Creative Solutions for Today's Students

2022 ◽  
pp. 66-95
Author(s):  
Tyan Thomas ◽  
Alice Lim Scaletta ◽  
Sharon K. Park
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Learning ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Health Profession ◽  
Mental Disabilities ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
Student Demographics ◽  
Health Profession Student ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Profession Student ◽  
Educational Pursuits

This chapter will explore the connection between diversifying health profession student demographics, diversifying challenges these students face, and the new obstacles presented by shifting curriculum delivery to remote and hybrid learning during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The chapter will explore challenges that may seem especially difficult to address in a remote learning model: the desire to develop community among fellow learners when in a hybrid or fully remote program and when learners are from varied backgrounds; cultivating in students coping mechanisms to manage anxiety from the economic uncertainty of today's world, balancing commitments between educational pursuits and other responsibilities (e.g., child or parent care, etc.); and facilitating learning for students with physical and/or mental disabilities or chronic medical conditions.

Burnout and Engagement in Health Profession Students: The Relationships Between Study Demands, Study Resources and Personal Resources

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara G. Robins ◽  
Rachel M. Roberts ◽  
Aspa Sarris
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Health Profession ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Health Profession Student ◽  
Profession Student ◽  
Additional Variance

Burnout has been related to increased suicidal thoughts, lower self-esteem and dropout in university students. Engagement in students, however, has been underexplored. This study uses the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model and the Conservational of Resources (COR) model to contribute to the knowledge about burnout and engagement in health profession university students. In particular, the role of personal resources, including psychological flexibility, was examined. Participants were 260 nursing, social work, occupational therapy and psychology students from 10 Australian universities. Regression analyses were used to test the JD-R model with a health profession student sample. The model was extended by including personal resources and testing mediation and moderation hypotheses. Personal resources contributed significant additional variance to the model. Mediation effects of study demands and resources with psychological flexibility were found, while moderation effects were not. The results indicate the validity of the JD-R model in a health profession student population and the important role of personal resources. Further design and evaluation of interventions targeting personal resources and study demands and resources are indicated.

scholarly journals Medical students’ perceptions of play and learning: A qualitative study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A E J Van Gaalen ◽  
A.D.C. Jaarsma ◽  
J.R. Georgiadis
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Health Profession Student ◽  
Profession Student

BACKGROUND In times where distance learning is becoming the norm, game-based learning (GBL) is increasingly applied to health professions education. Yet, decisions for if, when, how and for whom GBL should be designed cannot be made on a solid empirical basis. Though the act of play seems to be intertwined with GBL, it is generally ignored in current scientific literature. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to explore students’ perceptions of play in leisure time, and of GBL, as part of a mechanistic, bottom-up approach towards evidence-informed design and implementation of GBL in health professions education. METHODS We conducted six focus group discussion in medical and dentistry students, which were analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS A total of 58 students participated. We identified four major themes based on the students’ perception of play in leisure time and on the combination of play and learning. Our results indicate that while play preferences were highly various in our health profession student cohort, pleasure was the common ground reported for playing. Crucially, play and the serious act of learning seemed paradoxical, indicating that the value and meaning of play is strongly context-dependent for students. CONCLUSIONS Four key points can be constructed from our study: (1) Students play for pleasure. Perceptions of pleasure vary considerably among students; (2) Students consider play as inefficient. Inefficiency will only be justified when it increases learning; (3) Play should be balanced with the serious and only be used for difficult or tedious courses; (4) Game-based learning activities should not be made compulsory for students. We provide practical implication and directions for future research. CLINICALTRIAL Ethical approval was obtained via the Netherlands Association for Medical Education (NVMO, 2019.1.11)

Communication Sciences and Disorders PhD Graduates' Perceptions of Their PhD Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-478
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Crais ◽  
Melody Harrison Savage
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Doctoral Preparation ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Phd Education ◽  
Doctor Of Philosophy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Students Success ◽  
Phd Program

Purpose The shortage of doctor of philosophy (PhD)–level applicants to fill academic and research positions in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) programs calls for a detailed examination of current CSD PhD educational practices and the generation of creative solutions. The intended purposes of the article are to encourage CSD faculty to examine their own PhD program practices and consider the perspectives of recent CSD PhD graduates in determining the need for possible modifications. Method The article describes the results of a survey of 240 CSD PhD graduates and their perceptions of the challenges and facilitators to completing a PhD degree; the quality of their preparation in research, teaching, and job readiness; and ways to improve PhD education. Results Two primary themes emerged from the data highlighting the need for “matchmaking.” The first time point of needed matchmaking is prior to entry among students, mentors, and expectations as well as between aspects of the program that can lead to students' success and graduation. The second important matchmaking need is between the actual PhD preparation and the realities of the graduates' career expectations, and those placed on graduates by their employers. Conclusions Within both themes, graduate's perspectives and suggestions to help guide future doctoral preparation are highlighted. The graduates' recommendations could be used by CSD PhD program faculty to enhance the quality of their program and the likelihood of student success and completion. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.11991480

Coping Mechanisms in Court-Involved Adolescents

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yariv Hofstein ◽  
Susan K. Whitbourne ◽  
Charles B. Powers
Keyword(s):  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Court Involved

Transgender Microaggressions: Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Coping Mechanisms

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey S. Davis ◽  
Kevin L. Nadal ◽  
Kristin Davidoff ◽  
Ying-Lee Wong
Keyword(s):  
Coping Mechanisms
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