Reforming the Swiss nurse education system: A policy review

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada Spitzer ◽  
Béatrice Perrenoud
Author(s):  
Charlene Tan

This article challenges the dominant notion of the ‘high-performing education system’ and offers an alternative interpretation from a Daoist perspective. The paper highlights two salient characteristics of such a system: its ability to outperform other education systems in international large-scale assessments; and its status as a positive or negative ‘reference society’. It is contended that external standards are applied and imposed on educational systems across the globe, judging a system to be high- or low- performing, and consequently worthy of emulation or deserving of criticism. Three cardinal Daoist principles that are drawn from the Zhuangzi are expounded: a rejection of an external and oppressive dao (way); the emptying of one’s heart-mind; and an ethics of difference. A major implication is a celebration of a plurality of high performers and reference societies, each unique in its own dao but converging on mutual learning and appreciation.


2010 ◽  
pp. 327-334
Author(s):  
Ambrose Azeta ◽  
Charles K. Ayo ◽  
Aderemi Aaron Anthony Atayero ◽  
Nicholas Ikhu-Omoregbe

Voice-based web e-Education is a technology-supported learning paradigm that allows phone-access of learners to e-Learning web-based applications. These applications are designed mainly for the visually impaired. They are however lacking in attributes of adaptive and reusable learning objects, which are emerging requirements for applications in these domain. This paper presents a framework for developing intelligent voice-based applications in the context of e-Education. The framework presented supports intelligent components such as adaptation and recommendation services. A prototype Intelligent Voice-based E-Education System (iVEES) was developed and subjected to test by visually impaired users. A usability study was carried out using the International Standard Organization’s (ISO) 9241-11 specification to determine the level of effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction. Report of our findings shows that the application is of immense benefit, based on the system’s inherent capacity for taking autonomous decision that are capable of adapting to users’ requests.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Mohd Farid Ravi Abdullah ◽  
Muhammad Aizat Syimir Rozani

Building a sustainable nation from the Quranic perspective is a form of Islamic model that is clearly stated in the Quran. The model is based on the conception of Islamic principle, that adopts Islamic sharī‘ah (order) preservation approach, and executes the nation’s development based on the guidelines embodied in the Quran and Sunnah. Most countries that drive success in various fields neglect the importance of balance between the physical development and spiritual development. This situation will only allow the world to strive for a materialistic success without any holistic development. Therefore, this study elaborated on the characteristics of a Balda Ṭayyiba Wa Rabb Ghafūr state, which was the axis of the past Islamic world empires. A qualitative research method was used in this study by collecting library data to analyse texts that would suggest the concepts of building a sustainable nation from the Quranic perspective. Therefore, this working paper would explicate the features of Balda Ṭayyiba Wa Rabb Ghafūr as the basis of global Islamic nation building. This study revealed that the nation of Balda Ṭayyiba Wa Rabb Ghafūr requires an Islamic administration that covers various aspects, including politics, Rabbānī (divine) holistic education system, fair economic system, and sustainable environment. By understanding the Balda Ṭayyiba principle and its features, the greatness of a nation’s civilisation could be reinstated. Thus, the basis of a nation’s well-being relies on its political stability, a holistic education system, a fair economic system, and a sustainable environment. ABSTRAK: Pembangunan negara lestari menurut perspektif al-Quran merupakan satu bentuk model Islam yang jelas dinyatakan di dalam al-Quran. Model ini adalah berdasarkan konsep prinsip Islam yang menerapkan pendekatan pemeliharaan syariat Islam dalam melaksanakan pembangunan negara berdasarkan garis panduan yang terkandung di dalam al-Quran dan Sunnah. Kebanyakan negara yang memacu kejayaan dalam pelbagai bidang mengabaikan kepentingan pembangunan fizikal yang seimbang dengan pembangunan rohani. Keadaan ini akan membawa dunia menuju kejayaan material tanpa pembangunan yang menyeluruh. Justeru, kajian ini menghuraikan ciri-ciri negara Balda Ṭayyiba Wa Rabb Ghafūr yang merupakan paksi empayar dunia Islam pada masa lalu. Metodologi kajian kualitatif telah digunakan dalam kajian ini dengan mengumpulkan data perpustakaan untuk menganalisis teks demi menunjukkan konsep pembangunan Negara Lestari menurut perspektif al-Quran. Oleh itu, artikel ini menjelaskan ciri-ciri Balda Ṭayyiba Wa Rabb Ghafūr sebagai asas pembinaan negara Islam yang global. Dengan memahami prinsip Balda Ṭayyiba dan ciri-cirinya, keagungan peradaban bangsa akan dikembalikan semula. Oleh sebab yang sedemikian, asas kesejahteraan negara bergantung kepada kestabilan politiknya, sistem pendidikan yang holistik, sistem ekonomi yang adil, dan persekitaran yang lestari.


Author(s):  
Erin Twohig

The fifth chapter analyzes the use of parody and satire to depict education in Mohamed Nedali’s Grâce à Jean de la Fontaine! (Thanks to Jean de la Fontaine!) and Yacine Adnan’s Hūt Marūk (Hot Maroc). Nedali’s novel describes the satiric misadventures of a teacher-in-training who, upon finding himself surrounded by incompetency at the school where he works, learns to play along with absurdity rather than fight it. Hūt Marūk, in a similarly satiric tone, describes a young man who embodies the new kind of author produced by a failing education system: a comments section troll on an online blog. These novels offer a dramatic departure from the earnest striving heroes examined in the fourth chapter. They poke fun at education, exaggerating the foibles of incompetent administrators, skewering teachers who know nothing about their subject, and presenting the classroom as a space of meaningless failed communication. These narratives do more than point a literary finger at current political controversies and educational failings. They bring the entire educational institution into question through their clear refusal to ever be taught to future generations in the classroom


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