in projects developed within the framework of interdisciplinary scientific and educational «creative spaces».

Analysis of The Effort of The Local Government in Improving Education in Hasang Village

Education is the foundation of hope for improving the quality of human resources. Children are the main priority in education, because they will be the successors of the nation and religion. Education is a human right as well as a means to realize other human rights. As an enabling right, education is the main target through which adults and especially children who are economically and socially marginalized can lift themselves out of poverty and find ways to be involved in their communities, because education plays an important role in empowering women, protecting children from hazardous work and sexual exploitation. The encouragement factor from family, environment, and teachers is very influential in the spirit of taking education in Hasang Village. In Hasang Village, there are some parents who still lack awareness of the importance of education, plus the damaged road access in this village reduces the enthusiasm of the residents in taking education to a higher level. The purpose of this study is to analyze the local government's efforts to improve education in Hasang Village. This research is descriptive using survey and observation methods. So it can be concluded that the government.

물리치료학과 대학생의 의사소통 교육요구도

This study examines the importance and practice of communication skills by physical therapy students and analyzes data on students’ communication education needs. Between March and May 2022, 131 students from the physical therapy department participated in a survey. Communication skills were classified into interpretation ability, role performance ability, self-presentation ability, goal setting ability, and message conversion ability. The Borich method was used to analyze communication education needs, and to identify priorities in communication education. In terms of the importance and practice of communication skills, message conversion ability ranked the highest at 3.95 points and 3.83 points, respectively, and self-presentation ability and goal setting ability showed the lowest score. The need for self-presentation ability was identified as the highest priority among communication education needs. Therefore, to improve the communication skills of physical therapy students set to become physical therapists in the medical field, it is necessary to teach them self-presentation skills. The results of this study can be used as basic educational material that improves communication skills in physical therapy students.

Variation in medical humanities program mission statements in United States and Canadian Medical Schools

Purpose In 2019, the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) identified the discipline of medical humanities as a priority in medical education. Although medical humanities programs have existed in medical and osteopathic schools in the U.S. and Canada since the late 1960’s, this interdisciplinary field remains difficult to define. We studied the mission statements of medical humanities programs to identify core themes and priorities. Materials and methods We conducted a content analysis of U.S. and Canada medical humanities MD and DO mission statements and associated descriptions (n = 56). We compared themes across programs whose directors had a clinical degree versus a terminal research degree, conducted comparisons between medical humanities programs housed in medical schools ranked in Top 20 U.S. News and World Report for Research or Primary Care, and conducted a word frequency analysis. Results Content analysis revealed five themes: improving patient care, improving the provider experience, generating scholarship, cultivating community relationships, and promoting diversity/sociocultural awareness. 70% of programs emphasized patient care and provider experience. Only 34% included the promotion of diversity/sociocultural awareness as a theme. Word frequency analysis corroborated our findings. Conclusions U.S. and Canada medical humanities programs focus primarily on improving patient care and provider wellness.

Olive oil, Greek Mediterranean diet heritage and honoring the past to secure our future: Priorities for research and education.

Olive oil, Greek Mediterranean diet heritage and honoring the past to secure our future: Priorities for research and education.

The History of Medical Ethics in India

The History of Medical Ethics in India

Critical pedagogy for food systems transformation: Identifying and addressing social-justice problems in food systems and society

Current crises in the food system have amplified and illuminated the need for urgent social change to increase equity and survivability. Global crises such as climate change, environmental degradation, and pandemics increasingly disrupt everyday lives and limit possibilities in the food system. However, the prevalence of these crises has not yet engendered commensurate rethinking on how to address these increasingly evident and desperate social problems. Food and food systems are at the core of survival and food systems issues are deeply intertwined with and inextricable from the structures and operating principles of society itself. Effective and equitable change requires new ways of thinking, ways that are different than those that led to the problems in the first place. This requires identifying, conceptualizing, and addressing social problems through critical inquiry that places social justice at the center in order to render visible and explicit the social injustices in problem causes and consequences, as well as transformative pathways toward social justice. One of the most important domains for this work is that of higher education, an arena in which crucial conceptual thinking can be supported. In this brief article we review why critical pedagogy should be a priority in higher education; discuss critical pedagogy for food systems equity; and illustrate how we apply critical pedagogy in the Food Systems and Society online Master of Science program at Oregon Health & Science University.

Special Section Introduction: HBCUs Reimagine Study Abroad - Inclusive and Transformative

The purpose of this special section can be summarized in three aims. One is to foreground the emergent and effective pedagogical practices from HBCUs by presenting the work of leading scholar-practitioners who are reimagining what it means to study abroad, both beyond borders and after the global pandemic experience. The second aim is to exemplify the collaborative and cross-institutional efforts of HBCUs. The third and final aim is to draw on the many lessons and highlight the strategies study abroad programs at HBCUs developed as they reimagined justice-oriented education in the context of their global education programming and priorities. By unmasking the important and critical contributions of HBCUs, we hope to learn from the transformation underway in study abroad offices across the country, while also recognizing the historical context of study abroad at HBCUs and foregrounding the effects of the pandemic on contemporary and future study abroad programs and models at these important institutions.

Discussion on the Teaching of “Metallic Mineral Processing” for Mineral Processing Engineering

Social economic growth and the increasing demand for mineral resources have promoted the development of metallic mineral processing technology. Therefore, in order to satisfy the demands for development in mining, cultivating comprehensive mineral processing engineering professionals with strong innovative practical skills has become the top priority in current education. We have established a new course, “Metallic Mineral Processing,” for students majoring in mineral processing engineering in universities, with coal and other sources of energy as the main focus. This paper analyzes the purpose and significance of setting up this course and the exploration of the reform of the teaching mode, with the aim of improving the teaching quality and ensuring the cultivation of mineral processing engineering undergraduates.

Successfully delivering a new, trust-wide in-situ simulation training programme to multidisciplinary teams in the clinical environment

Simulation-based education is well established as a teaching strategy but is often taught in dedicated simulation centres. In-situ simulation had previously been less prominent as a teaching tool within the Trust due to lack of awareness of its benefits and versatility. The aim of this project was to utilise in-situ simulations to increase knowledge and implementation of Trust processes, encourage self-reflection, collaboration, and communication within the clinical teams [1]. As part of a year-long collaborative project between our nursing education and simulation teams, an in-situ simulation programme was designed for delivery to established teams. Simulation topics came from various sources including local patient safety agenda, patient safety incidents, curricular requirements, and educational priorities. The simulations were undertaken in their native clinical setting and sessions were supported by subject-matter experts to ensure accuracy and appropriate complexity. These sessions were aimed to reach all members of the multidisciplinary team with the focus on nursing workforce and allied healthcare professionals. Over a period of four months, thirty sessions were delivered, at approximately thirty minutes per session, in five clinical areas. These sessions encompassed key priorities including care of the deteriorating patient, falls, end of life care, and tissue viability. This included a pre-simulation discussion and a debriefing immediately after. Feedback was gathered from the 113 participants using a post-course survey, featuring both quantitative and qualitative questions to analyse pre- and post-simulation experience, confidence, and knowledge of how to care for patients with a focus on the identified key priorities. The results collected showed a 25% increase in confidence partaking in simulation again, 10% increase of confidence working and communicating within a multidisciplinary team, 14% increase in confidence assessing patients, and 6% increased awareness of personal/professional limitations. The main themes reported by participants were increased awareness of Trust protocols and incident reporting, improved value of self-reflection through the debriefings, and increased awareness of effective team communication to support patient safety. Additionally, the delivery of more regular sessions would aid with exploring different topics in greater detail and further solidify their knowledge. Participants valued the provision of live actors and authentic learning experiences in the workplace. In-situ simulation is an effective method of delivering multidimensional, realistic scenarios allowing participants the opportunity to continuously explore various clinical priorities and human factors. Regular, reoccurring simulation sessions in the clinical setting would prove more effective in improving patient safety along with staff’s confidence and competence. 1. Martin A, Cross S, Attoe C. The Use of in-situ Simulation in Healthcare Education: Current Perspectives. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2020;11:893–903.

Investigating Syrian refugees’ education in Jordan: From policies to pedagogy

This study critically examines the gap between policies and practices in the context of refugee education in Jordan. To understand the extent of the gap, this paper analyzes the official policies that outline the priorities of refugee education and compares these results with the perceptions of teachers of refugees with a focus on the types of curricula refugees study and the professional development programs these teachers receive. This study casts more light on this area by employing a mixed methods approach, namely, content analysis and conducting an online survey with the teachers of refugee students. This study found that the education of refugees should be reformulated in terms of appointing qualified teachers who could adapt the curriculum according to the refugee students’ levels and needs. This study revealed that there is a gap between what policymakers think and teachers’ perceptions of education. The latter highlights the importance of advancing education when strategizing future policies on refugees’ education.

The influence of students’ position on argumentation learning through online and face-to-face environments

ABSTRACT This study examined how students’ position on social-scientific issues (SSIs) influenced their performance on attitude toward science, science conceptual and argumentation learning. It defined two positions adopted by students regarding SSIs: affirmative and oppositional. The interactions between student position and two learning environments – online and face-to-face – were explored. A total of 214 11th-grade students from an educational priority area participated in our quasi-experimental study. They were assigned to four groups based on the two variables, position and learning environment. An online argumentation program was developed with a number of functionalities, such as sentence templates, anonymity, and asynchronous discussion blocks, to support the construction of multiple and evidence-based arguments. The findings show that the two variables significantly influenced students’ attitude toward science and science conceptual and argumentation learning. There were significant interactions between the two variables in conceptual learning and two categories of argument: warrant and qualifier. The simple main effect analysis showed that the student groups that advocated a position of environmental protection and participated in online argumentation performed best. The follow-up qualitative analysis revealed that their stronger ethical standpoint and richer learning resources facilitated their co-construction of knowledge arguments and reconciliation following dialogue conflicts.

The relevance of environmental education and raising the environmental awareness of citizens in the conditions of martial law in Ukraine

The article points out the priority of ecological education, and ecological education in the educational process focuses attention on the purpose and fundamental tasks of ecological education at the current stage. It is also noted that great attention has been paid to the problem of environmental education during the past two decades in Ukraine, particularly the active development of both formal and informal types of environmental education. It is emphasized that the content of environmental education should be the formation of a personality with an ecological outlook on compliance with the norms of ecologically correct behavior and the implementation of practical actions to protect one's health and the natural environment, as well as the development of a system of scientific knowledge. The concept and classification of ecological consciousness are discussed. It is indicated that the multi-level and fundamental environmental education and promotion system is a mandatory condition for forming environmental awareness. It is noted which set of solutions should be implemented to increase the level of environmental awareness of Ukrainians and to form a helpful attitude towards the environment. Thus, it is proposed to implement legislative and institutional. Budgetary solutions: to start conducting systematic sociological studies of the state of environmental consciousness of Ukrainians, to develop an actual concept of continuous environmental education and enlightenment of all categories and strata of the population, to annually allocate funds to the state budget for the implementation of these measures, to attract international financial assistance, mechanisms of public-private partnership, disseminate information with clarifications of legislation, ways of implementing environmental regulations. Attention is focused on the results of research by several scientists, who prove that using modern weapons during military conflicts negatively affects the ecological state, destroys natural ecosystems and biocenotic relationships, and causes human intervention in natural processes. The fundamental environmental problems that arise as a result of hostilities, as well as the main environmental problems caused by russia's war against Ukraine, are identified. It pointed out the importance of changing environmental awareness and the need for strict control over compliance with the requirements of environmental legislation on the part of responsible state institutions, especially in the conditions of martial law in Ukraine, to solve environmental problems, as well as to train Ukrainian citizens with a high level of environmental knowledge, environmental awareness, and culture based on new criteria for assessing the relationship between human society and nature. The prospects of further research in the development of this topic are substantiated.

Simulation Training Needs of Nurses for Nursing High-Risk Premature Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Opportunities fomr clinical training in the newborn nursery and neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are becoming insufficient and limited to observation-oriented training. Premature infants admitted to the NICU require specialized and highly sophisticated care. Therefore, this descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to understand nurses' educational needs for establishing a high-risk premature infant nursing simulation training program. It used a descriptive cross-sectional design. We conducted a survey involving 99 newborn nursery and NICU nurses; data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a paired t-test, an Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA), a Borich needs analysis, and the locus for focus to confirm educational priorities. The scores indicating the importance of nursing high-risk premature infants were higher than those of performance. Results indicated that the highest educational need was in the "treatment and procedure" domain. After deriving the priority of educational needs using the Borich needs analysis and the locus for focus, "maintenance of various tubes" showed the highest priority. By identifying the training priorities for high-risk premature infants nursing using various analytical frameworks, an extended reality simulation program met nurses' high-risk premature infant nursing educational needs. Training for high-risk premature infants treatment and procedures-maintaining various tubes-is highly demanded by nurses and should be prioritized.

Por uma orientação ao impacto societal da pós-graduação em administração no Brasil

Abstract This essay analyzes the challenges of graduate programs in administration in Brazil, considering mainly the challenges of the early 2020s, marked by changes in the assessments put forward by the Brazilian agency CAPES and the perspectives of a career in the field. Some of the most relevant facts that occurred from 2000 to 2020 were considered, indicating the need for changes in the education priorities, from a focus based on rigor in research to a focus on practical relevance. The reported situation and the intellectual debate on rigor and relevance led to two models: one oriented to scientific production and the other oriented to societal impact. When assuming the opportunity for a change toward the societal impact model, the study suggests updates in educational projects, research practices, knowledge dissemination channels, and research incentive policies.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Medication, Antibiotics, and Vaccination among Public Service Population: National Survey Conducted in France.

Medication, antibiotics, and immunization are three major and cost-effective medical interventions but their use is balanced. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) are a cornerstone. This retrospective study aims at analyzing KAP related to these concerns among the public service population in order to establish the basis for the implementation of selective preventive actions. From a cross-sectional anonymous online questionnaire-based survey among the insurees of a French mutual organization (Union Prévention Santé pour la Fonction publique, UROPS), 33 questions related to medication, antibiotics and vaccination were extracted to evaluate KAP. New variables were constituted: levels of knowledge, antibiotic misuse, proactive behavior and vaccinophobia. Multiple correspondence analysis was performed to identify respondents' homogenous groups. In addition, bivariate statistical comparisons were provided and logistic regressions were carried out to identify determinants of these new variables. Public service population (workers and retired) were highly exposed to polymedication (8.7% vs. 24.4%, p < 0.0001), hypnotics overtake (24.3% vs. 18.4%, p < 0.0001), and misuse antibiotics (33.2% vs. 22.6%, p < 0.0001) despite good levels of knowledge. Proportions of vaccinophobia was low (0.8% vs. 1.7%, p < 0.0001). However, workers have different KAP than retired, without shared determinants in the 3 health domains studied. Respondents were proactive (85.8% vs. 81.6%, p < 0.0001), used multiple sources of trustworthy information and seems to be ready for the delegation of health tasks. Thus, preventive actions related to antibiotics and polymedication should be a priority in vaccination education for mutual organizations such as UROPS. Studying their insurees longitudinally could be interesting to highlight the impact of selective prevention on behaviors, through trusted health professionals (general practitioners, pharmacists…).

Gender Disparity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Programs at Jordanian Universities

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) has been one of the top educational priorities of several countries to promote 21st-century skills with creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication together with problem-solving. This study aimed to identify university students’ preference for STEM subjects and the percentage of those who earn a university degree in any STEM field. The sample consisted of 16,134 male and female students who had graduated with a degree in any of the STEM fields between 2008 and 2018. Data analysis revealed a disparity in preferences and percentages of males and females who enroll in STEM education, whilst male students prefer to pursue a degree in almost every field of engineering, female students prefer to study fields related to medical sciences, basic sciences, and mathematics. The study attributes that disparity to the job market’s hiring preferences. The study suggested certain multisectoral suggestions to address gender disparity and spark Jordanian women’s interest in pursuing STEM education.

Environmental education of the elderly – towards an active, inclusive and trust-based ecosystem

The aim of the paper is to develop a proposal for an Active, Inclusive and Trust-Based Framework of Environmental Education of the Elderly. It is based on the concept of environmental education, active and healthy ageing as well as generativity, and also takes into account trust in sources of environmental knowledge. In the course of quantitative research (n = 401) carried out among Poles 55+ in order to validate it, the perception of environmental issues, the awareness of and motivation for undertaking pro-environmental actions, and the credibility of sources of knowledge about environmental behaviour were examined. Elderly individuals in Poland express their belief in the need to take care of the natural environment. They are afraid that maintaining the status quo will cause permanent damage to the environment. In their opinion, pro-environmental behaviour is necessary to save the planet. These key conclusions have confirmed the correctness of the assumptions about the need for environmental education of the elderly, leading primarily to their environmental activation. Varied assessments of the credibility of sources of environmental knowledge indicate the need to assign them adequate priorities in the environmental education of the elderly. Our findings have important implications for shaping non-formal environmental education of seniors.

Pandangan Ulama Klasik Ibnu Sina dan Ibnu Miskawaih tentang Pendidikan

Al-qur'an and al-Sunnah are the principles of Islamic education. Thus, it can be understood that the purpose of Islamic education is to unite oneself to Allah. That is, uniting oneself to Allah is the main priority in Islamic education apart from scientific objectives (science and technology, expertise, skills and professionalism), forming human beings to become caliphs, forming noble morals, forming Islamic human beings for oneself and for society, and preparing human beings. for life in this world and the hereafter. When Islamic studies in the West were growing, the study of classical Muslim figures was emphasized. In addition to comparing the theories and thoughts of classical figures and also re-exploring their thoughts which made a very large contribution to education today. Ibn Sina has the view that education must be directed at all the potential that a person has towards perfect development, namely physical, intellectual and moral development. Whereas Ibnu Miskawaih's thoughts in terms of education cannot be separated from his concept of humans and morals.