Making mole-hills out of mountains:Peer Mentoring in Engineering education - A case-study

Based on the emergent findings of a pilot study which examined the issues around introducing Peer Mentoring into an Engineering School, this paper, which is very much a 'work in progress', describes and discusses results from the first year of what will be a three year exploratory study. Focusing on three distinctive concepts integral to the student experience, Relationships, Variety and Synergy, the study follows an Action Research Design in that it aims to find a realistic and workable solution to issues of attrition within the Engineering School in which the Project and Study are set. Starting with the research question "Does Peer Mentoring improve engineering students' transition into university?"', the Pilot Project and Study will run for three years, each year building on the lessons of the previous year.

Under the ABC Umbrella: Orphanages, Rights, and Education in Mexico

The National System for the Integral Development of the Family (DIF) in Mexico assists children in orphanages. This paper provides an overview of its current practices, and advocates a holistic educational/social model for “alternative orphanages,” integrating Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the rights-based approach. The model complements DIF’s social efforts.

As necessidades formativas de professores para o trabalho com a educação integral

In Brazil, since the 1990, the country has been operating an extensive transformation in the education system. This situation is justified, among other reasons, the search for answers to the new demands that modern society gives to school, to new technologies and information and communication systems. To better put the Brazilian school that context, the federal government, through the Ministerial Decree No. 17/2007, created the More Education Program as a measure to combat low levels of development of basic education in the capital cities and metropolitan areas, aiming at the implementation of comprehensive education in schools. After the first year since the implementation of the program, there are advances in the permanence of students within the school. But as for the teachers, there is a gap on ownership and consequent acceptance. Considering the reality of the state system of schools of Basic Education in Natal - RN, this study investigates the training needs of teachers in institutions working with More Education Program, envisioning the educational relationship with Macrocampos contained in this national project. Answering this question allows us to absorb the concept of such needs in teachers, as well as to check priority in relation to the continuing education of teachers for this new pedagogical reality.

Developing Innovative TEL Practice in Teacher Education

This interactive symposium will focus on the use of different technologies in developing innovative practice in teacher education at one university in England. Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is a field of educational policy and practice that has the power to ignite diametrically opposing views and reactions amongst teachers and teacher educators, ranging across a spectrum from immense enthusiasm to untold terror. In a field where the skills and experience of individuals vary from those of digital natives (Prensky 2001) to lags and lurkers in digital spaces, the challenges of harnessing the potential of TEL are complex. The challenges include developing the IT skills of trainees and educators and the creative application of these skills to pedagogy in all areas of the curriculum. The symposium draws on examples from primary, secondary and post-compulsory teacher education to discuss issues and approaches to developing research capacity and innovative practice using different etools, many of which are freely available. The first paper offers theoretical and policy perspectives on finding spaces in busy professional lives to engage in research and develop research-informed practice. It draws on notions of teachers as researchers, practitioner research and evidenc-ebased practice to argue that engagement in research is integral to teacher education and an empowering source of creative professional learning for teachers and teacher educators. Whilst acknowledging the challenges of this stance, examples from our own research practice illustrate how e-tools can assist us in building the capacity and confidence of staff and students in researching and enhancing teaching, learning and assessment practice. The second paper discusses IT skills development through the TEL pathway for trainee teachers in secondary education across different curriculum subjects. The lead tutor for the TEL pathway will use examples of activities developed with trainee teachers and university subject tutors to enhance their skills in using e-tools, such as QR codes, Kahoot, Padlet, Pinterest and cloud based learning. The paper will also focus on how these skills and tools can be used for action Discussant - the wider use of technologies in a university centre for teacher education; course management, recruitment and mentor training. research, evaluation and feedback and for marking and administrative tasks. The discussion will finish with thoughts on widening trainee teachers’ horizons into the future direction of educational technology. The third paper considers institutional policies and strategies for promoting and embedding TEL, including an initiative called ‘The Learning Conversation’, which aims ‘to share, highlight, celebrate, discuss, problematise, find things out...’ about TEL through an online space. The lead for ‘The Learning Conversation’ will offer reflections on this and other initiatives across the institution involving trainee teachers, university subject tutors, librarians and staff in student support services who are using TEL to engage, enthuse and support students on campus and during placements in schools. The fourth paper reflects on the use of TEL to engage with trainee teachers in post-compulsory education. This sector of education and training is more fragmented than primary and secondary schools sectors and so the challenges of building a community of practice that can support the development of innovative practice are greater.

El quehacer universitario en la promoción de la seguridad integral

La seguridad integral implica un nivel de protagonismo de la Universidad en la generación de conocimiento tanto para el fortalecimiento de las instituciones así como en la generación de capacidades ciudadanas de demanda. Este artículo plantea la posibilidad de trabajar el tema en la UNA desde un enfoque basado en los derechos humanos y desde un afianzamiento con la relación de esta con el Ministerio de Seguridad de Costa Rica desde una perspectiva técnica, donde enfoques educativos innovadores como la educación dual, que promueve la Escuela de Secretariado Profesional, puede ser una herramienta valiosa. Abstract The integral security implies a level of participation from the University in knowledge development for the strengthening of the institutions as well as the creation of citizen capacities of demand. This article raises the possibility of working the subject in the National University Of Costa Rica from an approach based on the human rights and from a reinforcement with its relationship of this with the Ministry of Security of Costa Rica from a technical perspective, where innovating educative approaches like the dual education, comes promoting from the School of Professional Secretaryship valuable tools.

Educación sexual integral, Marco Berger y Ausente. Miradas en conflicto desde una didáctica de la comunicación

Este escrito es parte de las preocupaciones del equipo de Investigación de la Dra. Ximena Triquell11, y en ese marco inscribe la pesquisa en una perspectiva sobre conflictos sociales en discursos audiovisuales, en este caso, aquellos vinculados con la sexualidad en contextos escolares. En este marco, y con el objetivo de dar cuenta de conflictos vinculados a la sexualidad, este artículo presenta en primera instancia un análisis semiótico del filme Ausente, de Marco Berger. En segundo lugar, busca encuadrar estas reflexiones anteriores en una perspectiva que denominamos didáctica de la comunicación, que consideramos se encuentra actualmente en construcción. En tercer lugar, a partir de lo anterior, propone una reflexión oblicua sobre la educación sexual integral en Argentina.

A construção da profissionalidade de um professor generalista e o desenvolvimento integral da criança

Relatório de Estágio apresentado à Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico.

Clinical education reflective ecological model for health science majors

The clinical education is an integral part of the Health Science majors’ curriculum programs of the University of Aveiro’s School of Health (i.e., Nursing, Physical Therapy, Radiology, Radiotherapy and Speech-Language Pathology) and aims to develop clinical competences in order to generate excellent health care professionals. The organization was based on the Ecological Model of Clinical-Reflective Training, which was characterized by inter-institutional interaction and student’s reflection on actions on a professional setting. This study encompassed two moments of clinical internships in the Nursing, Physical Therapy, Radiology and Radiotherapy majors. The Clinical Internship I provided the 123 students with a global view of the health care professional activities. The Clinical Internship II, with 119 students, developed competences of each health professional. Questionnaires with categorical scales from 1 to 5 evaluated the organization and efficiency of the two internships. The results revealed averages over 3 in all items. In conclusion, the Ecological Model of Clinical-Reflective Training was well accepted by students and clinical supervisors. Applications in the health care area were demonstrated.

Nivel de satisfacción de la atención integral que brindan las enfermeras/os a las gestantes, en la Clínica Humanitaria “Fundación Pablo Jaramillo C.”, en el periodo noviembre – diciembre 2015

OBJETIVO: evaluar el nivel de satisfacción de la atención que brindan las enfermeras/os, a las gestantes hospitalizadas que cursan su tercer trimestre de embarazo, en la Clínica Humanitaria Fundación Pablo Jaramillo Crespo, periodo Noviembre-Diciembre 2015. METODOLOGÍA: se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo con universo y muestra finito, conformado por 34 gestantes hospitalizadas, en el servicio Gineco-Obstetricia en la Clínica Humanitaria en su tercer trimestre de gestación. Se utilizó el instrumento Caring Assessment Instrument (Care-Q) modificado, conformado por 7 categorías y 25 preguntas. En la tabulación y análisis de datos se utilizó el programa Excel y Word. RESULTADOS: de las 34 gestantes encuestadas, el 68% refieren un nivel de satisfacción alto, el 16% señalan un nivel de satisfacción medio y el 16% un nivel de satisfacción bajo con referencia a la atención de enfermería. Los datos socio demográficos que presentaron las gestantes hospitalizadas indican que el grupo etario con mayor afluencia a la Clínica Humanitaria se encuentran entre los 19 – 24 años de edad con el 38,2%, el estado civil que prevalece entre las usuarias es casadas con el 50%, con un nivel de instrucción secundaria del 53% y residen dentro del sector urbano con el 59%. CONCLUSIONES: este estudio, demuestra que el nivel de satisfacción en la atención que brinda el personal de enfermería es alto, para una cantidad considerable de gestantes hospitalizadas, sin embargo existe un nivel de satisfacción medio y bajo, que deberían considerarse medidas, para ofrecer una excelente atención de calidad y calidez a las usuarias

South Carolina Community Block Grants for Education Pilot Programs: Year 1 Report

The South Carolina General Assembly created the South Carolina Community Block Grant for Education Pilot Program by Proviso 1.94 in the 2014-15 General Appropriation Act. The purpose of the proviso was to encourage and sustain partnerships between a community and its public school district for the implementation of innovative, state-of-the-art education initiatives and models to improve learning. Any public school, including a charter school, was eligible to submit a grant application. The proviso asserts that the success of the grant program is best served when there is vigorous community support, which is integral to the development and implementation on innovative initiatives for young people. Through this proviso, one million dollars was allocated for the block grants with direct allocations to school districts. Grants awarded were to be implemented for a period of one year beginning July 1, 2015 until June 30, 2016.

Modelo de evaluación de aprendizajes como estrategia de fortalecimiento del Sistema Integral de Gestión de la Calidad de la universidad: una mirada desde lo institucional a lo individual como miembro de la comunidad académica

"El siguiente texto tiene como propósito inicial hacer una reflexión de lo general a lo particular desde la visión de un modelo de aseguramiento de la calidad de las universidades, en el marco de la evaluación de los aprendizajes, en busca de hacer un seguimiento real al proceso de formación del estudiante, durante su ciclo académico que debería mostrar una sólida transformación intelectual y de desarrollo personal. En otras palabras, dar cuenta del cumplimiento de una de las principales funciones del quehacer universitario que consiste en enseñar a los estudiantes para que aprendan y desarrollen habilidades y competencias necesarias para interactuar de manera eficiente en una sociedad del conocimiento orientada al desarrollo y beneficio social común. Esto desde una perspectiva institucional, para posteriormente ir hasta el aula y los cursos que orienta el profesor, con el fin de resaltar la importancia de los elementos que debe contemplar la evaluación como parte del proceso de aprendizaje y de esta manera dejar en el ambiente una de las medidas más importantes y pertinentes de calidad en la educación universitaria. Es relevante aclarar que aunque en numerosos apartados del documento se amplía el espectro a la educación superior, el énfasis del texto se centra en el entorno educativo universitario."--Introducción.

Integral Perspective of the Costa Rican Educational Development

The purpose of this essay is to raise the educational development that has been experienced in our country, outlining influential frames such as political, social, religious and economical ones. It aims to report statistical data as indicators of the development of our educational system, in areas of coverage, average education, repetition, desertion, among others. It is imperative to achieve changes and restructuring in our education system at all levels, from kindergarten to university, so it should take into account the contribution of all stakeholders in the education sector, as the human resource is valuable and all the innovative proposals should be heard, especially those that seek to build together and not ideas imposed that hinder the development of education in our country. Improvements must be necessary because there is an existing desire by many people of improving and achieving a true enrichment in our education.

Artistic Expression: Another Challenge for Rural Education

This paper identifies the parameters required to create opportunities that would strengthen the social fabric and would promote a comprehensive development through the artistic expression as a method for expressing feelings and constructing –cultural and social– identities as individuals, which, in our global context have been eroded by the homogenization of experiences.