scholarly journals Re-fuelling the talent tank. A qualitative study of key deficiencies, future needs, and life-long learning needs of communication management professionals in Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-127
Author(s):  
Ángeles Moreno ◽  
Ralph Tench ◽  
Ayla Okay
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Communication Management ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
Management Professionals

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study of Motivators, Strategies, Barriers, and Learning Needs Related to Healthy Cooking during Pregnancy

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2395
Author(s):  
Travertine Garcia ◽  
Kerith Duncanson ◽  
Vanessa A. Shrewsbury ◽  
Julia A. Wolfson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Cooking Skills ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
Meal Planning ◽  
Skills Education

Nutrition during pregnancy has lifelong impacts on the health of mother and child. However, this life stage presents unique challenges to healthy cooking and eating. Cooking interventions show promising results, but often lack theoretical basis and rigorous evaluation. The objective of this formative, qualitative study was to explore motivators, strategies, and barriers related to healthy cooking during pregnancy. Pregnant individuals’ preferences for a cooking education program were also explored. We conducted five focus groups with pregnant individuals (n = 20) in Southeast Michigan in 2019. Focus groups were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, then double coded by two members of the research team. Mean gestational age was 18.3 ± 9.6 weeks. Common motivators included feeding other children, avoiding pregnancy complications, promoting fetal growth, and avoiding foodborne illness. Challenges included pregnancy symptoms, navigating nutrition recommendations, mental energy of meal planning, family preferences, and time constraints. Strategies employed were meal planning and including a variety of foods. Participants identified organizational strategies, recipes, nutrition information, and peer support as important components of a cooking intervention during pregnancy. This study characterized multiple challenges to healthy home cooking during pregnancy, providing novel insight to inform the development of cooking skills education programs during this important life stage.

Ethical listening to employees during a pandemic: new approaches, barriers and lessons

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene S. Neill ◽  
Shannon A. Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Feedback Loop ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Communication Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Management Professionals ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to identify new challenges to organizational listening posed by a global pandemic and how organizations are overcoming those barriers.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers conducted 30 in-depth interviews with US communication management professionals.FindingsCommunication management professionals value listening, but do not always make it the priority that it merits. They listed lack of desire of senior management, time, and trust of employees as barriers to effective organizational listening. The global COVID pandemic has made it more challenging to connect to employees working remotely and to observe nonverbal cues that are essential in communication. Organizations are adapting by using more frequent pulse surveys, video conferencing technology and mobile applications. Most importantly, this pandemic has enhanced moral sensitivity and empathy leading organizations to make decisions based on ethical considerations.Research limitations/implicationsThe researchers examined organizational listening applying employee-organization relationships (EOR) theory and found that trust is essential. Trust can be enhanced through building relationships with employees, ethical listening and closing the feedback loop by communicating how employers are using the feedback received by employees to make a positive change.Practical implicationsCommunication managers need to place a higher priority on listening to employees. Their listening efforts need to be authentic, morally autonomous or open-minded, and empathetic to respect the genuine concerns of employees and how organizational decisions will affect them. Listening is essential to serving as an ethical and effective strategic counselor.Originality/valueThe study examines organizational listening in the context of a global pandemic.

The Views of Students with Visual Impairments on the Support They Received from Teachers

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (8) ◽  
pp. 558-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Chien-Huey Chang ◽  
James Schaller
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Learning Needs

This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of 12 adolescents with visual impairments regarding the support they received from teachers for their emotional and learning needs in both residential and mainstream schools.

scholarly journals The Development of Non-Formal Technological and Vocational Education in Village Communities

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilis Widaningsih ◽  
Ade Gafar Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Low Education ◽  
Technological And Vocational Education ◽  
Village Communities

This article presents a preliminary study which was done through a literature review of various scientific references on the development of human resources through non-formal technological and vocational education. Current issues and problems in developing countries are related to the low quality of human resources in villages due to the low education and skills (technological and vocational skills). The development of non-formal technological and vocational education for village communities becomes an alternative solution, particularly when formal education does not provide solutions. With the concept of life-long learning, non-formal technological and vocational education is based on practical knowledge and skills. Non-formal education allows a learning model which addresses individuals’ learning needs. Thus, it becomes one of solutions to overcome unemployment.

scholarly journals Learning needs, barriers, differences and study requirements: How students identify as 'disabled' in higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Lister ◽  
Tim Coughlan ◽  
Nathaniel Owen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Disabled Students

Higher educational institutions (HEIs) often categorise certain students as 'disabled' in order to support inclusive and equitable study. 'Disabled' students studying in higher education may be asked to 'disclose a disability', request and agree 'reasonable adjustments' that their institution will 'provide' them, and engage with processes such as applying for 'Disabled Students' Allowance'. However, there is little understanding of preferences and comfort with language in this area, and if students do not i dentify with terms such as 'disabled', this can create barriers to requesting or accessing support. This paper describes a qualitative study to investigate language preferences for common points of communication with the HEI. We held interviews and focus groups with students (n=12) and utilised discourse analysis to investigate the language used and student perceptions of language. We identified three distinct models of language used to discuss study needs relating to a 'disability', each with language nor ms and specific nomenclature. Furthermore, we found divergence in preferences in language, leading us to argue that differential and inclusive approaches to language use should be explored.

scholarly journals Challenges in the management of people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in primary care: A qualitative study of general practitioner perspectives

2021 ◽  
pp. 174239532098387
Author(s):  
Muhammad Z Hossain ◽  
Carolyn A Chew-Graham ◽  
Emma Sowden ◽  
Tom Blakeman ◽  
Ian Wellwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Preserved Ejection Fraction ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Telephone Interviews

Objectives To explore the perspectives of general practitioners (GPs) on the identification and management of people, including those from ethnic minority groups, with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). Methods Qualitative study. Semi-structured, face-to-face or telephone interviews and focus groups were conducted with 35 GPs in England, which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Framework analysis was used to manage and interpret data. Results Themes presented reflect four inter-related challenges: GPs’ 1) lack of understanding HFpEF, impacting on 2) difficulties in communicating the diagnosis, leading to 3) uncertainty in managing people with HFpEF, further hindered by (4) discontinuity across the primary/secondary interface. All were considered more challenging by GPs when managing people from different cultures and languages. Discussion HFpEF is not well understood by GPs, leading to diagnostic difficulty, management uncertainty and potential inequity in care offered. People with HFpEF are seen as complex, with multiple long-term conditions and requiring personalised care. Challenges in their management occur across the healthcare system. This study has identified learning needs for GPs around identification and on-going support for people with HFpEF in primary care. It will contribute to the development of more flexible and patient-centred pathways across the primary/secondary care interface.

scholarly journals Clinical Practice Guideline for End-of-Life Care in Patients with Cancer: A Modified ADAPTE Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Irajpour ◽  
maryam hashemi ◽  
Fariba Taleghani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Communication Management ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Death Rattle ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Evidence Based Decision Making

Abstract PurposeThis study seeks to adapt a guideline for end-of-life care in patients with cancer to be used by healthcare teams.MethodsThis methodological study was conducted by modifying the ADAPTE process and adding to it a qualitative study and consensus ratings by a multidisciplinary panel of experts. A qualitative study was thus performed to identify the end-of-life needs of patients with cancer. Then, the source guidelines and the results of the qualitative study were used to draft the initial version of the guideline, with 85 adaptation recommendations. A multidisciplinary panel of healthcare experts performed the external review of the recommendations based on the four criteria of relatedness, comprehensibility, usefulness, and feasibility and scored them on a scale of 1-9. The mean score of each recommendation was calculated, and the recommendations were classified into three categories: Appropriate (mean score of 7-9), uncertain (mean score of 4-6.99), and inappropriate (mean score of 1-3.99).ResultsAll the recommendations were approved, as they all had a mean score of 7 or higher, and were then categorized into 11 dimensions: Communication management; participatory and evidence-based decision-making management; pain management; dyspnea management; nausea and vomiting management; anorexia and cachexia management; constipation management; death rattle management; management of delirium, anxiety, and restlessness; hydration management; and pharmacological considerations.ConclusionThe adaptation of the guideline for end-of-life care in patients with cancer in Iran was performed by modifying the ADAPTE process with the participation of multidisciplinary stakeholders and based on the local needs.

scholarly journals Urgensi Pengembangan Buku Dongeng Movable Berbasis Etnosains Sebagai Bahan Ajar Penunjang Pembelajaran Ipa Siswa Kelas

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Izzah Muyassaroh ◽  
Titin Sunaryati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Reading Activities ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Transforming textbooks into something interesting and fun for students is now increasingly interesting to study in line with the increasing number of challenges creating children's interest for reading. In order to have an attractive value for children, textbooks need to be specially prepared with a child's point of view which is of course adjusted to the character and level of children's development, learning needs, and the socio-cultural environment. This research is a descriptive qualitative study that aims to identify the urgency of developing ethnoscience based movable fairytale book to support science learning in grade IV Elementary students. This research is a descriptive qualitative study using observation, interview, and questionnaire techniques in data collection. The data analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques according to Miles & Huberman. The results of the study showed that textbooks that support learning are still limited, reading activities are the most preferred activity during learning but not in leisure, and ethnoscience-based movable fairytale book very hoped to be developed.

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