Individual Professional Development Research Articles

Reproduction of higher education personnel: motives for entry and retention measures

Introduction. The trends in the reproduction of intellectual resources have a significant development potential worldwide towards the realisation of a proper strategy for increasing the countries’ competitiveness. The stimulating programmes for the development of national universities set a due benchmark for the elaboration and testing of new ways to attract young people to the scientific and educational environment, as well as the formation of professional commitment. The accumulated practice of implementing federal programmes to support science and education raises a question of the outcome and efficiency of measures funded by the state. The aim of the study is to identify the dominant motives of the teaching staff belonging to the “young personnel” category for long-term work in the profession and at the university, as a consequence of the managerial measures applied by the administration. Materials and methods. To diagnose the priorities in the structure of young people’s motives to work in the system of higher education, the data obtained from a survey of young university specialists were used. The survey involved 140 people with different lengths of work experience in higher education. To assess the effectiveness of managerial practices aimed at retaining young specialists, a semi-structured interview with managers who realise the tasks of searching for, attracting, and retaining young people at universities was held. A total of 25 professionals took part in the interviewing: heads of departments, deans and vice-rectors of three Siberian universities. The methods of statistical data processing and assessment of the experts’ opinions coherence (Kendall’s coefficient of concordance) were applied. Results. The dominant motivations for young people to stay in higher education are: the system’s resource and readiness to support initiatives of young teachers–researchers (3.9 p.); regular self-education and professional growth (3.9), lucrative compensation (3.6), and the opportunity to work in priority branches of science (3.4). The higher school associates the transformation of all basic activity processes with staff rejuvenation: change in the format of communicating with stakeholders; intensification of work performance methods, as well as strengthening of intellectual, emotional, and professional resilience of work teams. The output and impact of the measures to stimulate due professional commitment were assessed. A major instrument contributing to high efficiency is represented by communication support measures based on regular feedback and included in individual adaptation and professional development programmes. Conclusion. The management system has to solve the staff rejuvenation problem at two levels: operational and strategic. It is necessary today to seek due options for the implementation of policy decisions and target indicators, and simultaneously to lay the foundations for involving specialists in the future scientific and educational environment. The application of different meaningful content actions in solving a particular task entails the manager’s professional deformation and blurring of the rules of interaction with the subject of labour.

Evaluating Post-Graduate Curricula for Emerging Professionals: A Case Study of the National Library of Medicine's Associate Fellowship Program

The Associate Fellowship Program (AFP) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a post-graduate training residency for early career librarians, incorporates a curriculum component introducing participants to the operational areas of the NLM. Recent organizational shifts catalyzed a curriculum evaluation to examine its alignment with the mission of the AFP and the NLM. This article outlines the evaluation process and offers recommendations on designing post-graduate curricula to serve the needs of emerging professionals. Furthermore, this study highlights one way in which professional standards can be incorporated into institutional training and orientation programs to further both individual and organizational professional development goals.

Okul Temelli Mesleki Gelişimde Hizmetiçi Eğitim İhtiyaçlarının Belirlenmesinde Öğretmenlerin Katılımının Etkisi ve Rolüne İlişkin Veri Analizinin İncelenmesi

The aim of this study is to examine the data analysis on the impact and role of distribution in the definition of maid training services within the scope of new approaches in economic development at school. It is also strong that there is an increase in current usage gaps and power to improve performance regarding the impact and role of reproduction in determining teachers' in-service training needs. The relationship and interaction process between people in the organization continues to intensify, and efforts towards this expansion continue to increase. In the plans of maid training options; It is important in changing concepts such as quality, performance and efficiency. Maid education is a concept that needs to be emphasized. New approaches to individual professional development at school and concepts of servant training remain up-to-date as concepts frequently used in the literature and in daily life. When in-service training is defined as an activity that aims to reduce the difference between the qualifications of the person working in any institution and the nature of what he does and to provide the desired characteristics; It is extremely important for them to be informed about the developments and changes in their fields and to keep up with new conditions. The results will be tried to be conveyed by examining the data on teachers' opinions about the scope and role of diagnosis in determining the in-service training needs of this potential capacity. Key Words: School-Based Professional Development, Teacher, In-Service Training, Data Analysis

INCLUSIVE INTERNSHIP MODELS ACROSS INDUSTRIES: AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW

This research delves into the intricate dynamics of inclusive internship models, recognizing them as transformative agents in the professional realm. The study unveils the profound effects of embracing diversity within internship programs by comprehensively examining critical components, challenges, and impacts. The analysis emphasizes the multifaceted implications for individual professional development and organizational culture, highlighting the positive influence on innovation, productivity, and employer brand. The research further provides extensive recommendations for future inclusive internship models, encompassing industry-specific considerations, collaborative partnerships, technological integration, intersectional approaches, and a commitment to continuous evaluation. By fostering inclusivity as a dynamic and adaptive principle, this research envisions a future where diverse perspectives flourish, shaping workplaces that reflect the global mosaic of talent.
 Keywords: Inclusive Internship Models, Diversity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Organizational Culture, Workplace Inclusivity.

The Sportscomp Erasmus+ Project: Higher Education to Improve Competency in Sports Physiotherapy.

One of the most important milestones of the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT), a specialty group of the World Physiotherapy (WP) group, was the creation of the Sports Physiotherapy Competencies and Standards document. This statement, finalized by an international panel of experts almost twenty years ago, under The European Union-funded Sports Physiotherapy for All (SPA) project, describes effective professional behaviours and integrates specific knowledge, skills and attitudes in the context of practice. These competencies provide a basis for policy development, enable quality assurance activities and facilitate individual professional development.

Transformation of higher education institutions from rhetoric commitment to a place of lifelong learning organizations: a meta synthesis study

PurposeThe current synthesis study was conducted to locate comprehensive perspectives about the transformation of higher education institutions from being the only places where formal education programs are offered into settings where lifelong learning can be integrated. This demands an inquiry through not only instance investigation but also a more comprehensive evidence upsurge which has great importance in obtaining lessons and drawing conclusions from existing facts to show how higher education institutions can be places where lifelong learning is promoted for the good of both individuals and societal advancement.Design/methodology/approachUsing a meta-synthesis methodology, a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge in the area of higher education institutions' role in promoting lifelong learning was synthesized.FindingsThe study identified wide-ranging lifelong learning conceptualizations, potential beneficiaries, learning contents and ways of delivery that can be applied in higher education institutions. Furthermore, the practical challenges, partnership and coordination concerns and policy and reform issues towards promoting lifelong learning were addressed.Originality/valueThis meta-synthesis provides crucial evidence for higher education policymakers and practitioners seeking to guide the transformation of their institutions into settings where lifelong learning is integrated with other forms of educational programs, thereby optimizing individual's professional development and societal progress.

Methodology of Preparing Future Specialists for Professional Activity Based on the Principles of Andragogy: An Example of Technical Professional Colleges Pupils

This article describes the methodology for preparing students of professional education in the technical direction for professional activities based on the principles of andragogy. The article provides an analysis of acmeology and akmeological approaches in pedagogical, psychological and philosophical terms. The model of preparation of future specialists for professional activities, as well as models of the innovative-acmeological environment of professional training are presented. In the akmeological assessment of professional activity of students of professional education, the SWOT analysis method was used, and a mathematical-statistical analysis was presented. Digressing from the problem, which is considered in this research, and its solution within acmeological approach, the aim of the study is to find its origins and determination of its role in the development of professional competence of future specialists during their studies in higher education institutions. Synthesizing knowledge of many sciences and applying main elements of modern approaches, the notion of “acmeological culture” presents more specific interpretation of the development of professionalism and professional competence. The purpose of the article is to develop the methodology of professional development of future specialists based on androgogical principles. As a task, to create the “Individual professional development program” module for the professional education curriculum and the implementation of innovative educational technologies in its teaching.

FEATURES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD "HEAD (DIRECTOR) OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION INSTITUTION": MODERN VECTOR

In the article, the author analyzes the current state of the problem of implementation of the professional standard "Head (Director) of Preschool Education Institution", analyzes the current regulatory documents; conducts all-Ukrainian monitoring of the implementation of the Professional Standard in educational institutions, analyzes the directions of implementation at all levels. Priority forms and methods of implementation were identified. The components of the roadmap are designed, the main ways and directions of implementation of the Professional Standard in practice at different levels of education are outlined: state, regional, local, local (preschool education institution) and personal. 
 The tasks for the implementation of the Professional Standard for different target groups are defined: heads of preschool educational institutions, founders of preschool educational institutions, in-service training subjects, centers for professional development of pedagogical workers, professional communities of pedagogical workers, higher education institutions. 
 The results of the online training of regional trainers for 95 people from all regions of Ukraine are presented, including 21 teachers of preschool education departments of higher education institutions, 28 teachers of preschool education departments (laboratories) of postgraduate pedagogical education institutions, 22 specialists of professional development centers for pedagogical workers, 24 heads (directors) of preschool education institutions.
 The article focuses on designing an individual professional development trajectory. All priority areas of activity are interconnected, forming a single through system, creating a continuous process. Effective solutions for the implementation of the professional standard "Head (Director) of Preschool Education Institution" are predicted. The approaches to the professional development of pedagogical workers in the process of implementing the professional standard "Head (Director) of Preschool Education Institution" are substantiated. The results of the training of preschool teachers according to the standard program for the implementation of the professional standard "Head (Director) of Preschool Education" are presented.
 The experience of implementing the Professional Standard in different regions is presented. The further steps of the Professional Standard implementation are determined.

Navigating the Emotional Classroom: How experience shapes educators' anxiety and self-worth

Most of the teaching staff agrees that traits such as "personality" or "mental integrity", along with behavioral manifestations, show substantial significance in the context of the classroom; some of them might even argue that these character attributes have a higher relevance than competence in the specialized field or teaching skills themselves. When an educator experiences failures, they are often attributed to inadequacies of a personal nature, including but not limited to suboptimal empathy, excessive or insufficient enthusiasm, or, as appropriate, excessive authoritarianism, inflexibility, or, conversely, excessive permissiveness. The sphere of stress, tension and anxiety, respectively, within the teaching body is configured as a compartment of the personality and mental health of teachers, which has been almost neglected from a cause-effect relationship perspective. Many postgraduate protagonists went to great lengths to emphasize that dealing with and managing anxiety turned out to be experiences of exceptional significance in the context of their subsequent professional work. A substantial segment of this population showed a strong inclination towards careful consideration of anxiety as a central theme in the educational sphere. As a comprehensive entity, frequently accompanied by an implicit nuance or predispositional character (ie, acting as an internal cause of manifested behavior), anxiety lends itself to multiple operational definitions. The prevalence of various forms of emotional maladjustment, especially anxiety, among the teaching staff has been a subject of sustained research since the first decades of this century. Self-esteem is a trait dedicated to the individual characteristic affective evaluation of one's own person. It is assumed that the level of self-efficacy of the teaching staff is influenced by the degree of self-esteem they show. Thus, the hypothesis is drawn that self-esteem plays an essential role in the academic itinerary of the teachers. A positive self-evaluation intrinsically facilitates the individual's professional development, translated into visible and consistent performance over the relevant time period.

Survey and situation analysis of personal, employer-related, and environmental factors affecting participation in continuous professional development (CPD) programs of laboratory professionals in Africa.

To determine the level and evaluate factors affecting the participation of laboratory professionals in continuous professional development (CPD) programs in eastern and southern Africa. A survey was conducted among laboratory professionals from 14 countries. The CPD participation was defined as low if it was fewer than 2 CPD trainings in the past 2 years. Associations between categorical variables were tested for significance using Fisher exact test. Of the expected 400, 283 (70% response rate) individuals participated in the survey. Of these, 153 (54%) had low CPD participation and 199 (70%) were aware of CPD educational activities in their respective country. Those with diploma certificates attended more CPD programs (P < .001) than those with undergraduate and master's degrees. Awareness of CPD programs was associated with a higher level of CPD participation (P = .0001). Job satisfaction was significantly associated with high levels of CPD participation (P = .02). Other factors associated with high level of participation in CPD programs included affordability (P = .03), funding by employer (P = .0005), and awareness of legal CPD requirements (P = .002). The CPD programs are considered useful to an individual's professional development, although there was low participation. It is recommended that different formats and platforms be used to expand CPD programs.

Analysis and Parameterization of Sports Performance: A Case Study of Soccer

The importance of Big Data and the analysis of this data in recent years is indisputable, and this boom has spread to all areas of life, including professional sports and, within this, soccer. The significant amounts of money involved in this sport have led to the need for the top clubs to employ these techniques to gain a competitive advantage over their competitors. Despite this, there is very little information on how these tools are used or what parameters they consider. Similarly, there are a multitude of amateur analyses that offer very few conclusions. They simply focus on collecting and presenting the data in the form of a comparison without any analysis or pre-processing. This work describes the implementation of an expert system based on fuzzy logic used to evaluate the talent of a soccer player at all levels, his/her aptitude and attitude, to face his/her individual and collective professional development. For this purpose, the above aspects will be evaluated specifically in the different aspects of the game, which will allow us to evaluate the performance of a soccer team and thus determine the probability of victory, draw, and defeat in a confrontation.

The Effect of Positive Psychological Capital on Interpersonal Communication Ability and Turnover Intention of Beauty Workers

This study verifies the effect of positive psychological capital on interpersonal communication ability and turnover intention. By verifying that job improvement and fulfillment through interpersonal communication ability lower turnover intention and basic data necessary for efficient and effective operation of human resource management. The purpose is to present A survey was conducted targeting beauty workers, and a total of 305 copies were used as the final analysis data. The collected data were subjected to frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS 24.0. As a result of the analysis, positive psychological capital has three dimensions of self-efficacy, hope, and optimism, interpersonal communication ability has two dimensions of understanding and reliability, and turnover intention has a single dimension. The effect of positive psychological capital on interpersonal communication ability had a positive effect, and the effect of positive psychological capital and turnover intention showed a negative effect. The conclusion from the results of this study is that it is important to form a sense of unity with the organization so that the goals and vision of the organization can be shared in the same direction as the goals of the employees. needs to be developed. It is necessary to create a culture that respects and understands positive communication methods and opinions among members by utilizing emotional education programs, and improves organizational performance by satisfying individual professional growth and development through consultation with senior mentors and technical training. It is presumed that it can be done. In relation to this study, suggestions for follow-up studies are as follows. A study on the influence of current leadership, which is being emphasized by positive psychological capital, on communication and behavioral intention is also considered to be a meaningful study.

Impacts of Emotional Labour on Employee Retention in The Health Sector

The health sector is one industry where a human-oriented approach predominates and interpersonal relationships are more intense. According to research, these professionals must display the appropriate emotions when dealing with patients and their families. Employees must, therefore, put in their emotional labour in addition to their cerebral and physical labour to meet these demands, although there aren't many studies in this field. The study aimed to investigate the effect of emotional labour on employee retention in the Ghanaian health sector using professional health workers at Bechem Government Hospital in the Tano South Municipality as the unit for analysis. The study was conducted at the Bechem Government Hospital in the Tano South Municipality of Ghana. The basic random sample method was used to choose the research participants. A sample size of 110 professional health workers was used. The major data collection instrument utilised by the researcher was a questionnaire. A descriptive statistic and an inferential statistic (such as an independent t-test) were used to run the data acquired using the study questions. From the findings, it was revealed that professional health workers, on average, exhibited high levels of emotional labour. Also, among the findings, it was revealed that emotional labour affects health workers’ retention. The study concludes that emotional labour is crucial in determining employees' work outcomes. Therefore, It is recommended that management of health institutions should often discuss and offer advice on the individual's professional development, explaining how this position will meet that demand.

Policy and practice on school principal recruitment and professional development in South Africa and Poland

This paper aims to compare policy and practice on school principal recruitment and professional development in South Africa and Poland. Common challenges and different responses are discussed, focusing on the following: (i) the requirements to become a school principal; and (ii) preparation and professional development of school principals. The analysis is based on a review of the law in the field of education and accompanying executive regulations in South Africa and Poland and a literature review on school principal education. We focused on the link between school leadership and school principal education. A comparison of national policies on recruitment and education of school principals in these two countries revealed common challenges in the two contexts, which directed our attention to the following questions: (1) How can principals’ professional development be understood on a continuum of static to dynamic practice? (2) What is the influence of context on principals’ professional dilemma of being an isolated practice to allowing for contextual influence? (3) How is a balance struck between individual and collaborative professional development of principals to improve quality education for all learners? Lastly, conclusions – which are of relevance to policy, practice and further research on school principal recruitment and education – are drawn. This study underscores the professionalisation of school principal development.

Professional Identity as an Analytic Lens for Principal Learning in Contexts of Transformation

Purpose: Many efforts for educational transformation involve fundamentally new visions of the principal's role. This article examines the potential of an analytic framework for understanding principal learning in such contexts. An adaptation of an analytic approach to studying teacher learning, the framework examines learning as individual professional identity development situated within shifts in local definitions of competence for the role of the principal. Research Approach: Grounded in a sociocultural perspective, the analytic framework is designed for analysis of (a) how individuals develop new professional identities, and (b) how such learning is situated in contexts of shifting, local narratives and expectations about professional roles, responsibilities, and competence. The use of the analytic framework is illustrated through qualitative analysis of a case of a district effort to support four elementary principals to develop fundamentally different leadership practice specific to participation in teacher professional development. Findings: Illustrative findings reveal the gradual and complex development of principal role identities specific to the emerging expectations for practice. For the first part of the year, principals demonstrated evidence of enacting new practice out of compliance. As the year progressed, the analysis indicated that principals began to identify with new expectations for practice and shift their underlying conceptions of student and teacher learning. Implications: The analytic framework has methodological implications for how principal learning for the transformation of practice is conceptualized, studied, and supported in local contexts.

Linking Crowding with the Social and Neurological Phenomenon: A Social Requirement

Objective: This manuscript tries to report the effect of crowing on children's and adults' well-being. Crowding is a social phenomenon where living conditions have also shown worsening effects on a child's adequate development and execution of behavior. Further, crowding also has a worsening effect on individual working and family space and happiness. Theoretical framework: To present the complete and comprehensive approach to the effects of crowding, theoretical descriptions were presented from international scientific publications, reports, and empirical studies. The manuscript presents the recent development in crowing over the last few years. Methodology: Very little research has been directed to investigate the impact of crowding as a social phenomenon on children's and adults' well-being. It is important to understand the markers related to crowding which may affect individual happiness and child development. Therefore, this narrative review serves as a tool to investigate different aspects of crowding. Mainly the articles from the years 2000 to 2023 have been included from the various scientific platforms that have relevance to the proposed topic. Results and conclusion: Crowding affects family life and may negatively impact the bonding between parents and children, especially during the pandemic. Crowding has important aspects of social inequality which have been neglected mainly by underdeveloped or overpopulated cities or countries. These poor living conditions may also serve as the main problem associated with neurological and emotional well-being in all types of problems resulting in emotional and personality issues. These negative effects may also impact children and adults neurological and professional incompetencies may serve longitudinal consequences mainly for socioeconomic status. The main reason could be understood as lower-income group individuals live in small houses, which could compromise their individual space, and personal and professional lives in various ways. The chapter aims to define all the above-mentioned areas with some suggestive strategies that may be beneficial in living in the new normal from the perspective of individual well-being and the formation of living law conditions in a country. Originality/value: The manuscript is a narrative review highlighting the importance of the social phenomenon crowding on an individual's social, personal and professional development. The manuscript also establishes the link between crowding and neurological phenomena from the perspective of adults' well-being and child development Further, children may also show negative and long-term consequences for residing in overcrowded home spaces and individual professional life may also be affected. The manuscript is essential to ensure and modify the government rules and ensure child and adult development from the perspective of interpersonal spaces.

The Vascular and Endovascular Research Network (VERN)

AbstractThe Vascular and Endovascular Research Network (VERN) was set up to promote research, to improve the treatment of vascular diseases and to improve the synthesis and dissemination of evidence. The network represents a particular form of collaboration involving trainee doctors and specialists from a wide variety of medical disciplines. It undertakes multicentre projects, which are mostly observational studies and the data collected are analysed and published in a short period of time. This form of research has several advantages including fostering collaboration between different institutes, countries and researchers with different levels of expertise. It also promotes accelerated delivery of evidence and individual professional development. The network has an executive committee that meets every 2 weeks to discuss projects and the entire committee meets every month. An appointed member of the executive committee coordinates the centres participating in projects. Although there has been some scepticism with respect to research collaboratives, raising concerns over the accountability and the contribution of authors, it is paramount that research conducted by a collaborative maintains the same scientific rigour and ethical standards as research conducted by individual academic units.

Implication of Individual Plan for Professional Development (IPPD) on Teachers’ Professional Development and Career Advancement

The research was conducted to determine the needs of teachers for their continuous professional development and to create an individual professional development plan for this aim. This study utilized qualitative investigation; the Heideggerian Phenomenology design was employed. This study seeks to comprehend the phenomenon from the participant's point of view and through their experiences. In total, twenty teachers from Philippine schools were interviewed. The interviews were verbatim captured on tape and then transcribed. Three main themes emerged from the analysis of the data: (a) IPPD gives greater insights and improves performance; (b) IPPD allows putting into practice the appropriate trainings and seminars attended; and (c) IPPD impacts students’ learning and behaviour. Based on the findings, professional development can encourage teachers' creativity and help break up the monotony of daily work. Offering regular professional development can also assist individuals in acquiring fresh knowledge and viewpoints that may influence how they approach their work. Furthermore, it is critical to give financial support for teachers' professional growth, as seen by the difficulties they face.&#x0D;

Creating a Free Space for Professional Development through Collaborative Self-Study

ABSTRACT This article explores how collaborative self-study, initiated by experienced challenges and insecurity in new roles, contributes to the professional development of teacher educators. We document how four vocational teacher educators created a free space for self-development in a self-study process of dialogue and collective reflective inquiry. This study was initiated during the 2019/2020 academic year as we facilitated a school-based mentor course for vocational high school teachers. We analyze personal reflective journals written during and after mentoring sessions, group meetings, and throughout the process. Drawing on the self-study tradition within educational research, we examine the dilemmas, challenges, and opportunities this experience presented for our roles as teacher educators. The results indicate that investing time in group meetings established an atmosphere of mutual trust and developed the self-study group as a free space. Furthermore, we show the value of collaborative self-study as a tool for individual and collective self-understanding and professional development for teacher educators. Our experiences indicate that a self-study group must be self-selected to achieve an open and trusting process. Furthermore, the study shows that creating free space in academia is possible but highlights a need for academia to recognize free space and self-study as integral parts of the work culture.

COPUS-TA: An "Entry-Level" Peer Observation Tool to Support Teaching Assistant Professional Pedagogical Development.

When coordinating teams of teaching assistants (TAs) in our courses, it can be time and resource prohibitive to provide mentorship for individual professional development of their teaching. Peer observation of teaching is a useful and effective approach for professional development and for forming a community of practice that TAs can engage in. However, structured peer observation can require substantial training - which may make it infeasible for large teams of TAs with variable teaching expertise and limited contract hours. This article describes the development of an observation protocol, adapted for the TA context, from the Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS; by Smith et al. 2013). We have used this successfully, with very minimal training (15-min discussion plus one practice observation). I include the modified form (COPUS-TA) for practical and immediate use in supporting the development of TAs' teaching skills.