Teaching of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy in undergraduate nursing programs

Objective: To describe and analyze the teaching of the Integrated Management of hildhood Illness (IMCI) strategy on Brazilian undergraduate nursing programs. Method: Integrating an international multicentric study, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted between May and October 2010 with 571 undergraduate nursing programs in Brazil Results: Responses were received from 142 programs, 75% private and 25% public. 64% of them included the IMCI strategy in the theoretical content, and 50% of the programs included IMCI as part of the students’ practical experience. The locations most used for practical teaching were primary health care units. The ‘treatment’ module was taught by the fewest number of programs, and few programs had access to the IMCI instructional manuals. All programs used exams for evaluation, and private institutions were more likely to include class participation as part of the evaluation. Teaching staff in public institutions were more likely to have received training in teaching IMCI. Conclusion: In spite of the relevance of the IMCI strategy in care of the child, its content is not addressed in all undergraduate programs in Brazil, and many programs do not have access to the IMCI teaching manuals and have not provide training in IMCI to their teaching staff.

O ensino libertário e a relação entre trabalho e educação: algumas reflexões

Um dos principais desafios nos estudos a respeito da pedagogia escolar anarquista consiste, precisamente, em apreender os conteúdos de ensino. Com essa preocupação, este texto tem triplo objetivo: analisar a proposta educativa da instituição a cargo do professor libertário João Penteado, em São Paulo, nas primeiras décadas do século XX; indicar aspectos considerados relevantes relacionados à concepção de educação integral e à forma como o trabalho está presente na organização do ensino; e, por fim, apresentar alguns apontamentos de pesquisa que possam contribuir para sua continuidade e seu aprofundamento. Optou-se por abarcar período relativo a dois momentos de existência da escola dirigida por João Penteado - a Escola Moderna Nº 1 (1912-1919) e a Escola Nova (1920-1923). Entende-se que a cronologia definida consegue abranger a pluralidade de práticas escolares necessárias aos propósitos da análise. A documentação utilizada limita-se basicamente a jornais e demais fontes produzidas e/ou acumuladas nos diferentes períodos de existência da(s) escola(s), em particular, os jornais Boletim da Escola Moderna, Boletim da Escola Nova, Boletim da Academia Saldanha Marinho, O Início, O Iris. No estudo do primeiro período, que coincide com o da Escola Moderna, são também utilizadas notícias publicadas por alguns jornais da imprensa operária e anarquista, como A Lanterna, A Vida e O Amigo do Povo, entre outros.

The impact of structured teaching methods on the quality of education in Brazil

This paper estimates the impact of the use of structured methods on the quality of education for students in primary public school in Brazil. Structured methods encompass a range of pedagogical and managerial instruments applied in the educational system. In recent years, several municipalities in the state of Sao Paulo have contracted out private educational providers to implement these structured methods in their schooling systems. Their pedagogical proposal involves structuring of curriculum content, development of teacher and student textbooks, and the training and supervision of teachers anti instructors. Using a difference-in-differences estimation strategy, we find that the 4th- and 8th-grade students in the municipalities with structured methods performed better in Portuguese and mathematics than did students in municipalities not exposed to these methods. We find no differences in passing rates. A robustness test supports the assumption that there is no unobserved municipal characteristics associated with proficiency changes over time that may affect the results. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Educational intervention regarding hypothermia: a teaching strategy for education in the Surgery Department

This is a quasi-experimental study performed using a short-term educational intervention involving nursing aides working in a Surgery Department, with the objective to identify the social and professional characteristics of the nursing aides, identify the differences in their knowledge regarding hypothermia following the educational intervention, and relate the nursing actions to the studied variables. It was found that the educational intervention was effective, considering that the difference in the mean nursing actions was 5.35 following the intervention. However, no significant difference was found regarding the nursing actions related to the studied variables. Further studies should be performed to investigate the education of nursing professionals considering their significant learning requirements in different units.

Describing some of the Dimensions that comprise the Profile of the Faculty Staff of Statistics Departments in Brazil

Statistics is a required course in virtually all undergraduate programs in Brazilian universities. In addition, undergraduate programs in Statistics are offered in many public universities. However, despite the importance of this science, there are no systematic studies in the national literature regarding the characterization of the faculty staff, which is responsible for the teaching of statistics in the country. In this context, this paper presents a description of the faculty members of undergraduate courses in Statistics. This description was based on a descriptive sample, related to aspects of their education and scientific production. A prediction of future demand for PhDs in Statistics to fill the vacancies is also provided based on the retirement of faculty members in undergraduate courses in Statistics in the country.