Humanistic Mentoring in Graduate Education

In a global health pandemic context, a group 16 of education Master's students met voluntarily with their tutors in a virtual research support seminar, during the Saturday mornings of the first and second semester of 2020. This study aimed to know to what extent did mentoring and human tutoring characteristics emerge in a virtual research seminar experience. Through a qualitative research approach that included the analysis of the conversations and dialogues of the recorded sessions, insights showed that some of these characteristics emerged naturally along with the sessions, but as time passed, emotional and personal aspects were appearing more often than some others, showing that students felt more comfortable talking about themselves and supporting their classmates, as well as expressing their academic doubts and project thoughts freely because of humanistic tutoring approach. Most of them achieved the goal of finishing their project chapters on time. The humanistic and professional characteristics of teachers emerged as the main factors to develop this humanistic tutoring approach.

KARAKTERISTIK MENTOR PADA KEGIATAN PELATIHAN DASAR CALON PEGAWAI NEGERI SIPIL CPNS

The mentoring program in basic training activities for civil servant candidates aims to improve the professionalism of civil servants at the beginning of community service. The relationship between mentors and mentees is fundamental and crucial to realizing the goals of mentors and mentees. This study aims to determine the character of the mentor's "admirable characteristics" in the actualization of basic training for civil servant candidates. This research on the phenomenon of the interpretive paradigm uses a qualitative approach with data taken from interviews using purposive sampling, observing mentor-mentee interactions, and analyzing seminar documents. The findings of this study show that, in general, mentors have ideal and professional characteristics. "Humble" characteristics and "teacher" professionalism are indicators that mentors can visualize against mentees. These are characters that are able to create connections that are able to build and develop the potential of the mentee and realize success. basic exercise. However, this positive condition is very contradictory to the condition of the results of the interview. It has been found that there are mentors who ignore their functions. So the strategies currently recommended are the availability of schedules, technical guidance, and transparency of the mentor-mentee relationship. The personality of the mentor is fundamental to the implementation of a good and effective mentoring process. ABSTRAK Program mentoring dalam kegiatan pelatihan dasar Calon Pegawai Negeri Sipil bertujuan untuk meningkatkan profesionalisme Pegawai Negeri Sipil diawal pengabdian di masyarakat, hubungan mentor dan mentee merupakan fundamental dan krusial untuk mewujudkan tujuan dari mentor dan mentee. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui karakter mentor “Admirable Characteristics” kegiatan aktualisasi latihan dasar Calon Pegawai Negeri Sipil. Penelitian penomena paradigma interprentif ini dengan pendekatan kualitatif, data yang diambil bersumber dari interview secara pusposive sampling, observasi interkasi mentor – mentee, dan menganalisa dokumen hasil seminar. Temuan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa secara umum mentor memiliki karakter ideal dan profesional, karakter “humble” dan profesionalisme “teacher” menjadi indikator yang mampu divisualkan mentor terhadap mentee, ini karakter yang mampu mewujudkan koneksi yang mampu membangun dan mengembangkan potensi dari mentee dan mewujudkan keberhasilan latihan dasar. Namun kondisi positif tersebut sangat kontrakdiktif dengan kondisi hasil wawancara telah ditemukan terdapat mentor yang mengabaikan fungsinya. Strategi yang direkomendasikan adalah tersedianya jadwal, petunjuk teknis dan transparansi hubungan mentor-mentee. Kepribadian mentor menjadi fundamental terselengaranya proses mentoring yang baik dan efektif.

Impact of Teacher Professional Characteristics on Students’ Academic Achievement at Secondary School Level

This research paper investigated the effect of teachers' professional characteristics on students’ academic achievement in secondary schools of district Bannu. The population of the study constituted all public secondary schools of district Bannu. For a collection of data and generalization of results, 600 respondents were taken as a sample. The sample was drawn by using the Stratified Random Sampling technique. For data collection, a self-developed questionnaire was used. For students' academic achievement self-developed Achievement test was used. The data was analyzed by using Linear Regression. The results show those secondary school teachers' professional characteristics such as teacher subject knowledge, teaching prowess, teacher-student relationship, and communication skills are significant predictors of students' academic achievement.

The Effects of Nurses' Personal and Professional Characteristics on Needle Stick Injuries

Background: Nurses face many professional dangers such as needle stick injuries. This study investigated the effects of nurses' personal and professional characteristics on needle stick injuries. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed on 200 nursing staff in a hospital. The sampling method was the classified method. Participants were asked to complete a researcher-made questionnaire on personal characteristics (age, work experience, gender, marital status, and educational level) and job (work department, number of shifts per month, and type of work shift). Also, the number of their needle stick events was extracted from their medical records. Results: The prevalence of needle sticks was 45.5%. Based on individual characteristics, the mean age and work experience of people with a history of needle stick are significantly lower than people without a history of needle stick (P <0.03). There was a significant relationship between needle stick history and educational level (P <0.00). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups without and with a history of needle stick in terms of marital status (P = 0.11) and gender (P = 0.13). Based on job characteristics, there were significant relationships between the history of needle stick with the variables of type of work shift (P = 0.00) and the number of shifts per month (P <0.00). Conclusion: Some personal and professional characteristics effective in needle sticking were identified. These findings can be used as a guide to prioritize individuals to take precautionary measures against needle sticking.

Attitudes of Oncology Nurses Towards Care of Dying Patients and the Principles of Dying with Dignity and Their Views on Good Death

This study investigated oncology nurses’ attitudes toward caring for dying patients, their principles of dying with dignity, and their views on good death. This descriptive study included 257 oncology nurses working at two university hospitals, an educational research hospital and a state hospital in Turkey. Data were collected using the descriptive characteristics information form, the Frommelt Attitudes toward Care of the Dying scale, the Assessment Scale of Attitudes toward the Principles of Dying with Dignity, and the Good Death Scale. The nurses obtained mean scores of 99.53 ± 7.76 on the Frommelt Attitudes toward Care of the Dying scale, 26.84 ± 12.45 on the Assessment Scale of Attitudes toward the Principles of Dying with Dignity, and 57.23 ± 7.48 on the Good Death Scale. The nurses’ personal and professional characteristics influenced their attitudes toward caring for dying patients, the principles of dying with dignity, and their views on good death.

LEADERSHIP QUALITIES IN A INTEGRATED STRUCTURE PERSONALITIES OF THE TEACHER

The article analyses the main psychological theories and considers the theoretical aspects of the concept of leadership qualities in future teachers. Purpose. The purpose of the publication is scientific study and systematization of experience on this issue, to identify the essential characteristics in the holistic structure of the personality of future teacher leaders in the educational space of Institutions of Higher Education.Methods. In the research were used such a theoretical methods: content analysis, synthesis, classification and generalization of scientific and theoretical provisions of the concept of "leadership qualities" in the modern educational environment. The methodological basis of the article is the scientific concepts of native and foreign researchers who have dealt with issues of leadership and leadership qualities. Different approaches of scientists on understanding the essence of leadership qualities of the individual and their features are considered. The components and criteria of leadership qualities from the standpoint of the psychology of work of the teacher are described. Leadership qualities of future teachers has an important role of the formation.Results. As a result of theoretical and methodological research, we analyzed, systematized and identified the following components of leadership qualities in the holistic structure of the future teacher's personality from the point of view of psychology of pedagogical work: motivational-value, emotional-communicative, organizational-regulatory and reflexive-evaluative.Conclusions. It is concluded that in the conditions of modernization of the educational system the teacher-leader becomes an important strategic resource of all transformations, and is able to generate and perceive innovations, ready to show activity and creativity. Subjectivity and congruence are defined as the fundamental qualities that determine the purposeful development of important personal and professional characteristics that contribute to the development of personality to the position of a leader.Key words: leadership, leadership qualities, future teachers, pedagogical activity. У статті проаналізовано основні психологічні підходи і теорії, розглянуто теоретичні аспекти поняття лідерських якостей у майбутніх педагогів. Мета публікації – наукове вивчення та систематизація досвіду з даної проблематики, виявлення сутнісних характеристик у цілісній структурі особистості майбутніх педагогів-лідерів в освітньому просторі закладу вищої освіти.Методи. Під час проведення дослідження використовувалися такі теоретичні методи: контент-аналіз, синтез, класифікація та узагальнення науково-теоретичних положень поняття «лідерські якості» в системі сучасного освітнього середовища. Методологічну основу статті становлять наукові концепції сучасних вітчизняних та зарубіжних дослідників, котрі займалися питаннями лідерства та лідерських якостей, зокрема у педагогів. Розглядаються різні підходи та погляди науковців на розуміння сутності лідерських якостей особистості та їхні особливості. Описуються структура, компоненти та критерії лідерських якостей з позиції психології праці педагога. Підкреслюється важлива роль формування лідерських якостей у майбутніх учителів. Результати. У результаті теоретико-методологічного дослідження нами проаналізовано, системати-зовано та виокремлено такі компоненти лідерських якостей у цілісній структурі особистості майбутнього педагога з точки зору психології педагогічної праці: мотиваційно-ціннісний, емоційно-комунікативний, організаційно-регулятивний та рефлексивно-оцінювальний. Висновки. З’ясовано, що в умовах модернізації освітньої системи педагог-лідер стає важливим стратегічним ресурсом усіх перетворень, здатним генерувати і сприймати інновації, готовим проявляти активність і творчість. Основоположними якостями, що зумовлюють цілеспрямований розвиток важливих особистісно-професійних характеристик, які сприяють розвитку особистості до позиції лідера, визначені суб’єктність і конгруентність. Перспективи подальшого дослідження ми вбачаємо в дослідженні лідер-ських якостей та розробленні психолого-педагогічного супроводу в процесі фахової підготовки педагогів.Ключові слова: лідерство, лідерські якості, майбутні педагоги, педагогічна діяльність.

Structure of Protective and Coping Response in Police Officers Suffering from Somatoform Vegetative Dysfunction of Gastrointestinal Tract in Relation to Psychohygiene Tasks

The aim of the study was to identify differences of protective and coping behavior and its dynamics in conditions of asthenization and anxiety-depressive response in employees of internal affairs bodies, suffering from somatoform vegetative dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract. Materials and methods of research. To reveal structural and dynamic characteristics of the protective response and character of the asthenization depression and anxiety influence on the internal affairs employees, 64 police officers with somatoform vegetative dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract (F. 45.3) according to criteria of ICD-10 were investigated. Results of the study and their analysis. The study revealed that the differences were both purely individual and cross-cutting, reflecting a pronounced intrapersonal conflict. This indicates the weakness of the defense system in police employees suffering from somatoform vegetative dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract, regardless of gender identity, emphasizing their low adaptive capacity, making it difficult to recognize the problems. The basic socio-professional characteristics of police officers are reflected and their role in protective and coping response is shown. The results of the study are offered to use in psychohygienic work with employees, prone to somatoform reactions.

Ideological and Political Reform based on Modularized Engineering Materials and Machinery Manufacturing Foundation Course

"Engineering Materials and Machinery Manufacturing Fundamentals" is the basic discipline of vehicle engineering. In order to realize the seamless combination of knowledge transfer and ideological and political value guidance, the complex knowledge points are modularized reforms, and each module has the advantages of The curriculum ideological and political elements with distinctive professional characteristics have played a role in guiding students' correct value orientation by updating curriculum teaching objectives, reshaping curriculum teaching design, optimizing experimental curriculum ideological and political penetration, and reforming the ideological and political curriculum penetration of curriculum evaluation mode.

Exploration of therapists’ views of practice within critical care

IntroductionTherapists are increasing recognised as core members of the critical care multiprofessional team. Each therapy profession provides specialist assessments and interventions, but also work collaboratively across the rehabilitation pathway. Despite inclusion in several national guidance documents, there remains a lack of evidence regarding the perceived role of therapists working within critical care, the unique contributions of each profession and opinion on the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of each therapy profession.MethodA descriptive qualitative methodology was used involving seven focus groups. Purposeful sampling was used to recruit therapists via professional specialist interest groups. All focus groups were uniprofessional and discussions based on a predesigned framework. Data were analysed thematically.ResultsParticipants (n=65) from across the UK were recruited to seven focus groups with an average of 18.3 years postgraduate clinical experience of which 11.6 years was within critical care. Three core themes were generated from 875 codes and 237 potential subthemes. The final themes were (1) professional characteristics; (2) multidisciplinary team and (3) staffing. An additional theme of ‘COVID-19 pandemic’ was also identified. Findings were similar across all profession groups particularly regarding the need for holistic, patient-centred care. Expected variation was observed for professional characteristics especially regarding specific assessments and interventions.DiscussionTherapy services are an essential component to the delivery of critical care especially regarding recovery and rehabilitation. Through three core themes, this qualitative study has provided new evidence of the perceptions and opinions of the role that therapists undertake within critical care.

Social professional portrait of the middle class: regional aspect (Case Study: the City of Omsk-Russia)

The study analyzes the regional features of the social-professional characteristics of the middle class and the migration attitudes of the middle-class youth (for example, in the city of Omsk). The empirical basis of the study is the data of a sociological survey conducted at the Department of Sociology of Dostoevsky Omsk State University in 2021.The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). It is concluded that the position of the middle class and factors of migration relations are associated with the social-economic conditions for the development of creative environment in the city.