scholarly journals A web-based survey of the motivations and challenges faced by emerging researchers in the chiropractic profession

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie de Luca ◽  
Peter Tuchin ◽  
Rod Bonello
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Care ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Chiropractic Profession ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Negative Feature ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Chiropractic Research

Objective To investigate the motivations, challenges and perceptions of the educational environment of emerging researchers in chiropractic. Methods A descriptive web-based survey of higher-degree chiropractic research students was performed between October and November 2013. The survey consisted of open and closed questions and the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure. Results Twenty-two students currently enrolled in a higher-degree research program participated. Students were most commonly enrolled in a doctor of philosophy program at a part-time rate. Motivations of research were desire to improve the clinical care aspects of chiropractic for the public and belief that chiropractic research is lacking. The greatest challenges were the negative attitudes towards chiropractic, finding enough time to do everything required, and feelings of isolation. The higher-degree research educational environment was perceived to be more positive than negative, with the stimulating nature of research a positive feature. A negative feature of the educational environment was poor undergraduate preparation for higher-degree research. Conclusion This study is the first study to describe higher-degree chiropractic research students. Primary motivations included building research, while challenges included not only negative attitudes toward the chiropractic profession but also negative attitudes toward researchers from within the profession. The higher-degree research educational environment was perceived to be positive. By acknowledging the issues that surround emerging researchers in chiropractic, the profession is better placed to foster academics and build research capacity.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned From an Early Hotspot During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 000313482199475
Author(s):  
Brett M. Chapman ◽  
George M. Fuhrman
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Surgical Education ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Surgical Residency ◽  
The Impact

The Covid-19 pandemic has provided challenges for surgical residency programs demanding fluid decision making focused on providing care for our patients, maintaining an educational environment, and protecting the well-being of our residents. This brief report summarizes the impact of the impact on our residency programs clinical care and education. We have identified opportunities to improve our program using videoconferencing, managing recruitment, and maintaining a satisfactory caseload to ensure the highest possible quality of surgical education.

CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE DEVELOPING POTENTIAL OF THE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 290-293
Author(s):  
A. Aldabergenova ◽  
◽  
L. Sarsenbaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Process Development ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Age Patterns ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Individual

The urgency of the problem of providing a developing educational environment in modern conditions is justified by the reform of the education system in the Republic of Kazakhstan. At all levels of education, it is necessary to create conditions for the development of the personality of the subjects of the educational process, taking into account age patterns. The article reveals the leading approaches to the study of the essence and provision of developing educational environment. As the theoretical basics of accepted socio-cultural approach of Vygotsky humanistic approach Maslow personality-oriented approach of I. A. Baeva, the ecological approach V. A. Asvina etc. Developing educational environment is considered as an environment conducive to the development and self-development at all levels of education. In the present article the condition of maintenance of the education environment: meeting the needs of the individual in communication and development, the development of adaptive abilities of students, prevention of delactovine, the development of psychological culture of teachers, the development of social and emotional intelligence of teachers and students, formation of skills of effective communication subjects of educational process, development of skills of intercultural communication etc.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kemampuan Berbahasa Indonesia dalam Membentuk Karakter Mahasiswa Era Revolusi Industri 5.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Dewirahmadanirwati Dewirahmadanirwati
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Technological Developments

The improvement of language skills in the higher education environment is expected to be able to help students get to know themselves, their culture, and the culture of others, so that they can form polite and polite language characters. The era of the industrial revolution 5.0 which first appeared in Japan in 2015, brought a new civilization in the educational environment, which made humans the center of innovation by deepening the integration of technology in improving the quality of life, sustainable social responsibility. The vision of society 5.0 demands a transformation in learning, especially in terms of the needs of students, the preparation and organization of teaching materials, and the pattern of mix in learning. This study describes the improvement of Indonesian language skills in shaping the character of students in the Industrial Revolution era 5.0, which is viewed from the needs of students. Lecturers as agents of change in forming smart, skilled, innovative and creative young people need to make changes in preparing lecture materials based on current technological developments.

scholarly journals The Ethics of Outsourcing Online Survey Research

2012 ◽  
pp. 160-175
Author(s):  
Peter J. Allen ◽  
Lynne D. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Web Surveys ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Research Software ◽  
Research Students

The increasing level of Internet penetration over the last decade has made web surveying a viable option for data collection in academic research. Software tools and services have been developed to facilitate the development and deployment of web surveys. Many academics and research students are outsourcing the design and/or hosting of their web surveys to external service providers, yet ethical issues associated with this use have received limited attention in academic literature. In this article, the authors focus on specific ethical concerns associated with the outsourcing of web surveys with particular reference to external commercial web survey service providers. These include threats to confidentiality and anonymity, the potential for loss of control over decisions about research data, and the reduced credibility of research. Suggested guidelines for academic institutions and researchers in relation to outsourcing aspects of web-based survey research are provided.

scholarly journals Automated Monitoring of Suicidal Adolescents’ Digital Media Use: Qualitative Study Exploring Acceptability Within Clinical Care

10.2196/26031 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e26031
Author(s):  
Candice Biernesser ◽  
Jamie Zelazny ◽  
David Brent ◽  
Todd Bear ◽  
Christina Mair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Suicidal Risk ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Automated Monitoring ◽  
Media Monitoring

Background Monitoring linguistic cues from adolescents’ digital media use (DMU; ie, digital content transmitted on the web, such as through text messages or social media) that could denote suicidal risk offers a unique opportunity to protect adolescents vulnerable to suicide, the second leading cause of death among youth. Adolescents communicate through digital media in high volumes and frequently express emotionality. In fact, web-based disclosures of suicidality are more common than in-person disclosures. The use of automated methods of digital media monitoring triggered by a natural language processing algorithm offers the potential to detect suicidal risk from subtle linguistic units (eg, negatively valanced words, phrases, or emoticons known to be associated with suicidality) present within adolescents’ digital media content and to use this information to respond to alerts of suicidal risk. Critical to the implementation of such an approach is the consideration of its acceptability in the clinical care of adolescents at high risk of suicide. Objective Through data collection among recently suicidal adolescents, parents, and clinicians, this study examines the current context of digital media monitoring for suicidal adolescents seeking clinical care to inform the need for automated monitoring and the factors that influence the acceptance of automated monitoring of suicidal adolescents’ DMU within clinical care. Methods A total of 15 recently suicidal adolescents (aged 13-17 years), 12 parents, and 10 clinicians participated in focus groups, qualitative interviews, and a group discussion, respectively. Data were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Participants described important challenges to the current strategies for monitoring the DMU of suicidal youth. They felt that automated monitoring would have advantages over current monitoring approaches, namely, by protecting web-based environments and aiding adolescent disclosure and support seeking about web-based suicidal risk communication, which may otherwise go unnoticed. However, they identified barriers that could impede implementation within clinical care, namely, adolescents’ and parents’ concerns about unintended consequences of automated monitoring, that is, the potential for loss of privacy or false alerts, and clinicians’ concerns about liability to respond to alerts of suicidal risk. On the basis of the needs and preferences of adolescents, parents, and clinicians, a model for automated digital media monitoring is presented that aims to optimize acceptability within clinical care for suicidal youth. Conclusions Automated digital media monitoring offers a promising means to augment detection and response to suicidal risk within the clinical care of suicidal youth when strategies that address the preferences of adolescents, parents, and clinicians are in place.

scholarly journals SWOT ANALYSIS OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT AS A STANDARD FORPREPARING STUDENTS OF SOCIO-PEDAGOGICAL PROFILE

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-177
Author(s):  
Svitlana NAKHOD ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
The State ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Theoretical Methods ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Education Environment

The article is devoted to clarifying the pe-culiarities of forming an inclusive educational environment in the Ukrainian education system and highlighting the strategies for its effective development by conducting a SWOT analysis. Theoretical methods of studying the study and analysis of philosophical, pedagogical and psychological literature were used to identify the state of the problem of formation of inclusive educational environ-ment in science, as well as its importance in the prepara-tion of students of social and pedagogical profile; synthe-sis, induction, deduction, generalization and systematiza-tion of existing scientific research results in order to de-termine the state of development of the problem and per-spective directions of its solution. Theoretical methods of studying the study and analy-sis of philosophical, pedagogical and psychological litera-ture were used to identify the state of the problem of formation of inclusive educational environment in science, as well as its importance in the preparation of students of social and pedagogical profile; synthesis, induction, de-duction, generalization and systematization of existing scientific research results in order to determine the state of development of the problem and perspective directions of its solution.It is established that SWOT analysis is a universal strategic planning technique aimed at finding the new opportunities and identifying the potential risks to effectively define the research object. Strengths of in-clusive educational environment are identified, such as implementation of democratic foundations of public order, existence of barrier-free physical and psychological envi-ronment, elimination of discriminatory manifestations and social stereotypes, emergence of new vectors of teachers’ professional development, cohesion of parental communi-ty, etc. Among the weaknesses are the substantive, func-tional and organizational aspects that determine the activities of socio-pedagogical profile. Possibilities of inclu-sive educational environment are discovered, which in-clude the preparation of social community for acceptance of people with special educational needs, emergence of experimental education institutions, mass media involve-ment in the work on formation of positive image of inclu-sive education, etc. The threats and obstacles to the for-mation of an effective inclusive educational environment are characterized, such as the lack of an adapted domes-tic model of the organization of inclusive education, the lack of a legal framework regulating all Based on the SWOT analysis, strategies for the effec-tive development of an inclusive educational environment were identified, for instance 1) a strategy of using strengths aimed at finding internal reserves, 2) a strategy of using strengths to overcome threats, 3) a strategy of using opportunities to overcome weaknesses, 4) a strate-gy for weakness elimination and threat prevention.It is emphasized that each of the identified strategies is im-plemented through the interaction between specialists of socio-pedagogical profile who are the subjects of inclusive education practice, whose level of professional training will significantly influence the problems of forming an effective inclusive education environment.

scholarly journals Új lehetőség a szisztolés szívelégtelenség (HFrEF) kezelésében: omecamtiv-mecarbil

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Arnold Péter Ráduly ◽  
Attila Tóth ◽  
Zoltán Papp ◽  
Attila Borbély
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Cardiovascular Disorder ◽  
Chain Gene ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Inherited Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Omecamtiv Mecarbil ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Ngs ◽  
Population Databases

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiovascular disorder worldwide which exhibits considerable genetic heterogeneity. Widespread utilization of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in HCM has uncovered substantial genetic variation and highlighted the importance of a standardized approach to variant interpretation. According to this, accurate and consistent interpretation of sequence variants is essential for effective clinical care for individuals and their families with HCM. With this regard, the 2015 guidelines from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology (ACMG/AMP) were widely applicable, but several elements lacked specificity for given genes or diseases. The latter guideline was adapted for the most frequent causative HCM gene, the beta myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7) by the ClinGen (Clinical Genome Resource) expert panel, the Inherited Cardiomyopathy Expert Panel. Due to the adaptation, the guideline became gene-specific, with general considerations which are widely adaptable for most of the causative genes in HCM. Based on the modified guideline, web-based interpretation algorithms have been developed which integrate data from population databases and define pathogenicity of different variants independent of the observer, therefore aiding standardized clinical interpretation of genetic testing. The latter approach serves as a basis for recommendation for genetic testing in the recent ACC/AHA HCM guideline published in 2020. The current review is meant to compile the latest advances in HCM genetic testing in clinical practice, while bringing into focus some of the ongoing challenges clinical geneticists are still facing. Although nowadays the interpretation of genetic findings is two steps closer to a more accurate approach due to gene adaptation and automatization, the multitude of putative causative genes have been once again reduced to the 8 sarcomere genes, a backward step.

scholarly journals Does curricular change improve faculty perceptions of student experiences with the educational environment? A preliminary study in an institution undergoing curricular change

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Syed Ilyas Shehnaz ◽  
Jayadevan Sreedharan ◽  
Kadayam Guruswami Gomathi
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Integrated Curriculum ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Organ System ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Curricular Change ◽  
Education Environment

Purpose: College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates, underwent a major curriculum change from a discipline-based to an organ system-based integrated curriculum. However, it was not known how the faculty perceived the changes in the educational environment as experienced by the students. In this context, we aimed to compare the faculty perceptions of the student experiences in the discipline-based curriculum with those in the organ system-based integrated curriculum.Methods: The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire was modified to assess faculty perceptions of the student experiences, pilot-tested, and administered to all faculty members (n=28) involved in the discipline-based curriculum (FDC) in January 2009. In the subsequent year, data were collected from the same faculty involved in the new integrated curriculum (FIC). Collected data were transferred to Predictive Analytics Software version 18. Total, domain, and individual statement scores were assessed with the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Percentage agreement, disagreement, and uncertainty were assessed by the McNemar’s test for proportion.Results: The mean total DREEM score was significantly higher (P<0.001) for FIC (139/200) as compared to FDC (119/200). The FIC perceived significantly more positive student experiences with the educational environment as indicated by the domain scores and statement scores. The differences in proportions of agreement between FIC and FDC also reinforced that the FIC perceived more positive student experiences with the educational environment.Conclusion: The study showed that the faculty perceived the organ system-based integrated curriculum as providing a better educational environment for the students than the discipline based curriculum.

Development and Patient Usability Analysis of a Veteran Centric Web-based Decision Aid for Lung Cancer Screening (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Schapira ◽  
Sumedha Chhatre ◽  
Jason Prigge ◽  
Jessica Meline ◽  
Dana Kaminstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
Potential Range ◽  
Medical Terminology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
System Usability Scale

BACKGROUND Web based tools developed to facilitate a Shared Decision Making (SDM) process may facilitate implementation of lung cancer screening (LCS), an evidence based intervention to improve cancer outcomes. Veterans have specific risk factors and shared experiences that impact the benefit and potential harms of LCS, so may value a Veteran centric LCS SDM too OBJECTIVE To develop and conduct usability testing of a LCS Decision Tool (LCSDecTool) designed for Veterans receiving care at a Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). METHODS A user-centered design approach was undertaken to develop the LCSDecTool. Usability of a prototype was assessed among 18 Veterans from two VA sites. Usability of a high fidelity version was assessed among 43 Veterans as part of a clinical trial. Outcomes included the System Usability Scale (SUS), the End User Computer Satisfaction (EUCS), and the Patient Engagement (PE) scale. Qualitative data from observations and short interviews with users were analyzed and themes pertaining to usability identified. RESULTS The mean (SD) in the pilot clinical trial (n=43) for the SUS (potential range 0 [low] to 100 [high] was 65.76 [15.23]); EUCS (potential range 1 [low] to 5 [high] was 3.91 [0.95]); and PE (potential range 1[low) to 5 [high] was 4.62 [0.67]). Time to completion of the LCSDecTool in minutes (median, intra-quartile range) was (13, 10-16). Emerging themes included: 1) a baseline gap in awareness of LCS with knowledge gained from using the LCSDecTool, 2) an interest in details about the LCS process, 3) the LCSDecTool was easy to use overall but specific navigation challenges identified, and 4) difficulty in understanding medical terminology. CONCLUSIONS The LCSDecTool demonstrates a good level of usability among Veterans when testing in the context of clinical care. Study findings will inform further modifications of the tool, including shortening the length and simplifying language. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02899754

Modern Technology and Mass Education

2008 ◽  
pp. 1806-1821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Ali
Keyword(s):  
Interactive Video ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Learning System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This case study examined the effectiveness and significance of the Internet and interactive video broadcasting as instructional and communication media in a global virtual learning system. The study explored how differences in students’ technology experiences, curriculum, cultures, and access to technology influence learning and student attitude in a technology-based distance education environment. The research also investigated whether the use of online references and materials is adequate and appropriate for successful distance learning. The setting was a virtual campus that linked universities in the U.S., Australia, and Canada with learning centers in different African countries. E-mail and face-to-face interviews, observations, and Web-based surveys were utilized to collect the data. The study reveals that students had mixed perceptions about the effectiveness of technology, with positive attitudes exhibited towards interactive video and some anxiety and dissatisfaction with the use of the Internet.

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