scholarly journals Continuing education in the medical professions: professional development or bureaucratic convenience?

1997 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Brigley
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Medical Professions

scholarly journals The professional aspirations of the graduates of bachelor studies in nursing and midwifery

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Justyna Krukiewicz ◽  
Agnieszka Chrzan-Rodak ◽  
Aneta Kościołek ◽  
Małgorzata Brodziak ◽  
Kinga Augustowska-Kruszyńska
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Medical Professions ◽  
Professional Aspirations ◽  
Moral Attitudes ◽  
Nurses And Midwives

Abstract Introduction. Professional aspirations appear to be the key factor, which motivates individual to take actions as well as to further self-development. According to medical professions, professional aspirations seem to be crucial because they motivate nurses and midwives to continuing education – what is believed to be the fundament of vocational professionalism. Aim. The aim of the research was to show the professional aspirations of the graduates of bachelor degree in nursing and midwifery. Material and methods. The research was conducted with the diagnostic survey based on the questionnaire composed by the authors, within a period from April to June 2017. The research consisted of 158 graduates of bachelor studies. Results. The majority (89.2%) of the graduates of bachelor studies in nursing and midwifery is planning to improve their professional qualifications. Their main motives are: the desire for being a professional (69.6%), the desire for professional development (52.5%) and the desire for financial situation improvement (47.5%). The MSc studies are most frequently chosen as a way for professional qualifications improvement. Conclusions. The graduates of the Faculty of Health Sciences express the desire for further professional development. The aspirations, which the examined graduates of bachelor studies in nursing and midwifery are led by, may have a positive impact on their carriers through the strengthening the appropriate moral attitudes, professional development and the sense of professional autonomy.

Continuing Professional Development: Views and Barriers Toward Participation Among Malaysian Pharmacists

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Zoriah Aziz ◽  
Chong Nyuk Jet ◽  
Sameerah Shaikh Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Current Role

Continuing professional development (CPD) is a lifelong learning approach to maintain and enhance professional competencies. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the pharmacists’ preferred CPD activities and barriers to CPD participation. A survey instrument was distributed to all government pharmacists (N=3876) in Malaysia. The response rate was 29.2 %. The majority of the pharmacists (92%) believed that engaging in CPD would improve their performances in their current role. Almost 90% of the respondents preferred to participate in CPD activities associated with continuing education such as workshops and conferences attendance. Barriers to CPD participation were current job constraints, lack of time, and accessibility in terms of travel and cost. It is important to address these issues before the implementation of mandatory CPD for pharmacists in Malaysia.

The formation of a profession: the case of physiotherapy in Norway

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eline Thornquist ◽  
Hildur Kalman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Health Services ◽  
National Health ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
The State ◽  
Medical Professions

The chapter claims that a profession progresses through interaction and conflict with adjacent professions. Using the professional development of physiotherapy in Norway as an example, the chapter illustrates how inter-professional disputes are central to the ways division of labour and responsibility are shaped. The chapter shows how the physiotherapists’ struggle to gain public authorisation, and to become a part of the national health services, were entwined with the medical professions aspirations to control and subordinate other professions working within the field of health and medicine. The chapter shows how physiotherapists battled the medical profession by seeking active support from the state.

scholarly journals Book Review: Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Student Affairs Practice - A Professional Competency Based Approach

10.28945/4444 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 279-280
Author(s):  
Crystal R Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Education Professional Development ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Diversity Issues

Aim/Purpose: Book Review: Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Student Affairs Practice - A Professional Competency Based Approach Background: This text explores cases and concepts regarding multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion in student affairs practice as guided by ACPA/ NASPA competencies. Methodology: Review Contribution: Review Findings: Overall, this text is a useful resource for introductory student affairs coursework at the undergraduate level, master’s level, for workshops and other continuing education/ professional development. Recommendations for Practitioners: Overall, this text is a useful resource for introductory student affairs coursework at the undergraduate level, master’s level, for workshops and other continuing education/ professional development. Recommendation for Researchers: Overall, this text is a useful resource for introductory student affairs coursework at the undergraduate level, master’s level, for workshops and other continuing education/ professional development. Impact on Society: Overall, this text is a useful resource for introductory student affairs coursework at the undergraduate level, master’s level, for workshops and other continuing education/ professional development. Future Research: See Review

Contrasting Professional Development and Continuing Education Opportunities for Library Professionals

2014 ◽  
pp. 1909-1927
Author(s):  
Agnes K. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Professional Involvement ◽  
Economic Downturns ◽  
Library Professionals

By design or not, most librarians restrict their professional organization involvement to professional librarian organizations. Limiting professional involvement to only library related organizations will not provide the depth of professional knowledge that today's librarian needs to have in order to keep up with the requirements of the profession. Library budgets and funding have been slashed due to economic downturns, and patrons are turning to libraries for assistance with a variety of concerns that libraries did not have to address in previous times. Reaching beyond the scope of the profession, librarians can broaden their knowledge base and use that broader knowledge base to benefit their patrons and communities.

A Scenario That Works

2018 ◽  
pp. 184-191
Author(s):  
Patricia K. Gibson ◽  
Dennis A. Smith ◽  
Sarah G. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Military Training ◽  
General Information ◽  
High Tech ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Teacher Learning Communities

Technology use in K-12 classrooms in this era of rapid high-tech change ranges from deep and meaningful technological immersion to an outright classroom ban on electronic devices. Attempting to mitigate this technological divide between students and teachers, school districts increasingly require professional development in applicable student technologies and teacher support resources. Unfortunately, the standards for continuing education requirements are broad, money is tight, and development efforts are often far less organized. As unfortunate, current issues and general information sharing dominate the professional learning communities (PLCs) or teacher learning communities (TLCs) originally designed to fulfill professional development requirements. These challenges render the occasional professional development initiative included in a PLC or TLC event, ineffective where the fragmented, uninteresting, and often poorly planned technology instruction very rarely seems to stick. Drawing on experience with military training and continuing education training, the authors propose a simple, inexpensive, and internally resourced means used by soldiers to train individual and collective military tasks, to assist elementary and secondary teachers to learn how emerging technology works, and more importantly, how to maximize its effective use in the classroom.

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