scholarly journals Programme Improvement: Analysis of Internship Assessment of the Bachelors of Languages and Communication Degree at One University in Zimbabwe

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Programme Improvement

Principles and Practice of the Maintenance of Physical Education Curriculum Facilities and Equipment in Schools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard E. Ananomo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Curriculum Implementation ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Information Process ◽  
Administrative Policy ◽  
Attitude Measures ◽  
Process Studies ◽  
Programme Improvement

The focus of this paper is to discuss an enhancing approach to the maintenance of physical education curriculum facilities and equipment in schools. In the course of doing this, the role of administrative policy, finance, information, process studies, proficiency and attitude measures, follow-up studies, programme improvement, making decisions about individuals; and administrative regulation were elucidated upon. The writer further explained the role and importance of Teacher’s Aptitude, Magnitude and Attitude (TAMA) and Teacher’s Aptitude Disposition and Attitude (TADA) on the outcome of physical education curriculum programme evaluation. He also emphasized the Analysis of Programme Performance (APP) as being more informative for the effective maintenance of physical education curriculum implementation facilities and equipment

scholarly journals The management of stress urinary incontinence: A case report

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Preshani Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Stress Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Conservative Management ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Successful Management ◽  
Tailored Treatment ◽  
Programme Improvement

Introduction: Conservative management is the first option for patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). However, successful management of women diagnosed with SUI is dependent on a proper assessment and a tailored treatment plan. This case report aims to show the effectiveness of physiotherapy management in a 42-year-old patient diagnosed with SUI.Patient presentation: The patient’s main complaints were involuntary loss of urine on coughing, sneezing and lifting of heavy objects, which started following the birth of her third child.Management and outcome: The patient was taught the ‘Knack’ manoeuvre and provided with a tailored pelvic floor exercise programme. Improvement was noted at the third visit and the patient no longer had involuntary episodes.Conclusion: This case report shows the successful outcome of conservative management in a patient with stress urinary incontinence.

scholarly journals Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of Preschool Oral Healthcare Programme in Malaysia from the Perspective of Dental Therapists: A Qualitative Study

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farid Nurdin ◽  
Zamros Yuzadi Mohd Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Workforce Training ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Healthcare Programme ◽  
School Participation ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Children’S Oral Health ◽  
Programme Improvement

The Preschool Oral Healthcare Programme (POHP) was introduced in Malaysia by the Ministry of Health in 1984 to provide oral healthcare for 5–6-year-old children. Most of its evaluations were directed towards assessing children’s oral health status. Little emphasis has been placed on assessing the programme feasibility from the perspectives of the oral health personnel. The objective of the study was to explore the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of the POHP using the perspectives of dental therapists (DT) in Selangor state, Malaysia. This study took a qualitative approach using focus group discussion (FGD) as the data collection method. The data were transcribed verbatim followed by thematic analysis using NVivo 12 Pro version software. A total of 13 FGDs had been conducted involving 114 DT. The main facilitators were good dental teamwork, assistance from schools and teachers, sufficient training of DT, adequate support from dental administration, and good cooperation from the children. The main barriers were lack of financial support, manpower, time, inadequate support from preschools and children, language barrier, and accessibility to sugary food and drinks at schools. The study provided important insights regarding the POHP that would be useful for programme improvement through policy changes, workforce training, and enhanced school participation.

scholarly journals Experiences and lessons learned for programme improvement of micronutrient powders interventions

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. e12496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marieke Vossenaar ◽  
Alison Tumilowicz ◽  
Alexis D'Agostino ◽  
Anabelle Bonvecchio ◽  
Ruben Grajeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Programme Improvement

Dollars and sense: a budget-building framework of transparency for superintendent leadership

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 156-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Bird
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Capital Outlay ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Resource Allocations ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
Superintendent Leadership ◽  
Programme Improvement

School superintendents annually need to gain affirmative votes from their governing bodies to approve their district budgets. This paper proposes a framework through which the superintendent can express the district’s educational needs and concomitant resource allocations in conceptual terms rather than in multi-columned ledgers. The framework calls for transparency, the involvement of all stakeholders and simplicity. It posits the superintendent in the vital leadership position of being the catalyst for orchestrating change for continuous improvement across the district. Components of the framework include repositories for concepts including: staffing, programme improvement, curriculum development and capital outlay.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Higher Diploma in Medical Librarianship Programme offered by SQU Department of Information Studies in the Light of the Professional Competences Approved by MLA

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Sabah Mohammed Kallow
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competence ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Programme Improvement

The paper aims to evaluate the programme of Higher Diploma in Medical Librarianship offered by the Department of Information Studies, Sultan Qaboos University, in the light of the professional competences approved by the Medical Library Association (MLA). The process covers the offered courses and their instructors, labs and existing sources of information in this area. The study is based on surveys conducted to identify the competences and specifications of medical librarians as defined by medical informatics professional associations. It has applied the analytic, descriptive approach to assessing the programme’s course descriptions and the extent to which the courses conform to the professional competences mentioned above. The findings suggest that the courses have achieved 94.11% of such competences. Recommendations have been made as to ways and means of programme improvement and applicability in other information studies departments in the Arab world. professional competence, 

scholarly journals 599RCT of Harti Hauora Tamariki: a holistic family-centred programme for child health and equity

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Nina Scott ◽  
Amy Jones ◽  
Bridgette Masters-Awatere ◽  
Peter Sandiford
Keyword(s):  
Screening Programme ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Indigenous Leadership ◽  
Qualitative Case Studies ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
Measures Of Effectiveness ◽  
Programme Improvement ◽  
Readmission Risk

Abstract Background In Aotearoa NZ, preventable paediatric admissions and readmissions with diseases of poverty are common, particularly for Māori (Indigenous) children. In response, the Harti Hauora Tamariki (HHT) was developed. This is a multilevel programme of: culturally safe engagement; comprehensive high-quality screening; standardised evidence-based protocols for addressing need(s) and navigation. Methodological innovations are required for a RCT of HHT effectiveness within the context of whānau (family) wellbeing. Methods Approximately 980 children admitted to paediatrics at Waikato Hospital were randomised (with whānau) to HHT or usual care. Measures of effectiveness include: level of unmet need identified; impact of HHT on meeting needs; qualitative assessment of HHT support for health outcomes and whānau satisfaction with care. The primary quantitative endpoint is relative readmission risk. Results Qualitative case studies demonstrate the importance of engagement and the high-trust environment of HHT enabling whānau to reveal needs. Needs are common. Many needs identified (such as food insecurity, lack of resources) are not recognised through standard hospital care. HHT adaptations were required. Quantitative outcome analyses are underway. Conclusions The whole health system has responsibility and ability to improve whānau health promotion, prevention, and wellbeing support. HHT provides a model for action. RCT assessment of HHT needed to be whānau-centred and flexible to match programme evolution and provide evidence for effectiveness. Key messages A family-centred holistic screening programme, with culturally-safe engagement, improves inpatient care and enhances determinants of health. Indigenous leadership and commitment to Indigenous wellbeing and equity facilitates effective programme improvement, within an adaptable RCT framework.

From odorant formation to odour nuisance: new definitions for discussing a complex process

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P. Van Harreveld
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Flow Chart ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Programme Improvement

The process leading from odorant formation to individuals filing a complaint is complex, involving many steps and factors. A flow chart is proposed. The definitions that describe elements of this process, such as annoyance, nuisance, propensity of a population to experience nuisance, the “unpleasantness” of an odour, as used in odour literature, are often imprecise and confusing. A set of definitions is proposed to identify the issues involved and suggest a more precise use of terminology. A new definition for “annoyance potential” as an attribute of an odour is proposed. The concepts were developed for a study into the feasibility of developing a standardised method for measuring annoyance potential, funded by the programme “Improvement of the Quality of Environmental Measurements”, funded by the Ministry of Public Planning and the Environment in The Netherlands. The programme is expected to lead to a development programme, which will be outlined.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGINĖS PRAKTIKOS GERINIMAS: KAI KURIE ASPEKTAI [IMPROVEMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL INTERNSHIP: SOME ASPECTS]

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
Vincentas Lamanauskas
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Programme Improvement

Future teacher preparation remains a meaningful field of every country and Lithuania as well. Pedagogical internship, undoubtedly, remains a very significant element of pedagogical study structure and process. Competence, practical experience acquisition, personal improvement and all-round knowledge of educational institution are considered the most important advantages of the internship. This is not only a certain future teacher’s self-examination in a real educational environment, but also a proper way to improve. On the other hand, internship organisation is not appropriate enough. A few very important things are obvious: a short pedagogical internship time, coherence with the studies at university, and not sufficiently purposefully defined internship activities (content aspect). Mentors’ work should be improved; however, this is not treated as a very important drawback. Also, two improvement spheres have been exposed: internship content/programme improvement (to concretise, optimise, and more clearly regulate the activities) and strengthening interaction effectiveness between university and basic internship schools. Pedagogical internship effectiveness (from the point of view of pedagogical ability consolidation, improvement) remains undoubted. On the other hand, certain requirements should be raised for the institution, in which students would like and could perform pedagogical internship. Educational institution’s democracy and openness, technological supply, ecological friendliness/suitability are considered the most essential requirements. The existing pedagogical internship model in Lithuania has to be improved in two main directions – process (internship length increasing, guaranteeing the acquaintance with the variety of pedagogical institutions, interaction with the internship leaders and mentors improvement) and content (activity optimisation, innovativeness, variety increase) improvement. Key words: qualitative research, pedagogical internship, pre-service teachers, university students.

scholarly journals ‘E-TAP’ CURRICULUM FOR VIRTUE EDUCATION: A FIT ANALYSIS TO THE ‘SKOLA-2030’ CURRICULUM

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 214-223
Author(s):  
Manuel Joaquin Fernandez Gonzalez ◽  
Gunita Elksne ◽  
Anna Sidorova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Intellectual Virtues ◽  
Moral Virtues ◽  
Civic Virtues ◽  
Programme Improvement ◽  
Virtue Education

The virtue education curriculum ‘e-TAP’ is one of the recent efforts for improving character and virtue education at school in Latvia from preschool till grade nine. The objective of this research was to provide evidence regarding whether this curriculum is appropriate (‘fits’) to the Latvian context, in particular in reference to the Skola-2030 curriculum. Based on fit and feasibility theory, this work addressed the research question: “How does the treatment of virtues of the e-TAP curriculum fit to the treatment of virtues of the new Skola-2030 curriculum?”. The analysis used statistical descriptive frequency analysis of the virtues of each programme and comparative analysis between the two document sets included in each of them, using Excel software. The results show that Skola-2030 programme stresses performance and civic virtues, while the e-TAP programme underlines moral and intellectual virtues. Performance virtues are the most important ones in Skola-2030 (38 %), but account only for 17 % in the e-TAP curriculum. In addition, in Skola-2030 curriculum civic virtues account for 23 %, while in e-TAP they are only 8 %. In the e-TAP curriculum, moral virtues account for half of all the mentions (50 %) and intellectual virtues for 25 %, whereas in Skola-2030 those virtue groups account for 22 % and 18 %, respectively. The high ‘complementarity fit’ of both programmes suggests that the e-TAP curriculum could considerably enrich the Skola-2030 educational offer. Suggestions for e-TAP programme improvement and further research are put forward. 

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