Participatory Appropriation and the Cultivation of Nurturance: A Case Study of African Primary Health Science Curriculum Development

2014 ◽  
pp. 71-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Serpell
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals A stepping stone for postgraduate research? Assessing the place of the honours degree in the Health Science curriculum

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Bridget Kool ◽  
Samuel Haysom ◽  
David Newcombe ◽  
Susan Carter
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Postgraduate Study ◽  
Good Investment ◽  
The University

Research honours degrees provide potential pathways into Masters and Doctorate degrees. Essential to their success is that they provide a sound grounding for novice researchers without taxing supervisors unduly. Our case study is a Bachelor Health Science (BHSc) (Hons) degree at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, a postgraduate degree aimed at attracting high-achieving BHSc graduates to study at an advanced level. This particular programme is not practice focused, but is a training ground for research. Therefore assessing whether the honours programme is a good investment for students meeting their needs and in preparing them for future study, and is a viable undertaking for often already over-committed supervisors is important. The overarching aim of this case study is to explore how to evaluate whether an honours programme provides a sound grounding for further research based postgraduate study. Graduates of the BHSc (Hons) programme (completed 2010 – 2014) and academics at the University of Auckland were invited to take part in online anonymous cross-sectional surveys. A total of 26 graduates and 23 academics completed the surveys. Overall graduates reported they were satisfied with the quality of the honours programme (73%; 19/26), found the programme to be intellectually stimulating (92%; 24/26), motivating (73%; 19/26) and overall worthwhile (85%; 22/26). Academics agreed that the programme was worthwhile (78%; 18/23), and that the programme adequately prepared graduates for future postgraduate study (65%; 15/23). This case study has found that the BHSc (Hons) programme is an effective launching pad for future postgraduate study; however, the findings have highlighted directions for future improvement in curriculum design. The study gave insights into the challenges, benefits and limitations perceived by academics involved in supervision and graduates completing the programme. Those designing postgraduate honours degrees as researcher training grounds may find this paper useful.

A case study of a nontraditional basic science curriculum

1982 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 314-322
Author(s):  
GI Roth ◽  
RB Bridges ◽  
AT Brown ◽  
R Calmes ◽  
TT Lillich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basic Science ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Basic Science Curriculum

scholarly journals Measuring oxygen access: lessons from health facility assessments in Lagos, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. e006069
Author(s):  
Hamish R Graham ◽  
Omotayo E Olojede ◽  
Ayobami A Bakare ◽  
Agnese Iuliano ◽  
Oyaniyi Olatunde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Facility ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Operating Theatre ◽  
Facility Assessment ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Centres ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
The Cost

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted global oxygen system deficiencies and revealed gaps in how we understand and measure ‘oxygen access’. We present a case study on oxygen access from 58 health facilities in Lagos state, Nigeria. We found large differences in oxygen access between facilities (primary vs secondary, government vs private) and describe three key domains to consider when measuring oxygen access: availability, cost, use. Of 58 facilities surveyed, 8 (14%) of facilities had a functional pulse oximeter. Oximeters (N=27) were typically located in outpatient clinics (12/27, 44%), paediatric ward (6/27, 22%) or operating theatre (4/27, 15%). 34/58 (59%) facilities had a functional source of oxygen available on the day of inspection, of which 31 (91%) facilities had it available in a single ward area, typically the operating theatre or maternity ward. Oxygen services were free to patients at primary health centres, when available, but expensive in hospitals and private facilities, with the median cost for 2 days oxygen 13 000 (US$36) and 27 500 (US$77) Naira, respectively. We obtained limited data on the cost of oxygen services to facilities. Pulse oximetry use was low in secondary care facilities (32%, 21/65 patients had SpO2 documented) and negligible in private facilities (2%, 3/177) and primary health centres (<1%, 2/608). We were unable to determine the proportion of hypoxaemic patients who received oxygen therapy with available data. However, triangulation of existing data suggested that no facilities were equipped to meet minimum oxygen demands. We highlight the importance of a multifaceted approach to measuring oxygen access that assesses access at the point-of-care and ideally at the patient-level. We propose standard metrics to report oxygen access and describe how these can be integrated into routine health information systems and existing health facility assessment tools.

Deployment of Mobile Learning Course Materials to Android Powered Mobile Devices

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Chao
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Object Oriented Programming ◽  
Traditional Course ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Android Market

The objective of this article is to facilitate mobile teaching and learning by providing an alternative course material deployment method. This article suggests a course material deployment platform for small universities or individual instructors. Different from traditional course material deployment methods, the method discussed deploys course materials by using services provided by Android Market. After comparing the traditional course material deployment and the alternative deployment, the author presents strategies to take advantage of Android Market in delivering course materials to mobile devices. Through a case study, this article illustrates the application of these strategies in deploying a class menu for an object-oriented programming course in the computer science curriculum.

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