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King, Andrew. "Contingent learning for creative music technologists." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2005. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/9791/.
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The main aim of this thesis is to explore the use of learning technology within the music technology curriculum. First of all, it is recognised that there is a problem for music technology tutors in providing support for students who have 24-hour access to a music technology studio: typically, there is no support available outside of normal working hours. One solution is to implement the use of learning technology in the studio. However, there is no research to date in the field of music education that considers the pedagogical value of an interactive multimedia-based tool for music technologists. In order to address this matter, two learning technology interfaces were designed to support music technology students in different areas of the curriculum, specifically recording and psychoacoustics, and empirical work was carried out in order to evaluate their effectiveness. The intention was for both interfaces to enable contingent learning, or learning at a time of need, so that music technology students could undertake a creative task and retrieve help without having to leave the studio environment or seek assistance from a member of staff. In the light of general educational literature on learning and teaching, the information contained within the pages of these interfaces was divided into two categories, procedural and conceptual. The former provided step-by-step guidance on the execution of a task, while the latter provided broader theoretical knowledge associated with that task. A second aim of this thesis is to examine the effect of acquiring procedural and conceptual information through the interfaces on students' abilities to perform a task and retain knowledge about it. Two experiments were carried out involving 48 first-year undergraduates and 30 second-year undergraduates respectively. For each experiment, the students were divided into two groups and were required to carry out a task using one of the interfaces. In completing the set task, the first group was asked to gather procedural information from the interface, while the second group had to gain conceptual information. One month later, the students were asked to carry out the same task, but without using the interface. On both occasions, the students submitted task material for assessment. In general, the results showed that there were some significant differences in the levels of knowledge retention and task performance between the two groups of students, notably in favour of those who had acquired conceptual information.
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Rutz, Anne C. "Relationships among various cognitive, and noncognitive variables with the performance of radiologic technology students /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3052214.
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Tsang, Currie. "Higher education in information technology & its impacts on a changing urban job market : case study: Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1986. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12324413.
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Godfrey, Elizabeth. "Making gender: technologists and crafters in online makerspaces." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53621.
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The Maker Movement is a rapidly moving development towards non-traditional education through hands-on creation of technological artifacts, indicating tremendous potential for attracting previously marginalized groups underrepresented in science and technology fields. The movement is compellingly situated as the intersection of an expansive array of interdisciplinary efforts and thus equipped to be leveraged by women and girls who are more likely to originate from artistic and creative backgrounds. Women who make are severely underrepresented in all documented embodiments of the maker movement, including maker media, events, and tangible collaborative spaces. This study explores the possibilities of removing barriers to entry into making for women by converging upon the narrow focus of online makerspaces, engaging with the denizens of the space, and scrutinizing the manner in which they participate in the broader maker community. The timeliness of this probe into women’s personal engagement with science and technology making is indicated by the convergence of discussion surrounding the underrepresentation of women in STEM and approaches to increasing accessibility through making as a natural point of entry.
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Bester, Marianne. "An outcomes-based training model for textile technologists." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1911.
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Thesis (MTech (Education))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 2004The textile industry in South Africa is regarded as a labour intensive industry with high capital investment. Presently, the textile industry is facing the impact that globalisation will have on the local industry, which emphasises the importance of training and development in the face of decreasing levels of human resources. These decreasing levels of employment will result in the loss of highly technical expertise with no replacement source in the labour market, unless textile technologists are educated to compensate for the loss. The White Paper on the Transformation of Higher Education (1997) indicates that one of the purposes of higher education is to proVide the labour market, in a knowledgedriven and knowledge-dependent society, with the high-level competencies and expertise necessary for the growth and prosperity of a modern global economy. The establishment of the National Qualifications Framework in South Africa has diluted the rigid boundaries between education and training, requiring of Higher Education to establish programmes that are responsive to the needs of industry. The focus of this research project is to develop and evaluate an outcomes-based textile technologist curriculum based on the education and training needs of the Western Cape textile industry in particular, as a result of environmental changes impacting on the South African textile industry in general. The development and evaluation of an outcomes-based qualification in textile technology take place Within a world of constant change, where work and education are becoming increasingly interwoven, stressing the importance for higher education in South Africa to transform by developing learning programmes in harmony with industry and by specialising in making knowledge useful and applicable.
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Tavel, Jason S. "Spontaneous Abortions Among U.S. Occupationally Exposed Radiologic Technologists." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4584.
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Introduction
Radiologic Technologists exposed to continuous low dose radiation may have an increased risk for spontaneous abortions. Although the federally mandated radiation dose limit to the developing fetus of an occupational worker is 5mSv, well below the documented threshold of 100mSv, some studies have suggested an increased risk for spontaneous abortions in occupationally exposed females. The effects of exposure to low levels of radiation are difficult to discern from the usual occurrence and are limited in the literature because of the large sample size needed to achieve statistical power. This study contains data from 152,439 self-reported pregnancies and possesses the appropriate sample size to assess the risk of spontaneous abortions incident to radiologic technologists who maintain fetal radiation dose levels within federal guidelines.
Methods
This non-experimental retrospective designed study uses data from the United States Radiologic Technologist Study (USRTS). The USRTS began in 1982 as a joint effort between the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT),UniversityofMinnesotaand the National Cancer Institute to study the radiation effects from low-dose occupational exposure. This longitudinal study follows more than 90,000 current and former technologists through periodic surveys and contains a sufficient sample size to overcome statistical power concerns.
The provided data included the order and outcome of each self-reported pregnancy as well as the year of each live birth. The data were therefore manipulated to provide a likely gestational interval for both a reported live birth and spontaneous abortion. After calculating the spontaneous abortion rate for the final sample, a binary logistic regression was performed to determine if levels of estimated fetal radiation dose are associated with predicting the odds of a reported spontaneous abortion. A linear regression analysis was then performed to assess the relationship between the calculated odds ratios of a reported spontaneous abortion as a function of estimated fetal radiation dose, specifically to determine the significance of the linear relationship
Results
The overall spontaneous abortion incidence to the cohort reporting at least one live birth or spontaneous abortion was 14.8%, lower than the reported national incidence of 15-20%. Using up to 1mSv as the reference fetal radiation dose category, the odds ratios of a spontaneous abortion for 1-2mSv, 2-3mSv, 3-4mSv and 4-5mSv were calculated as 1.57, 1.82, 2.11 and 2.15 respectively. This increase in odds was linear with estimated fetal radiation dose as demonstrated by the significant regression equation (F=29.93, p = .01) and an R2 of 0.9089.
Conclusions
By demonstrating an increased risk at levels of radiation as low as natural background, and further demonstrating the risk increases linearly with radiation dose, the Linear Non-Threshold Theory appears to be the more likely risk model for predicting spontaneous abortions in lieu of the belief that a 100mSv threshold must first be exceeded for a radiation induced spontaneous abortion to occur. Application of this model demonstrates the risk of a spontaneous abortion is twice as likely in occupational workers whose fetal radiation doses are closer to the maximum allowable limit of 5mSv compared with those who maintain fetal radiation doses below 1mSv.
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Maldonado, Samuel. "Short Term Memory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2366.
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This study examined the short term memory (STM) difference of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologists versus non-MRI technologists. Human and animal studies have indicated that residual magnetic fields have caused changes within the cerebral structure. Research on residual magnetic fields and their effect on STM is still at its infancy. A quasi-experimental design was used to determine if any significant difference existed between the STM of MRI technologists (n = x) and a control population sample (n = x). The STM of both groups was assessed with the use of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test-Third Edition. Solicitation of the participants was from a national MRI organization, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, and community workers within the profession. The control group of participants was solicited through community board postings. Only the New York/New Jersey metro area and the New Hampshire/Maine area participants were used for this study. These participants were of various age ranges, genders, and educational levels. ANOVA and regression analyses were used to analyze the data. The study showed mixed results, indicating no significant STM difference in the overall memory scores of both groups F (1, 80) =3.061, p =..084, but it did show a significant difference in STM when it came to prospective memory, memory of planned events. These findings illustrate a need for further research in this area. Expanding the geographical reach and sample size could clarify the role of MRI on STM. The results of this study suggest that procedures that limit the exposure of the MRI technologists to the residual magnetic fields surrounding MRI machines could yield a reduction in loss of prospective memory.
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Haynes, Kelli Welch. "The Importance of Professional Values From Radiologic Technologists' Perspective." Thesis, University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10749823.
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Research on professional values in radiologic technologists’ is practically nonexistent. Though learning professional values is important, professional values have not been identified and articulated by the radiologic technology profession. The purpose of this study was to determine radiologic technologists’ perception of professional values and determine if radiologic technologists feel it is important to articulate professional values. No original research study evaluating the perception of professional values of practicing radiologic technologists was identified. The purposeful, convenience sample of 716 American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) members represented a cross sectional view of radiologic technologists. The Radiologic Technologists’ Perceptions of Professional Values Scale (RTPPVS), adapted from the Professionalism in Physical Therapy Core Values Self-Assessment developed by the American Physical Therapy Association, was used to collect quantitative data regarding the importance of professional values from a radiologic technologists’ perspective. Results indicate that professional values are important to radiologic technologists.
The RTPPVS revealed that radiologic technologists perceive the seven professional values, accountability, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, integrity, professional duty, social responsibility, as important. Overall, altruism indicators were chosen as the most important professional value and social responsibility was chosen as the least important professional value. A sample of American Society of Radiologic Technologists members perceive it is important for the profession to explicitly articulate professional values.
This research did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference among the demographic characteristics. There were no differences in perceived importance of professional values based on gender, age, state of residency, education level, years of experience, or job title. Implications for practice indicate a need for the profession to adopt and articulate professional values.
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Verhovsek, Ester L. "Radiography Curriculum Change Update: American Society of Radiologic Technologists." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2591.
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Borchert, Gayle. "An analysis of employer's satisfaction with the radiologic technology program graduates at Lakeshore Technical College." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2007. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2007/2007borchertg.pdf.
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Brand, Catharina Elizabeth. "A continuing professional development framework for medical laboratory technologists/technicians in South Africa." Thesis, Bloemfontein : Central University of Technology, Free State, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/57.
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Thesis (D.Tech) - Central University of Technology, Free State, 2006Since 2002 all medical technologists and technicians have been obliged to participate in the compulsory continuing professional development (CPD) programme implemented by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). It was foreseen that CPD would not be equally accessible to medical technologists and technicians in urban and rural areas. The reason for this survey was to identify obstacles that might prevent medical technologists and technicians, especially those in rural areas from participating in CPD activities and to identify ways to overcome these obstacles. The survey was conducted in three phases. During the first phase quantitative information, concerning the profession of medical technology in South Africa, and CPD in general was obtained from registered medical technologists and technicians by means of a questionnaire. Information obtained from the questionnaire as well as that obtained from the literature led to the second phase in which an interview questionnaire was compiled. Structured interviews were conducted with medical technologists and technicians employed throughout South Africa, gathering mainly qualitative information regarding medical technology and CPD. Lack of time and financial constraints and to a lesser extent travelling were identified as the major obstacles to participating in CPD activities. The obstacles were an even bigger problem to those employed in rural areas. It was also confirmed that everybody involved in medical technology should be positively motivated to create and participate in CPD activities. A method suggested was to practise CPD activities during working hours which is cost effective but restricted, because of the workload. In addition medical technologists and technicians should participate in activities offered by the Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists of South Africa (SMLTSA) and attempt formal further qualifications. Being involved in research projects and identifying case studies could result in publishing in accredited journals. During the third phase of the survey a concept CPD framework was compiled. According to the framework all role players involved in the profession of medical technology must collaborate and contribute to making CPD activities accessible to all registered medical technologists and technicians and create a positive attitude to CPD. The role players include the HPCSA, employers and top management, the SMLTSA, medical companies, other health professionals, higher education institutions and the individual. It must be emphasised that the task of collecting CPD credits remains the responsibility of the medical technologist or medical technician. The framework offered suggestions for CPD activities whereby medical technologists and technicians could accumulate CPD credits. One major concern indicated in the framework, was that CPD should not only be measured by CPD credits but the outcomes of CPD should be reflected in the profession and the workplace and a system must be implemented to measure CPD outcomes. The CPD framework was evaluated by a panel of experts familiar with the profession of medical technology and the CPD programme, using the Delphi technique. This final CPD framework will be referred to the HPCSA for implementation in all South African pathology laboratories and the blood transfusion services. The aim of the framework is to assist the CPD guidelines currently under revision in establishing a usable CPD programme.
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Kim, Van Tat, and n/a. "Designing an English course for scientists and technologists in Vietnam." University of Canberra. Liberal Studies, 1985. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061109.123424.
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In 1974 the Ministry for Higher Education stated that
every scientist in Vietnam must know one or two foreign languages
(one of them being English), and be able to use it for his work.
But even now, the number of people who have acquired the language
as required is still small. This paper examines the causes of this
problem and possible remedies.
What has caused the situation to change so slowly? The
reasons may be several, but the most striking one is that teachers
do not understand the nature of EST, so they try to teach scientists
the same language forms in the same way as they do with young
students at Foreign Language Colleges. Consequently, the learners
know a lot about the language, but can use only a little.
The paper considers several aspects of the situation.
Scientists and technologists need to learn only the language forms
often used in scientific literature and the skills needed for their
work. For this reason, teachers must first identify the learners'
needs, then draw up a list of objectives of the course, look for
relevant materials and use appropriate methods of teaching. To help
teachers to do these things, a training programme is needed. The
training will familiarize the teachers with key scientific concepts,
characteristics of EST, and the way to place learners in appropriate
groups.
Several approaches to ESP/EST are examined, but EST
learners in Vietnam are rather different from those in other
countries, so a special model for an EST course is designed ;
an example of a reading course to illustrate the model is given
for teachers to refer to. Finally, some suggestions are offered
to solve problems arising from present EST courses.
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Moraba, MM, and JSJ Odendaal. "Methodology of presenting analytical quality assurance courses for medical technologists." Medical Technology SA, 2005. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1000983.
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A survey on the quality of service provided by state laboratories in the Limpopo Province was conducted during the period 2000
2002. The focus was on accuracy and precision. The service quality evaluation was based on standard deviation index, % deviation
and % clinically rejectable results. The scores obtained were evaluated in terms of internationally pre determined cut off limits.
Education and training were cited by 97% of the interviewees as the major contributory factors to the poor performance.
Subsequent to the discussion, a course in quality assurance was designed, presented and evaluated, as above. Although the post
intervention performance results did not meet the international performance standard at the given time yet; they were much closer to
norm and significantly better than the pre course performance results.
The conclusion is that newly designed course will contribute in reaching the international cut off standard for clinical laborato
ries.
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Sultan, Ahmad Hasane. "Prediction of medical technologists' scores on the MT (ASCP) certification examinations." Diss., This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134142/.
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Tiffin, Shelley M. "Effective clinical teaching for medical technologists in Canada : five case stories." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5824.
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Clinical practicum in authentic healthcare settings is an important part of training to
become a Medical Laboratory Technologist. Research into this area has shown that the clinical
educator plays a significant role in student learning during this phase. To offer a slightly
different perspective, the following research sought to examine a separate aspect of clinical
training: to what extent does the clinical setting itself contribute to one’s developing technical
“competence”?
A study was conducted exploring the extent to which clinical educators use their
workplace environment (whether intentionally or not) to teach, mentor and socialize new
professionals. Five educators, selected on the basis of their TPI score (Pratt & Collins, 2000)
each with a different approach to teaching, were used as the basis for case analysis. Further
guiding the analysis of educators’ awareness and use of context-as-teacher in the clinical
practicum, the works of van Manon, Marton and Booth were used to supplement the case
analyses.
Examples of the systematic relationship between educator’s teaching perspective and use
of context include: Social Reform used the context to encourage participatory democratic
engagement; Developmental encouraged working with other members of the healthcare team to
move “outside one’s comfort zone” reaching into lifelong and life-wide skill development;
Apprenticeship, well represented in this study, focused on work and where work took place;
Nurturing encouraged students to use less convenient rooms to adapt and perform at a high level
in any surroundings; Transmission clearly separated instructional time from on-task time,
allowing sufficient instruction before judging performance.
The findings show that educators demonstrate different approaches to teaching; that they
use context in teaching (955 documented instances); that the use of context is often related to
their teaching perspective; and that there was a lack of awareness for the extent or power of
context-as-teacher. They only seldomly designed learning around a healthcare setting resulting
in lost opportunities to use the context in teaching. Through ongoing activities and dialogue on
teaching, educators can gain an awareness of the role of context and the power of knowingly
using context in teaching students in the clinical setting.
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Davies, Keith. "Emotional dissonance among UK animal technologists : evidence, impact and management implications." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3086.
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The care and welfare of laboratory animals born, nurtured and experimented upon within a research facility is the primary function for animal technologists. While discharging these responsibilities the emotional needs of the carers require consideration, balancing their perceptions of animal care against the purpose for which the animals exist. As little published information is available on the emotional challenges faced by UK animal technologists, this thesis redresses the balance, exploring the subject in detail through qualitative and quantitative methods. Emotional dissonance, often expressed as felt emotion versus enacted emotion, is a negative output from Emotional Labour. Animal technologists operate in a service environment and the results demonstrate that they ‘act’ under duress and self-regulate which emotions to display. Using exploratory factor analysis the results illustrate two key drivers on felt and enacted emotions. These include internal elements associated with daily tasks elements such as euthanasia and external factors such as budgets over which they have little or no control. Emotional dissonance is shown to occur within various employment grades. Resultant emotions include, guilt, shame and sadness. These can lead to affects upon job satisfaction propagating feelings of workplace alienation, isolation and fear, particularly from antivivisectionist organisations. When organisational support was not forthcoming or lacked empathy, individuals deployed various coping methods. This demonstrates both management and organisational implications including gender, educational attainment and whether a person has staff supervision responsibilities. Observations drawn through both qualitative and quantitative research clearly signpost a spectrum of indicators of emotional dissonance leading to individual, managerial and organisational theoretical implications. In doing so, emotion knowledge has been increased on a previously under researched occupational sector existing within a largely secretive environment. The research on a hitherto largely unknown employment grouping provides insights that had previously existed only mainly in anecdotal ways. The results provide strong evidence to further support existing research demonstrating how roles with significant emotional components directly impact upon individuals and the organisations that employ them.
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Jungnickel, Katrina Elly. "Making Wifi a sociological study of backyard technologists in suburban Australia." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.514293.
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Moore-Cribb, Patricia. "A study of multiskilling needs of clinical laboratories within northeast Wisconsin." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998moorecribbp.pdf.
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Sciacchitano, Marian. "Occupational stress, personality hardiness and burnout among hospital-employed radiographers /." View abstract, 1999. http://library.ctstateu.edu/ccsu%5Ftheses/1577.html.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Central Connecticut State University, 1999.Thesis advisor: Marc Goldstein. " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts [in Psychology]." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-41).
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Guzman, Indira R. ""As you like I.T.": occupational culture and commitment of new information technologists /." Related electronic resource: Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available full text, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU0NWQmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=3739.
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Philotheou, Geraldine Merle. "Distance assisted training for nuclear medicine technologists in anglophone sub-Saharan Africa." Thesis, Peninsula Technikon, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1553.
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Dissertation (MTech (radiography))—Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town, 2003Five of the seventeen countries with Nuclear Medicine facilities in Africa have training programmes for Nuclear Medicine Technologists (NMT's). Four of the countries are in Northern Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt) and only one in Southern Africa (South Africa). The training programmes vary from country to country and therefore there is no common basis to facilitate regional co-operation. Nuclear Medicine Technologists working in sub-Saharan countries do not have formal training in Nuclear Medicine and have mostly been recruited from related fields of Radiological Technology. A number of NMT's in these centres have enjoyed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) fellowship training in other countries or have attended regional training courses. Knowledge and skills, learned in well established Nuclear Medicine departments with supportive infrastructure, are on the whole difficult to transfer to a local situation without such support. Because of the nature of the specialty the numbers required for training are small and it would therefore not be cost-effective for Higher Education Institutions in these countries to set up training programmes. There is also a lack of expertise in this field in Africa. Training was initially supported outside the countries with loss of personnel to the departments and in many instances loss of manpower as these trainees leave their countries and do not return. Under an IAEA/African Regional Co-operative Agreement (AFRA) project; "Establishing a Regional Capability in Nuclear Medicine", the following related to training of NMT's: 1. Harmonisation of training programmes for Nuclear Medicine Technologists in AFRA countries 2. Assess the feasibility of running a Distance Assisted Training (DAT) programme for Nuclear Medicine Technologists It was hoped that in this way, full use could be made of available expertise and facilities in the region, the cost of training could be reduced and the standard of patient health care improved.
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McCabe, Joyce Belt. "Leadership behavior and job satisfaction of medical technologists : a path-goal approach /." The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487263399025745.
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Anda, Martin. "Technologists in remote Aboriginal communities : a regional approach for community-building technology." Thesis, Anda, Martin ORCID: 0000-0001-7398-4192 (1998) Technologists in remote Aboriginal communities : a regional approach for community-building technology. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 1998. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/22686/.
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This study developed from technical research and development of an ablutions facility for remote Aboriginal communities by the author. The poor state of environmental health and essential services in these communities were the inspiration for the study and are described in the context of current and emerging approaches to service delivery in Western Australia. The fieldwork associated with the deployment of the ablutions facility provided the opportunity to conduct research into these approaches by technologists and has resulted in both the evaluation of the ablutions facility and formulation of Appropriate Technology approaches to service delivery using grounded theory methodology.
Contained within the ablutions facility, known as the Remote Area Hygiene Facility (RAHF), were several discrete technologies also under development by the author and associates: a plastic solar water heater, a pour-flush toilet and an evapotranspiration wastewater disposal system. The technical appropriateness of these artefacts was assessed through action research trials in Aboriginal town camps and there were both successes and failures in this dimension of technology-practice. The structural design of the RAHF changed considerably over the period to meet the requirements of the users. The trials found that the solar water heater was able to function as required in the short term, but further development was required to provide suitable plastic components for continuous operation at high temperatures and under ultraviolet irradiation. The pour-flush toilet met all of its technical objectives, but further development was required to produce a durable, low-flush cistern. The evapotranspiration trench performed entirely satisfactorily and was thereafter implemented at other sites throughout Western Australia.
The fieldwork combined with a review of Appropriate Technology, community development and aid projects in developing countries inspired a concept to address the social and cultural dimensions of technology-practice: Community-building Technology. Community-building Technology is a simultaneous process of service delivery and empowerment which introduces technology to a community by means of training programs, community participation in construction projects, or cultural activities. One RAHF project was able to validate this concept. As a result of the fieldwork becoming an exercise in service delivery the establishment of regional, Appropriate Technology, training and manufacturing centres was attempted. One centre was established, but the attempt was unsuccessful at the other two sites. Additional fieldwork was conducted by the author to determine the requirements for regional technology information services. This ongoing work with remote Aboriginal communities motivated the development of two further concepts complementary to the first: Community Technology and Regional Technology. The former required the establishment of an ensemble of integrated technologies within a community and could not be validated within the scope of the study. However, some legitimacy could be shown for the latter through a review of approaches in central Australia, the aspirations of some regional organisations in WA, and the successful establishment of the Remote Area Technology Centre as a regional Appropriate Technology agency. Finally, the strength of these three concepts was found to be as components of an integrated framework for sustainable service delivery, management, and maintenance in remote Aboriginal communities which combined the resources of a number of communities in a region. This improved mode of technology-practice, the integrated framework, is termed Regional Technology.
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Mullah, Moonira. "A survey of the working environment of medical technologists in South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/3081.
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Thesis (MSc (Health and Wellness Sciences))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018Biomedical Laboratory Technologists play a fundamental role in the diagnosis of disease in patients. Their role in South Africa is currently undergoing profound changes with an emphasis placed on a four-year professional degree that will replace the National Diploma in Biomedical Technology at most Universities of Technology and Comprehensive Universities (UJ and NMU) by 2020. Training and competency programs, along with the retention of experienced staff, remain key in providing accurate laboratory results. It is therefore imperative to investigate this field in factors related to training, work experience and job satisfaction. This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of Medical Technologists and Medical Technicians with regards to salary, interpersonal relationship, continuing professional development (CPD), work ethic and scope of practice within the profession. A mixed methods study was conducted to evaluate salary, career choice happiness and CPD compliance of Medical Technologists and Medical Technicians, as well as their perceptions around interpersonal relationships, work ethic and scope of practice. In sampling, a convenience sample was identified, after which a snowballing method was used. A link to a web-based survey was distributed to a group of Medical Technologists and Medical Technicians who attended the Society of Medical Laboratory Technology of South Africa (SMLTSA) Medical Laboratory Professionals congress. This congress was held in 2015 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. A sample of 144 Medical Technicians and Medical Technologists was obtained, of which 98.6% were registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Only 54.2% were active members of the Society of Medical Laboratory Technologist of South Africa. Age (r = 0.674, p < 0.05) and years worked at current employer (r = 0.533, p < 0.05) proved to have stronger relationships with salary than education (r = 0.195, p < 0.05). Those employed in the public sector earned significantly lower salaries than those in any other sector (p < 0.05), with the exception of those working in independent practice. Both Medical Technologists (44.2%) and Medical Technicians (34.4%) perceived that they did not receive the respect they deserved from Pathologists in their working relationship. In addition, 31.3% of Medical Technicians perceived that their roles were regarded as of lesser value, and that their knowledge, training and attained qualifications were not recognised by the Pathologists. Despite this, this study concluded respondents were generally happy with their career choice, as 71.9% of respondents reported. Findings of this study serve as a strong foundation for additional research on the topic of career happiness versus job satisfaction and retention of staff in medical diagnostic laboratories.
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Housenick-Lee, Megan. "Social-Ecological Factors Affecting Patient Shield Use Among Radiologic and Computed Tomography Technologists." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3321.
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Medical radiation is estimated to contribute to over 200,000 deaths annually. Recent increases in the use of radiation-producing medical imaging examinations have led to increasing cumulative radiation dose to the general public. Multiple measures have been taken to address this alarming trend, including physician education, technologist education on dose reduction, and equipment-facilitated dose reduction techniques. Shield use can reduce the primary beam by up to 95%. Medical imaging technologists are the primary individuals responsible for applying shielding during an examination. Currently, literature shows that technologists are not shielding individuals as often as they should.
After pilot testing, medical imaging technologists were recruited via email to participate in a national cross-sectional survey in September 2017. The survey contained items related to technologists’ demographics, shielding behaviors, and attitudes and beliefs measured at four social-ecological levels – intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, and community.
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) provided a list of technologists’ email addresses from their directory. One thousand six-hundred and sixty-one email notifications were sent out in the summer of 2017. Of those, 218 technologists (13%) completed the survey.
Among technologists who considered their primary modality to be computed tomography (CT), organizational level factors were a positive significant predictor of shielding behavior. None of the four levels were significant in predicting shielding behavior among diagnostic radiological technologists (x-ray). Individual factors were significantly correlated to shielding behavior among radiologic technologists in the intrapersonal, organizational, and community levels. Study results indicated that interventions implemented at the organizational level may be most effective in increasing shield use among CT technologists. Additional research is needed to better understand factors affecting shield use among medical imaging technologists.
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Brand, C. E., Jager L. De, and L. O. K. Lategan. "The Delphi technique as a tool to evaluate a concept CPD framework to be implemented by medical technologists in South Africa." Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 6, Issue 2: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/403.
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Published ArticleA concept CPD framework, to be implemented by medical technology workers, was compiled and needed to be evaluated by professionals. The aim of this survey was therefore to use the Delphi technique as a research tool to evaluate the concept CPD framework by a widely distributed group of medical technology workers. The Delphi technique is a research tool organizing group communication in gaining consensus among a panel of experts. A monitoring team co-ordinated and evaluated the Delphi process in response to the feedback received by a panel of experts. Panellists are selected for their contribution to the topic under investigation. They do not normally interact with one another during the Delphi rounds. Fifteen panellists, distributed throughout South Africa, participated. The panellists were knowledgeable about medical technology and CPD. During the three Delphi rounds, statements were added, moderated, rephrased and rated. This resulted in a final CPD framework that consisted of 71 statements, completed within the three months scheduled time frame with a very high percentage co-operation of the panellists. The Delphi technique was an ideal tool for evaluating the concept CPD framework among a widely distributed group of medical technology workers.
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Small, Kathy S. "Retention Strategies for Medical Technologists: Addressing the Shortages and Vacancies in the Clinical Laboratory." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2299.
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It is important to have well-trained and qualified laboratory professionals. Seventy percent of patient care is based on decisions made from laboratory results, yet there is a growing shortage of medical technologists. Although some baby boomers are delaying retirement, worsening of the shortage crisis is inevitable. Retention of medical technologists has become more important than recruitment. The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate innovative retention strategies used by clinical laboratory managers throughout the United States.
A significant finding of this study was the lack of qualified medical technologists entering the ranks of laboratory managers. This study identified a need for a more defined career path and more recognition of the importance of laboratory scientists. It is recommended that studies be undertaken to examine the opinions of hospital and medical group practice administrators as well as the view of medical technologists regarding retention strategies that are proven to be effective.
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McDonald, Jason K. "The Rise and Fall of Programmed Instruction: Informing Instructional Technologists Through a Study of the Past." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2003. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6104.
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Instructional technologists have recently been called upon to examine the assumptions they hold about teaching and learning, and to consider how those assumptions can affect their practice of the discipline. This thesis is an examination of how the assumptions instructional technologists hold can result in instructional materials that do not accomplish the original goals the developers set out to achieve. I explored this issue by examining the case study of programmed instruction, an educational movement from the mid-20th century that promised to revolutionize education but never lived up to its potential. Programmed instruction was heavily influenced by the assumptions of behavioral psychology, such as determinism (human behavior is controlled by scientific law), materialism (the only real world is the physical world), and empiricism (individuals can know the world around them only through the natural senses). It was also influenced by the assumptions of social efficiency (society must actively find the most efficient solutions to social problems) and technological determinism (technology is the most important force in causing social change). These assumptions manifested themselves in a variety of ways in the programmed instruction movement, including a redefinition of all learning problems into the terms of behavioral psychology, an over-reliance on standardized processes of instruction, and a belief that technology alone could solve educational problems. The ways in which programmed instruction manifested itself resulted in the movement prescribing a very rigid and inflexible method of instruction. Because of its inflexibility, programmed instruction quickly fell out of favor with educators and the public.
Some modern applications of instructional technology, such as online learning, seem to rely on the same assumptions as programmed instruction did. I conclude this thesis with a discussion of how understanding the assumptions of programmed instruction, and how they led to the movement’s rigidity, can help modern instructional technologists develop online learning materials that are more flexible and able to meet the needs of the students for which they are intended.
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Twohig, Peter L. "Organizing the bench, medical laboratory workers in the Maritimes, 1900-1950." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0018/NQ49295.pdf.
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Eakin, Sherri. "Operating room nurses and surgical technologists perceptions of job satisfaction in the operating room environment." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10024192.
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The predicted future operating room nurse and surgical technologist shortages may have significant implications for the healthcare industry. Improving the job satisfaction of operating room personnel could promote retention and provide adequate staffing in operating rooms. The job satisfaction of operating room nurses and surgical technologists can result in positive or negative work environments. The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of job satisfaction of operating room nurses and surgical technologists to discover how job satisfaction influences the intent to leave or remain in the work environment of the operating room. A purposive selection was made of 12 registered nurses and 12 surgical technologists who had varying degrees of experience in the healthcare field, and were working part time or full time in the operating room of a pediatric medical center in North, Texas. Interviews were audio-recorded and the seven steps were used from Moustakas van Kaam analysis to reveal themes and patterns from the research data. Six themes emerged from the research study that included teamwork, recognition from surgeon, working with pediatric patients and their families, staff appreciation, work environment, and executive leadership. Based on the findings, further research is needed to ascertain strategies that would improve operating room registered nurses and surgical technologists’ job satisfaction and retention.
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Durmaz, Tuba. "Competencies Of Instructional Technologists Graduated From Computer Education Andinstructional Technology Department As Required Byinformation Technology Firms." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614160/index.pdf.
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the current status and competencies of CEIT graduates working in IT firms from the employers&rsquopoint of view. In addition, the cases were evaluated to see whether the graduates have gained competency in their undergraduate education or while working for the firms. In the end the main goal was to identify how well CEIT departments are preparing students for professional practice. The participants of this study were thirteen employers of CEIT graduates working in IT firms in a technopolis. A mixed methods research approach including both quantitative and qualitative research methods was employed as the primary method in order to reach the purpose of this study. Within the scope of this mixed method study, firstly, the quantitative technique was employed in which the data were gathered through a questionnaire to examine the competencies of CEIT graduates. Then, the qualitative part of the study was employed through a follow-up semi-structured interview to confirm and complement the quantitative findings. According to the results of this study, CEIT graduates are average competent at pedagogical, technical and communcation issues. They are more competent within communication and teamwork, and least competent within technical issues according to the employers.
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Marschall, Daniel John. "Occupational community in the network society : an ethnography of computer technologists at a software development company." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.442725.
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Drawing upon Manuel Castells' notion of the "space of flows" in the network society, the thesis reconceptualizes the long-standing sociological framework of occupational community by presenting the findings of empirical research and a schema for analyzing the dimensions of occupational communities as they change over time. Based upon four years of ethnographic fieldwork among technical workers associated with a small US software development company, this thesis examines the work practices, identity formation, and enduring sense of community among computer technologists, the workers who design, develop, produce, test, and maintain computerbased systems and networks. The thesis argues that members of this occupational group constructed their work culture as a networked occupational community through face-to-face social interaction, project-centered work practices, and a distinctive use of language, organizational mottoes, metaphors, and communication systems. Importantly, their community was constituted both in the physical realm of office environments and in the virtual spaces of electronic mailing lists, enabling their occupational community to persist beyond the time in which their company of origin ceased operations. I argue that a networked occupational community becomes manifest as it moves from one configuration to another, enabling the researcher to trace its movement through time. The thesis contributes to the sociology of work and occupations, the field of Internet studies, and continuing discussion over the utility of the network society framework for understanding contemporary life and work.
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Williamson, Loni Serene. "An evaluation of attributes and competencies for manufacturing engineering technology graduates /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1579.pdf.
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Weege, Melissa R. "Predictors of success in applicants to the Radiation Therapy Program at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009weegeme.pdf.
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Tsang, Currie, and 曾嘉勵. "Higher education in information technology & its impacts on a changingurban job market: case study: Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1986. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31974922.
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Meyer, David Gilbert. "Industrial plastics technologist's duties and tasks to meet employer needs in the greater Dayton, Ohio area." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1222033831.
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Booth, Judith, and edu au jillj@deakin edu au mikewood@deakin edu au kimg@deakin. "A critique of "cultural fit" in relation to the recruitment of Indian Information Technologists for the Y2K project in Australia." Deakin University. School of Communication & Creative Arts, 2002. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20040617.142627.
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In this study of intercultural communication, I investigate the multi-faceted meaning of the expression " cultural fit " in the sense that it is used by recruiters when shortlisting Indian information technologists to fill skills shortages for the Y2K project in Australia. The data is in the form of ten videotaped interviews in Bangalore and the recruiter commentary on those tapes in Melbourne. A crucial decision to be made by recruiters in any shortlisting process is " How will the candidate fit into the workplace?" This question becomes more problematical when applied to overseas-trained professionals. I take a critical approach, drawing principally on the research traditions of linguistics where studies of intercultural communication and workplace interaction intersect, employing chiefly the tools of Critical Discourse Analysis and Interactional Sociolinguistics and the more abstract notions of Bourdieu. A bridge between these different discourse approaches is provided by Sarangi & Roberts < 1999 < who show the connection between the larger institutional order and interactional routines, through an elaboration of frontstage talk and backstage talk following Goffman < 1959 < .
An analysis of the interviews < frontstage talk < reveals "cultural fit" to involve a knowledge of institutional talk, in particular, directness. The recruiter commentary < backstage talk < draws attention to issues of intelligibility, body language, technical expertise and workplace values. the study shows that Indian Information Technologists have "partial fit" in that they possess technical fit but do not demonstrate, or lack the opportunity to demonstrate in the interview, Australian workplace values such as small talk, humour and informality. The recruiter judgments were fleeting and apart from checking for intelligibility, were made on the basis of candidates' body language thus highlighting its importance and its relative absence from the discourse approaches mentioned above. This study shows clearly that there is room for more communicative flexibility on the part of all the stakeholders.
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Asukile, Melody Tunsubilege. "The efficacy of an online learning tool in improving EEG analysis and interpretation skills of Technologists, Neurology Registrars and Neurologists." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33630.
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Background Scalp electroencephalography (EEG) remains an invaluable neurophysiological tool in supporting the diagnosis and management of epilepsy and encephalopathy, however, most sub-Saharan countries have very few neurologists per population for EEG analysis and training. Web-based, distance learning programs may provide effective electroencephalogram (EEG) training in resource-poor settings. EEGonline is an interactive, web-based, 6-month multi-modality, learning program designed to teach basic principles and clinical application of EEG. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of EEGonline in improving EEG analysis and interpretation skills for neurologists, neurology residents and technologists, particularly in resource-limited settings. Methods Between June 2017 and November 2018, 179 learners were registered on the EEGonline course. Of these, 128 learners originating from 20 African countries, Europe, the UK and USA participated in the study. Pre- and post-course multiplechoice question (MCQ) test results and EEGonline user logs were analyzed. Differences in pre- and post-test performance were correlated with quantified exposure to various EEGonline learning modalities. Participants' impressions of EEGonline efficacy and usefulness were assessed through pre- and post-course perception surveys. Results Ninety-one participants attempted both pre- and post-course tests. Mean scores improved from 46.7% ± 17.6% to 64.1% ± 18% respectively (p< 0.001, Cohen's d 0.974). Almost all participants improved regardless of the amount of course material used, however those who used more, tended to have higher scores. The largest percentage-improvement was in the correct identification of normal features (43.2% to 59.1%, p< 0.001, Cohen's d 0.664) and artefacts (43.3% to 61.6%, p< 0.001, Cohen's d 0.836). Improvement in competence was associated with improvement in subjective confidence in EEG analysis. Overall confidence among 72 survey respondents improved significantly from 25.3% to 64.8% (p< 0.001). Lecture notes, end-of-module self-assessment quizzes and discussion forums were the most utilised learning modalities. The majority of survey respondents (97.2%) concluded that EEGonline was a useful learning tool and 93% recommended that similar courses should be included in EEG training curricula. Discussion Almost all participants showed significant improvement in EEG analysis competence (MCQ test scores) and confidence (survey responses) following the educational intervention, regardless of the amount of course material used. Improved identification of normal features and artefacts is particularly useful as it reduces the risk of misdiagnosis which can cause harm. The EEGonline course employed several learning techniques, through its multi-modality format, that may have contributed to the improvement observed, including, self-directed learning, cognitivism, collaborative learning, contextual learning and reflective learning. Subjective confidence likely correlates with competence and may be useful to gauge learners' needs and levels of understanding about a subject. Learning preferences vary among adult learners, it is unclear if one learning modality (that is, video, audio, lecture notes, epoch activities, discussion forums) is superior to others, but it seems as though a multi-modal approach may be the most sensible. Conclusions This study demonstrated that a multi-modal, online EEG teaching tool was effective in improving EEG analysis and interpretation skills and may be a useful supplement for EEG teaching especially in resource-poor settings. Given the optimistic findings of this study, we encourage the development and evaluation of further online neurology teaching tools.
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Harpel, Rachael A. "Using Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle as a Guide for Understanding Critical Values in a Clinical Laboratory." Defiance College / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281549976.
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Passmore, Gregory. "The effects of Gowin's vee heuristic diagraming and concept mapping on meaningful learning in the radiation science classroom and laboratory /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9737850.
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Herring, Jennifer C. "An investigation into the current practices of formal and informal teacher technologists on the use of computers in the classroom in an urban academy school and a private academy school." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4322/.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the practices of formal and informal teacher technologists in two school settings: an elite private, high school academy and an urban poor, middle school academy. This investigation included clarifying the role of the formal and informal teacher technologist and investigating the need for both formal and informal teacher technologists. This study also explored the technological differences between the public academy middle school and the private academy high school. Two formal and eight informal teacher technologists were interviewed face-to-face three times, each using the transcendental phenomenology research design. Each teacher technologist was also observed at least once in classroom and teacher training sessions. The results of this study revealed (1) the role of the teacher technologist was a fast technology problem solver; and (2) although students and teachers used technology, the schools lagged in adequate technology and/or teacher training; (3) the teacher technologists used the Internet to build and evaluate curriculum; (4) most students used tool software centered around project-based activities; (5) teacher technologists trained other teachers to be collaborative risk-takers in using technology; (6) teacher technologists shared what they learn with students and other teachers; and (7) students could be student-learners or student-teachers and teachers could be teacher-learners. Four conclusions were reached: technology and constructivist teaching are compatible; technology is a tool; new approaches to professional development are needed; and hardware and software should be standardized for maximum use. Additionally, both schools in this study were evolving the role of the formal teacher technologist. It was recommended that (1) the schools employ at least one fulltime formal teacher technologist whose main role is to assist teachers in technology classroom incorporation, (2) the schools form teams of informal teacher technologists, (3) and the public middle school academy purchase one laptop for each student to use anytime, anywhere.
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Gxoyiya, Nandipha Tinny. "The development of a stress management model for staff at the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS)." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/223.
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The research problem addressed in this study, was to identify strategies that could be employed to reduce stress related problems in the workplace. As the business environment is increasingly subjected to fast changing forces which include increased competition, the pressure for quality and advanced technology, innovation, and an increase in the pace of doing business, the demands on employees have grown equally dramatically. It is therefore essential to develop strategies for managing stress to give employees the required additional energy to handle particularly difficult and stressful work situations. It is important that organisations provide the assistance and support on the issue of stress as part of their proactive approach to managing employee health and safety, by drawing up contingency plans, and to have the necessary infrastructure to deal with such problems. This study investigates the strategies that can be implemented in organisations to reduce stressful situations affecting employees. The information gleaned from the literature and empirical studies enabled the development of a model for stress management in the workplace.
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Santos, Gleise Regina Bertolazi dos. "A disciplina geociências na formação de técnicos ambientais = prospecção de práticas pedagógicas." [s.n.], 2011. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/287227.
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Orientador: Celso Dal Ré CarneiroDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências
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Resumo: A educação técnica tem sido a base da qualificação profissional aos jovens que anseiam entrar no mercado de trabalho. O ensino técnico de nível médio, baseado na metodologia do desenvolvimento de competências, comportamentais e técnicas, alicerça-se nos quatro pilares da educação apontados pela UNESCO: (a) aprender a conhecer; (b) aprender a fazer; (c) aprender a conviver; (d) aprender a ser. O Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza (CEETEPS), responsável pela educação técnica pública no estado de São Paulo, considerando tais princípios, vem formando profissionais em diversas áreas, entre elas a ambiental. O curso Técnico em Meio Ambiente capacita jovens e adultos para "cuidarem" do ambiente e do homem. Com currículo próprio, desenvolvido em três eixos principais, Ciências da Terra, Biologia e Química, garante disciplinas básicas e técnicas durante três semestres. A temática Ciências da Terra é representada pela disciplina Geociências; a partir de 2011, a disciplina denomina-se Práticas em Ciências da Terra. O CEETEPS habilita vários profissionais para lecionarem Geociências, de engenheiros a tecnólogos. Diante desse fato, a pesquisa tem por principal objetivo identificar as práticas pedagógicas adotadas pelos docentes que ministram a disciplina, analisando o grau de formação dos docentes, seu envolvimento com os conteúdos da disciplina e suas práticas pedagógicas, e discutir o perfil necessário para tal habilitação. As informações necessárias foram coletadas por meio de questionários aos docentes e alunos, além de entrevistas com nove docentes, dentre quatorze escolas. Concluiu-se que os docentes não abordam todo o conteúdo programado devido a: (a) dificuldades estruturais do curso e das escolas, (b) práticas pedagógicas inadequadas e, em especial, (c) má formação acadêmica de 50% deles. Os motivos impedem que os alunos atinjam a visão sistêmica do planeta e desenvolvam as competências exigidas pela disciplina. Para garantir excelência ao ensino profissional, é preciso redefinir o perfil do profissional que leciona Geociências no CEETEPS, restringir a lista de profissionais habilitados, capacitar/reciclar professores na ativa, e alterar os critérios e o sistema de seleção de docentes das ETECs, além de implementar política de valorização do corpo docente
Abstract: Technical education has been the basis of professional qualification to young people who yearn to enter the labor market. The mid-level technical education, based on the methodology of developing skills, both behavioral and technical, is based on UNESCO's pillars of education: (a) learning to know, (b) learning to do, (c) learning to live, (d) learning to be. The State Center for Technological Education Paula Souza (CEETEPS), responsible for public technical education in the Sao Paulo state, working along with these principles, has been training professionals to work on the environment, among other areas. The Technical Course in Environment enables young people and adults to "take care" of the environment and man. With its own curriculum, developed along three main axes of Earth Sciences, Biology and Chemistry, ensures basic and technical courses during three academic semesters. Earth Sciences contents are represented by the discipline of Geosciences; since 2011, the name changed to Practices of Earth Sciences. The CEETEPS enables several professionals to teach Geosciences, from engineers to technicians. Given this fact, the objective of the research is to identify the pedagogical practices of a representative sample of teachers, and to analyse levels of teacher training and degrees of involvement by these professionals with related contents. The profile required for qualification of teachers is also discussed. The data was collected by means of questionnaires to teachers and students, and interviews with nine teachers of 14 schools. It was concluded that teachers do not address all the programmed contents due to structural difficulties of the course and schools, inappropriate teaching practices, and poor academic background by almost 50% of the sample. These reasons prevent students from reaching the systemic view of the planet and to develop the required skills. To ensure excellence in professional education, CEETEPS is suggested: (a) to redefine the profile of professionals who teach Geosciences; (b) to restrict the list of qualified professionals; (c) to enable a program for recycling in-service teachers; (d) to change the criteria and selection system of teachers, and (e) to implement an appreciation policy of teacher careers
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Ensino e Historia de Ciencias da Terra
Mestre em Geociências
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MAZZEO, JOHN, and JOHN MAZZEO. "AN EVALUATION OF THE LEVEL OF SKILL REQUIRED OF OPERATORS OF A COMPUTER-ASSISTED RADIOLOGIC TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (RELIABILITY, VALIDITY)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/188124.
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This research was conducted to obtain information regarding the feasibility of using non-medical personnel to obtain measurements of radiologic total lung capacity (TLC). Operators from each of four groups (general undergraduates, nursing students, medical students, radiologists) differing in the amount of medical training and/or experience reading x-rays, performed each of two tasks. The first task was the measurement of radiologic TLC for a set of twenty x-rays. The second task consisted of tracing the outline of the anatomical structures that must be identified in the execution of the radiologic TLC measurement task. Data from the radiologic TLC measurement task were used to identify possible group differences in the reliability and validity of the measures. The reliability analyses were performed within the framework of Generalizability Theory. While the results are not conclusive, due to small sample sizes, the analyses suggest that group differences in reliability of the measures, if they exist, are small. The concurrent validity of the measures was assessed by obtaining, for each experience level, the correlation between the group mean radiologic TLC for a film set and the TLC for that patient, obtained from a body plethysmograph. Only small differences in the group correlation coefficients were observed. A liberal test of these differences indicated they were not statistically significant. Additionally, two experience level by film sets ANOVAs were performed to determine possible group differences in how well the actual magnitudes of the radiologic TLC measures approximated those obtained with the body plethysmograph. These analyses indicated that the magnitude of the differences between radiologic and plethysmographic TLC measures were smaller for the undergraduates than for the nursing students and radiologists. Lastly, a number of analyses of the anatomical structure tracings were performed. Few interpretable group differences were found.
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Silva, Paulo Roberto da. "Contradições entre políticas de investimento, expansão de vagas e evasão na Educação Profissional." Universidade do Oeste Paulista, 2013. http://bdtd.unoeste.br:8080/tede/handle/tede/152.
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Previous issue date: 2013-06-19This paper aims to display a study conducted at Faculdade de Tecnologia de Presidente Prudente, a school which belongs to Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza, a Department of Economic Development, Science and Technologys autarchy, pertaining to State of São Paulos government. The educational facility where the research was conducted, therefore, is a public institution and offers courses in technology field. As Higher Education vacancy grows bigger by the day, particularly in technological areas, there has been a significantly increase of numbers concerning school evasion. The goal of the present research is to study the reasons why this increase happens, which psychological aspects may interfere in this process, and what are the school board s, the teachers and the dropouts point of views about the issue. This is a qualitative and quantitative case study research held at a public institution of Higher Education on Technology in the city of Presidente Prudente. The methodological procedures used were documentary research with the analysis of dropouts school records, course plans offered by the Instituição de Educação Superior (IES) (Higher Education Institution) and the Legislation on Professional Education in Brazil, followed by interview with school board (management and coordination), dropout students and teachers. Through the Discourse of the Collective Subject (DCS) proposed by Lefevre, Lefevre, in order to know the causes of academic dropout in higher education in technology. Such understanding will subsidize the managers of the teaching unit, revisit their teaching procedures and will guide the adoption of policies and actions that will help minimize the dropout numbers indicators.
O presente trabalho apresenta um estudo realizado na Faculdade de Tecnologia de Presidente Prudente, unidade pertencente ao Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza, autarquia vinculada a Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Ciência e Tecnologia, do Governo do Estado de São Paulo. A unidade pesquisada, portanto, trata-se de instituição pública e oferece cursos superiores de tecnologia. Com a ampliação da oferta de vagas nas Instituições de Educação Superior, em especial as de formação tecnológica, houve crescimento significativamente maior dos indicadores de evasão. Esta pesquisa pauta-se em estudar os motivos que culminam no aumento da evasão escolar, quais aspectos pedagógicos interferem, qual a visão dos gestores, docentes e evadidos acerca do tema. Trata-se de pesquisa realizada na forma de estudo de caso em instituição pública de ensino superior de tecnologia, instalada no município de Presidente Prudente, de natureza qualiquantitativo. Os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados: pesquisa documental, com a análise dos prontuários de evadidos, planos dos cursos oferecidos pela Instituição de Educação Superior (IES) e da legislação sobre a Educação Profissional no Brasil, seguido da realização de entrevista com gestores (direção e coordenação), corpo docente e alunos evadidos. Através do discurso do sujeito coletivo (DSC) preconizado por Lefevre e Lefevre, com intuito de conhecer as causas acadêmicas da evasão dos alunos dos cursos superiores de tecnologia. Tal entendimento subsidiará os gestores da unidade de ensino, rediscutir seus procedimentos pedagógicos e norteará na adoção de ações e políticas que contribuam para minimizar os indicadores de evasão.
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Varnagirytė, Eglė. "Siloso ruošimo technologijos naudojant vibracinį įrenginį technologinis, aplinkosauginis ir saugos įvertinimas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20090609_121707-64894.
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Darbo tikslas– aptarti šiuo metu Lietuvoje naudojamas siloso ruošimo technologijas, įvertinti siloso ruošimo technologiją naudojant vibracinį tankinimo metodą, jos poveikį žmogui ir aplinkai. Siekiant šio tikslo iškelti tokie uždaviniai: • apžvelgti šiuo metu Lietuvoje naudojamas siloso ruošimo technologijas; • atlikti bandymus slegiant silosą inerciniu kryptiniu vibratoriumi; • atlikti tyrimus, kurių metu reikia išsiaiškinti vibracijų ir triukšmo poveikį žmogui. Literatūros apžvalgoje įvertintos šiuolaikinės siloso ruošimo technologijos bei technika. Įvertintas siloso slėgimo konteinerinėje saugykloje prosesas, apžvelgtas vibracinis siloso tankinimo būdas ir pateikta teorinė analizė. Tyrimų metodikoje pateiktos: kukurūzų- topinambų stiebų siloso ruošimo naudojant kryptinį-vibracinį įrenginį bei triukšmo ir vibracijų poveikio žmogui nustatymo, ekspermentinių tyrimų atlikimo metodikos. Tyrimų rezultatų skyriuje pateikti bandymų rezultatai, kurie buvo atlikti su Institute sukurto ir pagaminto kryptiniu- vibraciniu įrenginiu. Įvertintas vibracijų bei triukšmo poveikis žmogui. Remiantis tyrimų rezultatais nedideliam ūkiui pasiūlyta konteinerinė siloso saugykla bei ekologiška siloso ruošimo technologija.The goal-Lithuania to discuss the current technologies used in the preparation of silage, to evaluate the technology for preparation of silage using vibration compaction method, its impact on humans and the environment. To achieve this goal the following tasks: • an overview of the Lithuania silage used in the preparation of technology; • testing Machines silage inertial directional vibrator; • carry out investigations, during which the question of vibrations and noise effects on humans. Literature review assessed the modern technology of silage preparation and technique. Estimated silage pressure konteinerinėje prosess the store, look for silage vibration compaction method and presented a theoretical analysis. Research methodology of the maize silage-Jerusalem stems preparation using the directional-vibration device, and noise and vibration effects on human identification, ekspermentinių test methodology. Research results section to provide test results, which were carried out with the Institute created and produced by vibration-directional device. Estimated exposure to vibration, and noise effects on humans. Based on the research results suggested a small holding container storage of silage and silage preparation of environmental technology.
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Leitão, Patrícia Alexandra Damas. "Características da comunicação entre os profissionais de saúde e os pacientes como preditoras da qualidade das ressonâncias magnéticas num serviço de imagiologia." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/16070.
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O exame de Ressonância Magnética (RM), pelas suas características, poderá suscitar
alguma ansiedade no doente, pelo que é esperado que os técnicos comuniquem com
este de forma pertinente, clara e esclarecedora, no sentido de melhor o informar e
potenciar a qualidade do exame. Assim, pensa-se que este processo comunicacional
com o doente durante a preparação e no acompanhamento deste durante todo o
processo da RM, tenham algumas lacunas, com potenciais consequências negativas,
quer para o doente quer na qualidade do exame.
O objetivo primordial do estudo foi conhecer e caracterizar o processo de comunicação
técnico-doente.
Os resultados obtidos permitiram-nos concluir que para além de existirem lacunas na
forma como o processo de comunicação é estabelecido e conduzido verifica-se
também que existe uma prática centrada na técnica e não no doente; “Characteristics of the communication between the professionals of health and
the patients like predictors of the quality of the Magnetic Resonance in a Service of
Imagiology”
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Examination of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), by their nature, may raise some
anxiety in the patient, so it is expected that the radiology technologists communicate
with this relevant, clear and insightful way, in order to better inform and enhance the
quality of the MRI. Thus, it is thought that this communication process with the patient
during the preparation and monitoring this throughout the RM process, have some
gaps, with potential negative consequences for either the patient or the quality of the
examination.
The primary objective of the study was to identify and characterize the process of
technologist-patient communication.
The results allowed us to conclude that in addition there are gaps in how the
communication process is established and led it turns out also that there is a practice
centered on technical and not the patient.
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Pinkauskaitė, Gitana. "IKT taikymas technologijų pamokose: situacija ir ją sąlygojantys veiksniai." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140723_112426-92598.
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Nūdienos švietimo sistemoje informacinės ir komunikacinės technologijos sudaro galimybes ugdyti šiuolaikišką pilietį, pasirengusį gyventi elektroninėje erdvėje. Kompiuterinės technologijos daro įtaką įvairių dalykų mokymui ir mokymuisi, visam ugdymo procesui. Tyrimo tikslas - atskleisti IKT taikymo technologijų pamokose situaciją ir ją sąlygojančius veiksnius. Uždaviniai: išanalizuoti mokslinę literatūrą, teisinius dokumentus ir atliktus tyrimus susijusius su IKT taikymu per technologijų pamokas; atskleisti IKT taikymo svarbą mokant technologijų; išnagrinėti technologijų mokytojų kompetenciją taikyti IKT technologijų pamokose.Today's education information and communication technologies have the potential to develop a modern citizen, ready to live in electronic space. Computer technology has an impact on a variety of subjects for teaching and learning also for the educational process. The aim of thesis is to reveal ICT application in technology lessons situation and its determinative factors. Tasks: to carry out the analysis of the scientific literature and education documents, in order to reveal ICT use in technology education; to reveal the importance of ICT use in technology education; to analyse teachers’ competence to use ICT in technology lessons.
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Makkonen, S. (Saara). "Teknillisestä apulaisesta laboratoriohoitajaksi:turun laboratoriohoitajakoulutuksen kehitys vuosina 1955–1990." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2008. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514288029.
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Abstract This research explores the development of Finnish Medical Laboratory Technologists based on education given in Turku covering the years 1955–1990. The data is limited into three time periods: education lasting for one year 1955–1963, education lasting for two years 1964–1983 and education 1984–1990 based on the secondary school reform. The development of the Finnish medical laboratory technologist education was connected with development of medical and natural sciences and technology. The representatives of the medicine were of vital importance in influencing the beginning of this education. The swift from industrial to service society speeded the development. The duration of education was extended gradually from one year to four and half year education. Even in the beginning of this education the students selected into training should have at least the basic general secondary school education which was not the case with other health care staff . Especially in the beginning the students should have good health in working with health hazard environment and substances. A distinctive change took place in the relationship of cognitive and practical teaching. In the beginning the greatest part of the educational training was practical given in health laboratories and hospital wards. Gradually the cognitive teaching was transferred into the school classrooms. Also the practical training in the hospital decreased. In the beginning of the educational training took place in the different faculties and institutes of Turku University given by medical staff. Later the teaching was moved to the nursing and health care colleges and the authority to teach was given to the permanent health care staff. The decrease of the infectious diseases and the development of internal medicine and surgery reflected in the changes of the selection of laboratory investigations from the bacteriological research to the chemical research. The manual research methods developed to automatic research methods was seen with a delay in the medical technologist education. Also the quality control appeared surprisingly late in the educational training. The education and training of the laboratory technologists were attached to the education of nursing instead of technical sector of health education. The intensive increase of the social and behaviorial sciences was part of wider international development. This research adds knowledge to the planning of laboratory technologist education. The analysis of the earlier actions helps to reveal the far reaching influences of the different choices made before and to explain why the situation is what it isTiivistelmä Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin Suomessa toteutuneen laboratoriohoitajakoulutuksen kehittymistä Turussa tapahtuneen koulutuksen avulla. Tutkimus rajautui vuosille 1955–1990 ja jakautui ajallisesti kolmeen jaksoon: yksivuotiseen koulutukseen vuosina 1955–1963, kaksivuotiseen koulutukseen vuosina 1964–1983 ja keskiasteen koulunuudistukseen vuosina 1984–1990. Tutkimuksen tarkastelun kohteena oli: Mitkä tekijät johtivat laboratoriohoitaja-koulutuksen käynnistymiseen ja kehittymiseen? Miten opiskelijat valittiin? Miten tietopuolinen ja käytännöllinen opetus jakaantui? Minkälainen oli opettajien pätevyys? Minkälainen oli oppisisältö? Minkälaista tutkintonimikettä käytettiin? Laboratoriohoitajakoulutuksen kehittyminen oli yhteydessä lääketieteen, luonnontieteen ja teknologian kehittymiseen. Lääketieteen edustajat olivat keskeisiä vaikuttajia laboratoriohoitajakoulutuksen alkamiselle ja kehittymiselle. Teolliseen ja palveluyhteiskuntaan siirtyminen vauhdittivat kehitystä. Koulutus piteni asteittain yksivuotisesta neljä ja puolivuotiseksi. Koulutukseen valituilta opiskelijoilta vaadittiin jo alkuaikoina muista hoitohenkilöistä poik-keavasti vähintään keskikoulun oppimäärä. Suuri osa oli kuitenkin ylioppilaita. Koulutuksen alkuaikoina vaadittiin opiskelijoilta hyvää terveyttä tartuntavaarallisen ympäristön ja terveydelle haitallisten aineiden kanssa työskenneltäessä. Koulutuksen alkuaikoina suurin osa oli käytännöllistä opetusta terveydenhuoltoalan laboratorioissa ja vuodeosastoilla. Ajan kuluessa suhde muuttui selvästi koululla annattavan tietopuolisen opetuksen eduksi. Myös vuodeosastoharjoittelu väheni. Koulutuksen alkuaikoina tietopuolinen opetus tapahtui Turun yliopiston eri laitoksilla pääasiassa lääketieteilijöiden voimin. Myöhemmin koulutus siirtyi sairaanhoito- ja terveydenhuolto-oppilaitoksiin ja samalla vetovastuu siirtyi vakinaisille sairaanhoidon opettajille. Tartuntatautien väheneminen ja sisätautien ja kirurgian kehittyminen heijastuivat laboratorio-tutkimusvalikoiman muuttumiseen bakteriologian tutkimuksista kemiallisiin tutkimuksiin. Ihmisen elimistön tutkiminen kudos- ja elintasolta syveni solutasolle. Manuaalisten tutkimusmenetelmien kehittyminen automaatio-menetelmiksi näkyi viiveellä laboratoriohoitajien koulutuksessa. Samoin laboratorioissa voimakkaasti kehittyvä laaduntarkkailu tuli koulutukseen yllättävän myöhään. Laboratoriohoitajakoulutus määriteltiin hoitoalan koulutuksiin terveydenhuollon teknisen alan sijaan. Tämä määritteli hoidollisuutta korostavat raamit laboratoriohoitajakoulutukselle. Yhteiskunta- ja käyttäytymistieteiden voimakas lisääntyminen oli osa laajempaa kansainvälistä kehitystä. Opiskelijoita tuli kasvattaa myös ammatillisissa koulutuksissa yhteiskuntatietoisiksi, osallistuviksi ja sivistyneiksi kansalaisiksi ja perheenjäseniksi. Muiden maiden laboratoriohoitajakoulutukseen ne eivät kuitenkaan sisältyneet. Tämä tutkimus antaa lisää tietoa laboratoriohoitajakoulutuksen suunnitteluun. Aikaisemman toiminnan analysoiminen auttaa näkemään, minkälaiset, kauaskantoisetkin, vaikutukset erilaisilla valinnoilla on ollut, miksi ollaan siinä tilanteessa missä ollaan
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Kubeckas, Alis. "Panevėžio apskrities pensionatų personalo valdymas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2004. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2004~D_20040608_115045-69922.
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SUMMARY
During the political and economic changes of Lithuanian system the institutions of public social welfare services, which were administered by Government Administration, gained more freedom in their discretion. However, some things have not changed, such as an old attitude towards employees, worn out management position. It is very difficult for the society to transform, since it has used to old, soviet methods of working. Various researches, which were conducted by different authors, show that employees themselves determine a successful realisation of tasks and goals; therefore only using adequate Human Resources Management is possible to create such system, where both management’s (administration) and employees’ needs are met and ascertains accomplishment of the risen tasks and aims of the organisation.
Currently, Social Welfare Services of Lithuania are at the point of the development and a rapid growth. There are essential performs ongoing at the Institutions of Social Welfare Service – reductions in quantity of the residents, the present living conditions are being improved, the structure of the staff is being reconstructed as well.
In reality, there are often detected an ineffective solutions of Human Resources Management problems in practice of Institutions of Social Welfare Services as well as incompetence, inability to achieve the risen tasks, goals and expectations of their clients. This shows, that the problems of the public organisations of Social... [to full text]