An Academic Coaching Training Program for University Professionals: A Mixed Methods Examination

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Alan Howlett ◽  
Melissa A. McWilliams ◽  
Kristen Rademacher ◽  
Theresa Laurie Maitland ◽  
J. Conor O’Neill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Academic Coaching ◽  
Coaching Training

Can ethics be learned?

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyse Langlois ◽  
Claire Lapointe
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Educational Administrators ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

PurposeIn response to the growing need for educational leaders who possess ethical, critical and reflective qualities, a training program was developed based on ethics as a reflective critical capacity and on Starratt's three‐dimensional model. This paper aims to describe the impact of the program on ethical decision making and on educational leaders’ ethical competencies.Design/methodology/approachA three‐year action‐research study was conducted with three groups of educational administrators, totalling 30 participants. Mixed methods were used for data collection: a pre‐ and post‐training questionnaire, individual semi‐structured interviews and group interviews. The questionnaire data were analyzed using SPSS software and interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis.FindingsResults from the pre‐test indicate that, prior to the training program, participants rarely possessed all three ethical dimensions. Post‐test results show how participants experience a significant readjustment process characterized by three different stages which have been called the transformative cycle. Qualitative results show the impact of the training program on improved ethical awareness, judgement structuring, a sense of responsibility, and overall professional conduct. No significant difference is observed between male and female participants but statistically significant differences are found according to number of years of experience and to work situation.Practical implicationsDeveloping sound ethical expertise appears to be promising in training future educational administrators and in improving their leadership skills.Originality/valueThis study is original in many aspects. Theoretically, it is based on a self‐regulated rather than hetero‐regulated approach to ethics and calls for descriptive rather then normative foundations to ethical leadership. With regard to its methodology, it used mixed methods adapted to action research as well as original data collection instruments.

scholarly journals The impact of a short-term training program on workers’ sterile processing knowledge and practices in 12 Ethiopian hospitals: A mixed methods study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. e0215643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olive M. Fast ◽  
Hareya Gebremedhin Teka ◽  
Mussie Alemayehu/Gebreselassie ◽  
Christina Marie Danielle Fast ◽  
Dan Fast ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Sterile Processing ◽  
The Impact

Applied Mixed Methods in Oral Health Research: Importance and Example of a Training Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Nicolau ◽  
G. Castonguay ◽  
A. Levine ◽  
Q.N. Hong ◽  
P. Pluye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
System A ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Great Relevance ◽  
And Training

Knowledge Transfer Statement: Mixed methods are increasingly being used in research studies on complex oral health issues. Combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, this methodology produces in-depth results of great relevance to researchers, clinicians, managers, and policy makers at each level of the oral health care system. A 5-day training program in applying oral health mixed methods research can be replicated by other institutions and contribute to capacity building and training faculty, students, and research professionals.

scholarly journals The Effects of a Humanoid Socially Assistive Robot Versus Tablet Training on Psychosocial and Physical Outcomes of Persons With Dementia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Schüssler ◽  
Julia Zuschnegg ◽  
Lucas Paletta ◽  
Maria Fellner ◽  
Gerald Lodron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Physical Outcomes ◽  
At Home

BACKGROUND New technologies, like socially assistive robots (SARs), may have the potential to support caregivers at home. Still, the evidence for people with dementia in home care is unclear because a lot of studies are performed in a laboratory or institutional setting, and mainly use robots in prototype stages. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the effects of the refined, commercially-available, humanoid SAR Pepper combined with a tablet PC–based dementia training program (Coach Pepper) versus an exclusively tablet PC–based dementia training program on psychosocial and physical outcomes of people with dementia living at home, including caregivers and dementia trainers. We hypothesize that Coach Pepper has a more positive effect on the primary outcome motivation (stable or decreased apathy) of people with dementia. METHODS A mixed methods study will be performed, including a randomized controlled, parallel, 2-arm study with a complementary qualitative part. This sample includes 40 PWD living at home and 40 relatives, each complemented with five professional caregivers and dementia trainers. The intervention group will receive Coach Pepper (a SAR connected with a tablet PC–based dementia training program), and the control group will receive exclusively tablet PC–based training without the SAR. The duration of the intervention will be three weeks per household. Data will be collected at baseline and during and after the intervention by standardized questionnaires, sensor data of the robot, and tablet PC, as well as semistructured interviews, focus groups, and observation. RESULTS To date, no results are available for this study protocol. The study intervention started in May 2019 and will end in Spring 2020. CONCLUSIONS The intervention of this study can be seen as a nonpharmacological intervention, including cognitive and physical training by a robot. This study will help to further refine SAR for the specific needs of people with dementia living at home. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/14927

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