Professional Education, Professional Work, and their Connections: A Conversation

2022 ◽  
pp. 421-434
Author(s):  
Alison Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Work ◽  
Education Professional

The Significance of Rationality in Reforming Ethics within Contemporary Professional Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-75
Author(s):  
Plamena Pehlivanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Ethical Judgment ◽  
Cognitive Capacity ◽  
Professional Work ◽  
Current Climate ◽  
Human Rationality

In the wake of judgement failures currently characterising professional audit practice, the article will argue that this case illustrates a larger problem associated with the technocratic deformity of practices within modern institutions. I will refer to the case of ethics, where human judgement has been offloaded to the performative practice of complying with codes and reduced to executing procedures. Getting to grips with what the issue is requires us to recognise the distinctive ethical nature of human rationality that cannot be replaced by machines. However, this distinctiveness is not sufficiently brought out in the current climate of work, where the conditions have instead reduced the capacities to engage in ethical judgment and to cultivate morality. Instead, the cognitive capacity to evaluate the ends of actions and the dispositions to act in that light are central to fostering morality. By drawing on the Aristotelian and sociocultural traditions, I point to the complexity and significance of rationality, and offer a way to rethink professional education practices that could reorient individuals’ thinking and cultivate ethical responsivity.

scholarly journals Linking students and professional associations: A curricular strategy

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-24
Author(s):  
Shirley Simon ◽  
Susan F Grossman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Education Professional Development ◽  
Association Meeting ◽  
Social Work Programs

Students in professional social work programs in the United States traditionally receive little direct information about or contact with professional associations. What exposure they do get is haphazard and primarily through extracurricular means. This article describes and evaluates a curricular module to enhance student awareness of and connection to professional associations. The group work classes at a Midwestern United States university were adapted to include a course module addressing the role of professional associations. Components of the module include readings, discussions, presentations and attendance at a professional association meeting. Pre- and post-tests were administered to assess the initial impact of this module. The module appears to have had an impact upon students’ knowledge of and appreciation for professional associations. The authors advocate for increased curricular attention to facilitating this connection.Keywords: professional associations; social work curricula; professional education; NASW; MSW education; professional development

scholarly journals ANALISIS USAHA MENTAL (UM) MAHASISWA SEBAGAI GAMBARAN EXTRANOUS COGNITIVE LOAD (ECL) DALAM KEGIATAN PERKULIAHAN PENDIDIKAN BIOLOGI

Perspektif ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
Iffa Ichwani Putri ◽  
Sepita Ferazona
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Mental Effort ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Good Learning

This study aims to determine the level of Extranous Cognitive Load (ECL) of students through mental effort in learning activities. Mental effort can be known and analyzed from external or foreign aspects, such as learning design and learning strategies undertaken. The source of the burden obtained in the learning process is known as ECL. The effectiveness of ECL is influenced by information and learning activities that contribute to the process of constructing students' cognitive schemes in learning process received. Good learning process happen if the ECL owned by student is in low category. ECL is measured by the mental effort of students in attending lecture activities. This research is a descriptive study, which was carried out on the fourth semester students of biology education who took part in the ethics and professional education classes. ECL measurements were measured using a mental effort questionnaire during the lecture. The data acquired is analyzed on the conversion of values in the low to high categories. The results showed that in the lecturing activities the student’s mental effort average was in the low category at 32.45. A low mental effort represents a low extranous cognitive load (ECL). It can be concluded that the learning strategies carried out in the ethics and education professional lectures can suppress ECL biology education students. 

scholarly journals To Give Full Scope to Labor Quality Evaluation of Youth of the New Era as the Baton

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Nan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Integrated Education ◽  
New Era ◽  
Labor Education ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Labor Quality ◽  
Collaborative Innovation

 Labor quality evaluation, an important part for carrying out labor education, plays the role as “baton” for labor education. This paper will figure out the reasons for labor quality evaluation from its importance. The paper will also classify key evaluation indicators for labor qualities as cognition, emotion, ability and qualities of labor, dividing dynamic indicators to figure out “what to evaluate”. Meanwhile, the author will solve the problem of “how to evaluate” and “who will evaluate” by promoting evaluation subjects diversities and innovating evaluation methods. When labor quality evaluation, the “baton”, guides the direction and strategy, attention should be paid to integrated education to cultivate labor quality in an all-round way. The “baton” will also guide characteristic education with collaborative innovation of labor education, professional education and vocational education. Moreover, labor quality evaluation guides the optimization of resources to create integrated labor qualities and lead innovation education to nurture innovative talents.

scholarly journals THE RELIABILITY OF SAILORS’ PROFESSIONAL WORK: THE MAIN DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Olena Soroka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Professional Work ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Performance Capacity

The article presents the systematic theoretical and methodological analysis of psychological aspects of sailors’ professional work reliability. Sailors’ reliability is associated with their performance capacity, which affects efficiency of their work and reflects, to a greater extent, the procedural work characteristics. We have determined the main integral indicators of sailors’ work: efficiency (work achievements: productivity, speed, completeness, etc.) and quality (functional or technical characteristics). A marine specialist’s reliability is determined by their erroneous actions or through the category of human performance capacity, but this category focuses mainly on a specialist’s internal potentialities and capabilities, but does not fully disclose the working process (stability of functioning) and its result (reliability, failure-free). The features of sailors’ stress and its consequences are described. The features of sea transport specialists’ professional competence in the aspect of psychological readiness for work are determined. The reliability of sailors’ professional work is determined not only by professional characteristics, but also by their motivational, cognitive, psychomotor, emotional-volitional, temperamental and personal characteristics. Researchers describe the signs of professional work reliability with the aim not only to identify the procedural and effective parameters of work, but also to determine corresponding psychophysiological characteristics. The parameters assessing sailor’s psychological readiness to reliable professional work are determined. The psychological and physiological mechanisms stabilizing sea and river transport specialists’ health is determined; we should point that prolonged and intensive work lead to decreased working capability, fatigue, as a natural body reaction determined physiologically. The mechanisms stabilizing psychological health and the main stages of the formation of marine specialists’ work reliability are theoretically substantiated: potential professional physical and psychological readiness, individual characteristics leading to professional mistakes at sea, high-quality professional education and further trainings, adaptation to professional activities at sea, regular work. Regular trainings are important, because they help to improve sailors’ psycho-emotional stability. Professional training for the specialists should involve the development of their self-regulation as a psychological mechanism ensuring the reliability of their professional work. Psychological support of professional education can act as a technology forming the reliability of marine specialists’ professional work. Such psychological support shall help to create an orientation field for sailors’ professional development, strengthening their professional Self, maintaining their adequate self-esteem, helping them master the methods for professional psychological self-preservation. However, the widely used practice to assess only limited number of skills limits also the development of a holistic portfolio that includes all the necessary skills required for good reliability and efficiency at the workplace with certain responsibility. The examined scientific studies have shown that maritime transport specialists’ work take place in extreme conditions, so in order to improve their reliability, training alerts, simulators, business games and psychological trainings should be used.

scholarly journals Os horizontes de expectativas de progresso: a organização da instrução profissional nos discursos do Senado Mineiro

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Bárbara Braga Penido Lima
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Speech Analysis ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Economical Development

Este trabalho visa analisar os horizontes de expectativas contidos nos discursos do Senado Mineiro, entre 1891 e 1906, pesquisados nos Anais do Senado Mineiro. A partir da documentação reunida, buscamos interpretar como as ideias de progresso e instrução profissional norteavam as concepções dos senadores. Procuramos compreender de que modo as instituições escolares de formação profissional foram entendidas pela elite política como instrumento para atingir o desenvolvimento econômico e social; isto é, usando do vocabulário discursivo da época, o engrandecimento mineiro. Desse modo, tomamos como aportes teórico-metodológicos os conceitos de espaço de experiência e horizonte de expectativas cunhados por Reinhart Koselleck; o conceito de repertório conforme a definição de Angela Alonso e as proposições de análise do discurso realizadas por Patrick Charaudeau. Ao considerar o Senado Mineiro como espaço de embates retóricos, pretendemos compreender como o vocábulo progresso foi mobilizado para discutir a instalação de instituições de formação profissional como estratégia para equipara o estado mineiro aos núcleos sociais entendidos como modernos e civilizados.Progress' horizons of expectations: the framing of Professional Edication in discourses from the Senate of Minas Gerais. This paper aims to analyse the horizons of expectations which lay within Minas Gerais State between the years of 1891 and 1906, available at Minas Gerais Senate Records. From the gathered documents, we aimed to provide an interpretation of how the notions of progress and professional education outlined the senators ideas. We intended to comprehend in which ways professional education institutions were understood by some of the most powerful politicians as an instrument to achieve social and economical development; which was the enlargement of Minas Gerais state, as senators would address to it at that time. Therefore, we have chosen the following theoretical-methodological contributions: Reinhart Koselleck's concepts of space of experience and horizons of expectations; Angela Alfonso' concept of repertoire according to the definition; and Patrick Charaudeau's propositions into speech analysis. We considered Minas Gerais Senate as a field of rhetoric attacks in order to understand how the word progress was brought up in arguments considering the establishment of professional education institutes as a strategy to equate Minas Gerais State to the social areas considered modern and civilised. Keywords: Progress; Minas Gerais Senate; Public Education; Professional Education.

Administrators' Ratings of Competencies for an Undergraduate Music Education Curriculum

1978 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel R. Stegall ◽  
Jack E. Blackburn ◽  
Richard H. Coop
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Applied Music ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Music Ensembles ◽  
Teaching Music

The purpose of this study was to develop ratings by National Association of Schools of Music member institutions of competencies for an undergraduate curriculum in music education. Competencies were limited to the cognitive aspects of basic musicianship, applied music, and music education methods. Competencies in general education, professional education (including student teaching), music ensembles, and competencies in the affective and psychomotor domains were excluded. Testing conditions and criteria also were excluded. A questionnaire composed of 99 competencies was mailed to each of the NASM schools believed to offer undergraduate degrees in music education. The respondents were asked to indicate their opinion of the value of each competency by rating it on a scale from one (low) to five (high). The result of the study is a list of 84 competencies with a mean rating of 3.5 or higher.

scholarly journals WOMEN ARCHITECTS: HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE / MOTERIS ARCHITEKTĖ: PROFESINIO IŠSILAVINIMO IR VEIKLOS RAIDA

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88
Author(s):  
Violeta Lakštauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
Women Architects ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
The Us ◽  
History Of ◽  
Object Of Study

The article focuses on the development of activities performed by women architects in Lithuania. For a broader understanding of the object of study, the author also analysed analogous processes that took place in the US and Europe. This paper presents an overview of creative work and achievements of significant female architects. The purpose of this historical analysis of women in architecture is to introduce the first female architects in the US, Europe and Lithuania and to determine formation and development of women in architectural education, professional practice and their recognition. Analizuojma moterų dalyvavimo ir veiklos architektūroje raida Lietuvoje. Minimi analogiški aptariamojo laikotarpio procesai JAV ir Europoje. Apžvelgiama žymesnių architekčių kūrybinė veikla ir laimėjimai. Moterų pasireiškimo architektūroje istorinės raidos analizės tikslas – pristatyti pirmąsias JAV, Europos ir Lietuvos architektes, moterų architektūros srityje išsilavinimo, praktinės veiklos ir profesinio pripažinimo raidą.

scholarly journals Innovating in the Margins of Teacher Education: Developing a Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Teachers

in education ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Randolph Wimmer ◽  
Beth Young ◽  
Jing Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Field Experiences ◽  
International Teachers ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Immigrant Teachers ◽  
Trained Teachers ◽  
The University

In this article, we discuss our recent and current efforts to offer an innovative form of ongoing teacher education designed explicitly for Internationally Educated Teachers (IETs), which might be considered a type of in-service teacher education. We share some of the observations of IETs who have completed the Faculty of Education’s Bridging Program at the University of Alberta as well as our own experiences. Aspects of the program’s curriculum are described such as its framework including the organization of a bridging seminar and field experiences/practicum. To provide context, we review relevant policies and the limited but valuable research from other Canadian bridging programs for IETs. We conclude with a discussion of the most significant changes we have made to practices at the University of Alberta and address the issue of sustainability.        Keywords: Internationally Educated Teachers (IETs); immigrant teachers; foreign-trained teachers; recertification; bridging programs for international teachers; teacher education; professional education; in-service teacher education for international teachers.

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