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Core Values
TL;DR: CGaA editor in chief Miguel Encarnacao discusses recent changes to CGaA and the magazine's strategic orientation and introduces its newest editorial board member, Seungyong Lee of the Pohang University of Science and Technology.
Abstract: Editor in chief Miguel Encarnacao discusses recent changes to CGaA and the magazine's strategic orientation. He also introduces the magazine's newest editorial board member, Seungyong Lee of the Pohang University of Science and Technology.
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TL;DR: An operational analysis of inpatient admissions evaluates staff nurses' nursing stewardship activities and analyzes the potential benefits of nurses' formal education about, and inclusion into, ASPs.
Abstract: An essential participant in antimicrobial stewardship who has been unrecognized and underutilized is the "staff nurse." Although the role of staff nurses has not formally been recognized in guidelines for implementing and operating antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) or defined in the medical literature, they have always performed numerous functions that are integral to successful antimicrobial stewardship. Nurses are antibiotic first responders, central communicators, coordinators of care, as well as 24-hour monitors of patient status, safety, and response to antibiotic therapy. An operational analysis of inpatient admissions evaluates these nursing stewardship activities and analyzes the potential benefits of nurses' formal education about, and inclusion into, ASPs.
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...tegic education goal states that “healthcare professionals will view IDSA information and educational resources as essential to their professional development in infectious diseases” [38]....
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TL;DR: A critical review of published studies on MCDA in the context of HTA is provided by assessing their methodological quality and summarising methodological challenges, highlighting the need for advancement in robust methodologies, procedures and tools to improve methodological quality ofMCDA in HTA studies.
Abstract: Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) concepts, models and tools have been used increasingly in health technology assessment (HTA), with several studies pointing out practical and theoretical issues related to its use. This study provides a critical review of published studies on MCDA in the context of HTA by assessing their methodological quality and summarising methodological challenges. A systematic review was conducted to identify studies discussing, developing or reviewing the use of MCDA in HTA using aggregation approaches. Studies were classified according to publication time and type, country of study, technology type and study type. The PROACTIVE-S approach was constructed and used to analyse methodological quality. Challenges and limitations reported in eligible studies were collected and summarised; this was followed by a critical discussion on research requirements to address the identified challenges. 129 journal articles were eligible for review, 56% of which were published in 2015–2017; 42% focused on pharmaceuticals; 36, 26 and 18% reported model applications, issues regarding MCDA implementation analyses, and proposing frameworks, respectively. Poor compliance with good methodological practice (< 25% complying studies) was found regarding behavioural analyses, discussion of model assumptions and uncertainties, modelling of value functions, and dealing with judgment inconsistencies. The five most reported challenges related to evidence and data synthesis; value system differences and participant selection issues; participant difficulties; methodological complexity and resource balance; and criteria and attributes modelling. A critical discussion on ways to address these challenges ensues. Results highlight the need for advancement in robust methodologies, procedures and tools to improve methodological quality of MCDA in HTA studies. Research pathways include developing new model features, good practice guidelines, technologies to enable participation and behavioural research.
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the perceptions that school administrators, parents, teachers and students have concerning their Special Character with a view to establishing a clarity of understanding as to the selfperceptions, the modus operandi, the values espoused, the opportunities which these schools represent and the basis on which their understandings and values are founded.
Abstract: The Special Character of New Zealand protestant integrated evangelical schools is that spiritual ethos, the ‘god-factor’ that distinguishes these schools from secular schools. The thesis set out to identify the perceptions that school administrators, parents, teachers and students have concerning their Special Character with a view to establishing a clarity of understanding as to the selfperceptions, the modus operandi, the values espoused, the opportunities which these schools represent and the basis on which their understandings and values are founded. Sixty two semistructured interviews undertaken in six of these schools were recorded and transcribed. Analysis by themes enabled a consideration of the participants’ own defining of Special Character, the values the schools espoused, the means by which their Special Character could be preserved, and the tensions and anomalies encountered as evidenced in the data. It was found that while there is considerable complexity in the vast variety of perspectives of the participants, there is, nonetheless much evidence of a homogenous group of schools that work closely together, with common understanding of what unites them – namely, an acceptance of the inerrancy and authority of the Christian scriptures for all of life, living and learning. It might be concluded from the findings that because of the complexity of the views expressed there is no clear definition of Special Character in these schools. But in the spectrum of participant articulation of perceptions, Special Character is both the content and the context of education. As to the content, all of the curriculum was seen to be subject to and consistent with an evangelical understanding of the Christian scriptures. Similarly to the context, the ethos was generated by an evangelical Christian staff who modelled and taught a Christian lifestyle in a relationship with the Christ of the Bible, and who encouraged the students to adopt that same lifestyle and relationship, adopting the biblical values that derive from a biblical worldview. Relationships were seen to be of paramount importance for upholding and defining Special Character. Participant voice indicated that they preferred to think of themselves as teaching in Christ-centred schools and their work as God-directed. They claimed their work was preserved by constant vigilance and constant vision-casting concerning their Special Character.
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...Roger Moses, Principal of Wellington College commented that “Just as we did, and our parents before us, they too, [young people today] are searching for truth, meaning and purpose. They want their lives to count for more than just material gain and self-aggrandisement” (Moses, 2007, p. 27). For the evangelical Christian, truth is God’s perspective as revealed in Scripture. As Colson and Pearcey (1999) said, “Without a biblical worldview ....
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...LIS practitioners have noted the role of school and public libraries as points of access for informational resources needed by students and teachers to fulfill the Common Core literacy standards (Albanese, 2012; Fontichiaro, 2012; Jaeger, 2012; Nesi, 2012). Jager (2012) and Harris (2012) herald school libraries as the most important source of...
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...LIS practitioners have noted the role of school and public libraries as points of access for informational resources needed by students and teachers to fulfill the Common Core literacy standards (Albanese, 2012; Fontichiaro, 2012; Jaeger, 2012; Nesi, 2012)....
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...…nonfiction, Susan Ballard, president of the American Association of School Librarians, suggested that the CCSS Lindsy M. Frazer emphasis on nonfiction motivates publishing companies to reissue informational books from previous years to bolster the informational text market (Albanese, 2012, p. 2)....
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...Gillian Engberg, the editorial director of books for youth at Booklist, posits that historically the mission of library professionals has been to “get more high-quality books” into the hands of students (Albanese, 2012, p. 3)....
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...LIS practitioners have noted the role of school and public libraries as points of access for informational resources needed by students and teachers to fulfill the Common Core literacy standards (Albanese, 2012; Fontichiaro, 2012; Jaeger, 2012; Nesi, 2012)....
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01 Jan 2017
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated what school leaders perceived to be the essential features of CEN schools, how they embed these into school culture and the leadership by which they do this.
Abstract: Christian Education National (CEN) is an association of Christian schools started in Australia, in the 1960s by Christian parents, predominantly with a Dutch Reformed heritage Its vision for education includes the lordship of Christ over all of life, the fact that the gospel is to inform practice, and that parents are responsible for the education of their children CEN dedicate significant resources to supporting member schools to understand the beliefs that underpin their vision for education and to develop practice based on these beliefs School leaders in Christian schools have responsibilities that include an understanding of the faith perspective of their school communities and the development of school practice consistent with that faith perspective Yet, little research has been conducted with respect to the perceptions and practices of school leaders within CEN schools This study was an investigation into what school leaders perceived to be the essential features of CEN schools, how they embed these into school culture and the leadership by which they do this The study was situated within a constructivist paradigm and informed by an interpretivist theoretical perspective of symbolic interactionism The methodology adopted was case study The case study was set within the state of Victoria and comprising ten CEN schools, with sixteen campuses, educating approximately 6500 students Data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews of an expert reference group, comprising of national office staff with responsibilities for professional development, and a principals’ group An online survey with open-ended questions and closed statements with a Likert scale was utilised to gather data from a larger group of senior leadership personnel from participating schools This research found that school leaders had an awareness of the essential features of CEN as articulated in the vision statement Despite this, it was evident that school-based leaders lacked a depth of understanding of the beliefs that inform the CEN approach to schooling This research also found that school leaders perceived that the essential features were to be included holistically into culture However, services and resources available to support schools in the development of culture consistent with the vision were under-utilised While servant leadership, shared leadership, and vision-based leadership were all described in relation to CEN schools, the leadership within these schools is better understood as informed by the Christian faith rather than widely supported leadership theories mentioned in this study To encourage education consistent with the CEN vision for schooling, it is recommended that CEN develop a clear and comprehensive description of their distinct approach to education and work to ensure that school boards and educational leaders are educated about this Further, it is recommended that more be done to ensure that school leaders within this school movement undertake professional development that adequately equips them to develop practice consistent with the beliefs and values of their school communities
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TL;DR: The authors explores the tension that exists between the recognition of the importance of ethnicity and culture for individual and group identities without essentilisation, by reframing conceptualisation of ethnicity.
Abstract: This paper explores the tensions that exist between the recognition of the importance of ethnicity and culture for individual and group identities without essentilisation, by reframing conceptualis...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified the strategies for cultivating the holistic person in general education in Taiwan, including concern about students' knowledge integration and moral manifestation, cultivation of students' human nature, concern with students' life experiences, and general education is as important as professional education.
Abstract: The cultivation of the holistic person has always been a topic of concern for general education in Taiwan’s universities. Hopefully students can attain a more perfect human nature. So the question is how to practice general education to cultivate the holistic person. This is the focus of this article. After reading and analyzing related studies, the strategies for cultivating the holistic person we identified are as follows: (1) concern about students’ knowledge integration and moral manifestation, (2) cultivation of students’ human nature, (3) concern with students’ life experiences, and (4) general education is as important as professional education. Hopefully the discussion in this article will provide some ideas to help Taiwan's current general education practices, and allow us to realize the ideal of general education, i.e., the cultivation of the holistic person.
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TL;DR: In the third phase of the study about the excellence of Graduate Professors in UNAM, in 2018, we applied twenty one interviews to professors and researchers of the four Knowledge Areas in which the institution classifies its forty one graduate programs: Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering; Biological, Chemical and Health Sciences; Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts as discussed by the authors.
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TL;DR: The role of public schools in forming habits of democratic practice in our citizenry is as important today as ever as discussed by the authors, given the current challenges facing our democracy in the United States.
Abstract: Given the current challenges facing our democracy in the United States, the role of public schools in forming habits of democratic practice in our citizenry is as important today as ever. T...
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