Deterrents to Nurses’ Participation in Continuing Professional Development: An Integrative Literature Review

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 441-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna J. Schweitzer ◽  
Teresa J. Krassa
2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 340-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Ngozi Anasi ◽  
Hussaini Ali

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine and discuss academic librarians’ perceptions of the benefits and challenges of adopting e-learning for continuing professional development. Design/methodology/approach – To elicit the necessary information, this study adopted a descriptive survey design, using questionnaire as instrument for data collection. The study population consists of five tertiary institutions – two universities, two polytechnics and one college of education, selected as sample using the purposive sampling technique. The study also conducted a literature review on studies done on benefits and challenges of e-learning for professional development. The literature review is built on resources from online and offline. Findings – Academic librarians in Lagos State were unanimous in their perception of benefits and challenges of adoption of e-learning for continuing professional development. The major benefits of e-learning were that e-learning opens up new frontiers for professional learning, supports knowledge generation and management and gives librarians an opportunity to broaden their knowledge. However, the major challenges to adopting e-learning for continuing professional development were inadequate power supply, inadequate knowledge of how to operate e-learning tools and limited bandwidth. Practical implications – This paper establishes that the role of academic librarians in the provision of information for learning and study in academic institutions places them in an advantageous position to engage in e-learning activities for professional development. It also extols the need for top library management to deploy all resources within their reach to develop technology-enhanced learning system. This should also be complemented with the development and implementation of e-learning curriculum in library schools in Nigeria to inculcate e-learning culture. Originality/value – The paper contributes to empirical research on e-learning for continuing professional development among librarians in Nigeria. Librarians who are interested in professional development will find this article useful.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umar Draz ◽  
Fayyaz Ahmad

Continuing professional development (CPD) plays an important role in maintaining professional competency of the accounting academics. The main aim of undertaking CPD is to acquire new technical knowledge pertaining to a certain profession. This study intends to investigate the existing literature on CPD of accounting academics. In reviewing the relevant literature, we have particularly concentrated on these journals: 1) Accounting Education; 2) Journal of Accounting Education; 3) Teachers and Teaching; and 4) Teaching and Teacher Education. The available studies have been classified into three categories and recommendations for the future research work are provided.


Radiography ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S58-S63 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wareing ◽  
C. Buissink ◽  
D. Harper ◽  
M. Gellert Olesen ◽  
M. Soto ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Tingkat

The aim of this article is to know the effectiveness of the presence of a guest teacher for the teachers in SMA Negeri 1 Kuta Selatan to produce a various research. Since PKG (Penilaian Kinerja Guru) has been implementing from January 1, 2013, teachers could not have a promotion in 2 years if they were not an administrator or in IV/a level. It happened because it needed a credit score of the continuing professional development in every preferment if teachers wanted to have a promotion from III/a to III/b. Then, for III/b and above, they need to complete the credit score through a scientific publication and or an innovative work. This research used literature review, questionnaire, observation sheets and interview in collecting the data. Meanwhile the data analysis used was descriptive qualitative. The results showed two points. First, the presence of a guest teacher through a workshop in SMA N 1 Kuta Selatan could increase teachers’ ability to produce a research and an innovative work. The impact was on the teacher’s promotion in the first cycle from no one to three people (7,69%) in the second cycle. The number of teachers who made proposal and were ready to present it in an academic conference were increasing from three people (7,69%) in the first cycle to eight people (20,51%) in the second cycle. Teachers who wrote scientific articles in an ISSN journal were also increasing from four people (10,25%) in the first cycle to five people (12,82%) in the second cycle. Second, the teachers’ response were also increasing toward the presence of a guest teacher from 72,22%, which was a neutral category in the first cycle, to 83,33%,  a good category in the second cycle. Its effect the students’ achievements, from 72 medals in the first cycle to 88 medals in the second cycle.


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