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In order to give children quality child care, child care providers need appropriate training and coaching to develop effective teaching practices. Compared to center-based educators, family child care providers tend to have less education and training and offer fewer educational experiences. The purpose of this study was to investigate how family child care providers perceived the quality of Early Head Start training to support professional development, and to identify what professional areas and experiences or activities providers deemed crucial to their professional-development training. Bandura’s (1997) social-cognitive theory described the way people learn from each other, and identified four factors—mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, social persuasion, and psychological factors—that are related to self-efficacy. Interview questions and observational coding of teacher training pertained in part to Early Head Start trainees’ experiences of social-learning and self-efficacy during training.

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Bakgrund Omvårdnadspersonalen är viktig för fallpreventivt arbete inom särskilt boende för äldre då de arbetar närmast patienterna. Det är viktigt att undersöka omvårdnadspersonalens syn på fallpreventivt arbete för att få ökad förståelse för hur omvårdnadspersonal kan stöttas i det fallpreventiva arbetet. Syfte Att utforska omvårdnadspersonalens upplevelser av fallprevention och samarbete med fysioterapeut i det fallpreventiva arbetet på särskilt boende. Metod En kvalitativ metod med semistrukturerade intervjuer. 11 personer som arbetade på särskilda boenden ingick i studien. Databearbetning genomfördes i form av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat Analysen gav fem kategorier och tjugo subkategorier, De fem huvudkategorierna bestod av: Miljöfaktorer påverkar fallrisk, Individfaktorer påverkar fallrisk, Strategier som omvårdnadspersonalen använder vid ökad fallrisk direkt gentemot kunden, Samarbetsstrategier som omvårdnadspersonalen använder vid ökad fallrisk, Samarbete mellan omvårdnadspersonal och fysioterapeut. Konklusion Studien visade att omvårdnadspersonalens upplevelser av det fallpreventiva arbetet innefattade identifiering av riskfaktorer hos individ och miljö. De använde strategier vid ökad fallrisk direkt gentemot kund och ett bra kommunikativt samarbete med fysioterapeut, anhöriga och övrig vårdpersonal var betydelsefullt för det fallpreventiva arbetet på särskilt boende. Omvårdnadspersonal önskade stöd från fysioterapeut i form av praktisk hjälp med fallriskbedömning och information om specifika och generella fallpreventiva åtgärder.

In many parts of the country principal candidates are being licensed through alternative pathways. Some view this movement as a plausible solution to the shortage of principals and inadequacy of principal preparation programs (Hess, 2003; Southern Regional Education Board, 2006; Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2003). Others are insulted and threatened by the prospect of a person from a non-traditional background leading a school (Fenwick & Pierce, 2001). The debate as to whether or not these candidates possess the prerequisite skills and knowledge to effectively lead a school continues. But, will superintendents, as gatekeepers to school districts, afford these individuals the opportunity to prove their worth as principals? In this study, superintendents’ attitudes toward alternative licensure of school principals; past behaviors related to hiring alternatively licensed school personnel; attitudes toward specific alternatively licensed personnel; perceptions of the conditions in their school districts; anticipated concerns about hiring alternatively licensed principals; and the presence or absence of a clearly articulated induction program for new principals are used as predictors of superintendents' willingness to recommend hiring alternatively licensed principals to their school boards. The composite model of attitude-behavior consistency and data from a qualitative study of 18 superintendents were the bases for the development of a theory. To test the theory, an on-line questionnaire, using Likert and Thurstone scaled items, was administered to 1200 randomly selected superintendents who were members of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) in 2005. Multiple regression analysis was used for the analysis of the quantitative data. Five of the 19 predictor variables were significant predictors of superintendents’ willingness to recommend hiring alternatively licensed principals. The strongest relationship existed between superintendents’ willingness to recommend hiring alternatively licensed principals and their perceptions of the instructional leadership ability of alternatively licensed principals. Other significant predictors were superintendents’ past experiences hiring alternatively licensed principals, perceptions of the community acceptance of alternatively licensed principals, general attitude toward alternative licensure, and willingness to hire under the given definition. Superintendents displayed a low neutral (more unfavorable) score on the Thurstone scale, which means they view the employment of alternatively licensed principals slightly unfavorably. / Ph. D.

Orientadora: Mara Alice Fernandes de Abreu / Banca: Aida Victoria Garcia Montrone / Banca: Claudio Bertolli Filho / Resumo: Como proposta para reflexão da prática pedagógica foi oferecida uma oficina às licenciandas em pedagogia, seguida de um planejamento a partir do tema corporeidade, o qual foi posteriormente desenvolvido por elas. Tal procedimento foi realizado com o intuito de se avaliar se ele era capaz de auxiliar as licenciandas a redimensionar sua prática, à medida que buscava ampliar o conhecimento e considerava o processo de transposição didática, no fazer docente destas alunas. A oficina sobre corporeidade e sua prática pedagógica, nas séries iniciais do ensino fundamental e educação infantil, foi iniciada com a investigação das concepções das licenciandas sobre corporeidade e sua prática pedagógica, incluindo o conhecimento que possuíam em relação às orientações dos RCNEI e PCNs sobre o tema. A partir de então, seguiram-se encontros semanais num total de 14, nos quais se realizaram discussões a partir de textos, seminários e aulas expositivas que trabalharam tanto linguagem corporal como metodologias, meios e estratégias de ensino e ainda, dinâmicas e representações em silhuetas. Seguiu-se então, a apresentação pelas licenciandas, divididas em grupos, de problemas relacionados ao tema corporeidade, vivenciados por elas em sala de aula e de planejamentos para trabalhá-los através de intervenções. Estas últimas foram gravadas em vídeo e apresentadas a toda turma de licenciandas, para serem discutidas por elas. Para finalizar, foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas com a intenção de se esclarecer dúvidas e complementar informações coletadas durante todo esse processo. Os dados mostram que as idéias iniciais apontadas pelas licenciandas sobre corporeidade e sua prática se relacionavam a temas como autoconhecimento, autonomia, desenvolvimento biopsicossocial e relações com o meio. As licenciandas apontaram como ponto importante para... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Concerning the study of didactic transposition, it was offered, in a timetable subject, a workshop for pedagogy licensed teachers, which was included at its end, the arrangement of an intervention with nursery and primary school students, under the theme body-language. With the aim of evaluating if this process could help the teachers on remeasurement of its pedagogical practice, the workshop included two phases: the first was aimed on expand the teacher's knowledge on body-language and the second, when the learning process was discussed, with reference on the arrangement and the teaching act, aware of the scientific content didactic transposition developed by the licensed for the subject to be taught. The workshop initiated with a research on the licensed's conception about body-language and its practice, including their own ideas about the RCN and PCNs orientation. There were weekly meetings (14 in a total), where there were discussions about texts, lectures, expositive classes, besides activities (mirror, statue, silhouette) related to the body identity, gender, image and expression, besides symbology, followed by reflection and discussion that worked, with the researcher and the discipline teacher, both the body language and the teaching methodologies, means and strategies. To this step, it was followed the presentation, by the licensed organized in groups, of problems related to the theme body-language, experienced by them in class, and the arrangement to work them through interventions. These last ones were recorded in video and presented to all the licensed for discussion and evaluation about the pedagogical practice. Finally, there were semi-structured interviews with the aim of provide to the licensed the opportunity of solving doubts, expressing their difficult points and moreover, complement the collected information during the whole process... (Complete abstract, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Mestre

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Nurse residency programs (NRPs) have been identified as a means to promote transitioning of new nurses into the professional nursing role. Questions have arisen related to which elements within those programs are most meaningful to the development of new nurses. As the nursing shortage drives the need for quick transition and development of nurses to meet workforce needs, nursing must identify what is meaningful to nurses in their transition to practice. The purpose of this multi-site study was to explicate meaning from the experiences of newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs) who have just completed NRPs. The research question was “What factors have meaning for NLRNs who have experienced transition to practice in nurse residency programs in acute care settings?” Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from six NLRNs from three different NRPs after completion of their programs. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, themes and variations within those themes were derived from the descriptive narratives provided from participant interviews. Overarching themes identified were Relationships, Reflection, Active Learning, Resources and Organizational Systems. Findings have implications for practice and education as the nursing profession strives to find ways to transform nurses in an effective and efficient manner.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / New nurses report feeling unprepared, incompetent, and highly stressed, contributing to first-year turnover rates of 25% in some healthcare organizations. Turnover, combined with a preparation-practice gap, has alerted advocacy organizations and researchers to recommend the development of nurse residency programs. Nurse residency programs are a post-graduate training period where new nurses receive enhanced clinical education in the healthcare setting. While highly variable in structure and attributes, programs usually include educational sessions, clinical immersion, and role socialization opportunities. Evidence supports that new nurses participating in nurse residency programs experience positive outcomes, including increased confidence, competence, and decreased turnover rates. Despite this, only half of the hospitals nationwide have implemented a program with most designed around a single health system mission. This dissertation study aimed to identify the attributes of nurse residency programs influencing the newly licensed registered nurse. An integrative review of the literature and evolutionary concept analysis was completed to examine the state of the science of nurse residency programs. Findings revealed a lack of conceptual and theoretical design and variability among program structures, creating a gap in the literature about the attributes of programs that are most influencing new nurses. Based on the literature's noted gaps, a qualitative description study was conducted. Purposive sampling strategies were used to recruit nurses who recently completed varied program models across the United States. New nurses reported the attributes of programs and described how those positively and negatively influenced the transition to practice experience. The overarching themes revealed that new nurses need a cadre of highly supportive individuals across the clinical and educational continuum who espouse astute interpersonal and communication skills. New nurses desire engaging activities with intra and interprofessional team members for clinical skill application, knowledge advancement, and role socialization. New nurses need the structure of meetings at times and in a sequence conducive to learning; and for preceptorship experiences to be facilitated by trained preceptors, on a unit, and of a length that supports confidence for autonomous practice. Future research will include the development and testing of an evaluation tool based on the findings from this study.

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