Reporting stAndards for research in PedIatric Dentistry (RAPID): an expert consensus-based statement

Background Reporting guidelines for different study designs are currently available to report studies with accuracy and transparency. There is a need to develop supplementary guideline items that are specific to areas within Pediatric Dentistry. This study aims to develop Reporting stAndards for research in PedIatric Dentistry (RAPID) guidelines using a pre-defined expert consensus-based Delphi process. Methods The development of the RAPID guidelines was based on the Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines. Following a comprehensive search of the literature, the Executive Group identified ten themes in Pediatric Dentistry and compiled a draft checklist of items under each theme. The themes were categorized as: General, Oral Medicine, Pathology and Radiology, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Sedation and Hospital Dentistry, Behavior Guidance, Dental Caries, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, Pulp Therapy, Traumatology, and Interceptive Orthodontics. A RAPID Delphi Group (RDG) was formed comprising of 69 members from 15 countries across six continents. Items were scored using a 9-point rating Likert scale. Items achieving a score of seven and above, marked by at least 70% of RDG members were accepted into the RAPID checklist items. Weighted mean scores were calculated for each item. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 and one-way ANOVA was used to calculate the difference in the weighted mean scores between the themes. Results The final RAPID checklist comprised of 128 items that were finalized and approved by the RDG members in the online consensus meeting. The percentage for high scores (scores 7 to 9) ranged from 69.57 to 100% for individual items. The overall weighted mean score of the final items ranged from 7.51 to 8.28 (out of 9) and the difference was statistically significant between the themes (p < 0.05). Conclusions The RAPID statement provides guidance to researchers, authors, reviewers and editors, to ensure that all elements relevant to particular studies are adequately reported.

Executive group coaching: interventions not for the faint of heart

As the world is changing, organisations are changing with it: matrix structures, flat hierarchies, virtual work, and teamwork are becoming the norm. Therefore, the ability of working successfully with others has become increasingly important and effective teamwork is essential to make these new complex organisational structures work. However, as this special issue highlights, there are major challenges in working effectively together in this rapidly changing world. Indeed, teams often do not live up to the promise of faster problem solving or higher levels of innovation. "Turf wars" and broken trust are common. Group coaching interventions can be second to none in creating effective collaboration and a culture of trust. Based on the clinical paradigm, this article outlines competencies and conceptual models that make for successful group coaching. Overall, effective group coaching interventions, which will also help executives to lead and direct individual and organisational transformation and to create a coaching culture within organisations, need group coaches who have a holistic orientation and pay attention both to micro and macro processes.

O Colégio Estadual Mário de Andrade: da criação à consolidação como intituição pública de ensino secundário em Francisco Beltrão-PR (1964–1982) / The State College Mário de Andrade: from creation to consolidation as a public institution os secondary education in Francisco Beltrão-PR (1964–1982)

O presente texto apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa em nível de Mestrado. A pesquisa efetivou-se por meio de fontes bibliográficas, documentais e de entrevistas com ex-professores e ex-diretores da instituição. As entrevistas foram realizadas com base na metodologia da História Oral. A pesquisa se insere dentro da História das Instituições Escolares e adotou uma perspectiva dialética para compreender a história e o papel do Colégio Estadual Mário de Andrade – CEMA, dentro do cenário de desenvolvimento do município de Francisco Beltrão e região no período de 1964 e 1982. A partir da instalação da Colônia Agrícola Nacional General Osório – CANGO, em 1948, e da regularização da posse da terra, efetivada pelo Grupo Executivo para as Terras do Sudoeste do Paraná – GETSOP, entre 1962 e 1974, Francisco Beltrão teve um desenvolvimento acelerado. O crescimento populacional possibilitou o desenvolvimento econômico, social e urbano levando a necessidade da implantação de níveis de ensino mais avançados. O CEMA se tornou referência por ser a primeira instituição pública a oferecer o ensino de nível secundário de formação geral e, posteriormente, ao atender a demanda de ensino técnico profissionalizante. Durante muito tempo, foi a única instituição pública a oferecer o ensino de nível médio, tendo contribuído, portanto, para a formação propedêutica e profissional de muitos cidadãos de Francisco Beltrão.***This text presents the results of research at the Master's level. A research was carried out through bibliographic sources, documents and interviews with former professors and former directors of the institution. The interviews were conducted based on the Oral History methodology. A research carried out within the History of School Institutions and adopted a dialectical perspective to understand the history and role of the Mário de Andrade High State College- CEMA, within the development scenario of the municipality of Francisco Beltrão and region in the period of 1964 and 1982. Since the installation of the National Agricultural Colony Osório General - CANGO, in 1948, and the regularization of land tenure, carried out by the Executive Group for Lands of the Southwest of Paraná - GETSOP, between 1962 and 1974, Francisco Beltrão had an accelerated development. Population growth has enabled economic, social and urban development, leading to the need to implement more advanced levels of education. CEMA became a reference for the first public institution to offer secondary education for general training and, later, to meet the demand for professional technical education. For a long time, it was the only public institution to offer secondary education, thus contributing to the propaedeutic and professional training of many citizens of Francisco Beltrão.