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AUTHOR
Hanne Mäki-hakola
Development and testing of an instrument (HeSoEduCo) for health and social care educators' competence in professional education
Abstract Background: Health and social care education is highly important for preparing future professionals for their future roles in sustainable health and social care. However, previous studies have emphasized that health and social care educators’ competence is complex and poorly defined. Thus, there is a clear need for a psychometrically validated instrument to enable clarification and assessment of the required skills. Objective: To develop and psychometrically validate an instrument (the HeSoEduCo) for assessing health and social care educators’ competence in higher and professional education. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A HeSoEduCo instrument, with items inviting 1–4 Lik…
Sosiaali-, terveys- ja kuntoutusalan opettajien osaaminen ja sen kehittäminen
Johdanto: Sosiaali-, terveys- ja kuntoutusalan (soteku) toimintaympäristö on jatkuvasti muuttuva ja kehittyvä. Jotta pätevien opettajien saatavuus turvataan myös tulevaisuudessa, tarvitaan jatkuvaa terveystieteiden opettajakoulutuksen uudistamista ja systemaattista sosiaali-, terveys- ja kuntoutusalan opettajien osaamisen kehittämistä. Tarkoitus: TerOpe-hankkeen tarkoituksena oli kehittää valtakunnalliset ja kansainvälisesti vertailukelpoiset soteku-opettajien osaamisvaatimukset, ja luoda osaamisen kehittämisen malli opettajien suunnitelmalliselle, uran aikaiselle osaamisen kehittymiselle. Lisäksi hankkeessa kehitettiin digipedagogiikan verkko-opintojakso ja digitaalinen osaamisverkosto ala…
Competence areas of health science teachers - A systematic review of quantitative studies.
Abstract Background In the face of rapid digitalisation and ever-higher educational requirements for healthcare professionals, it is important that health science teachers possess the relevant core competences. The education of health science teachers varies internationally and there is no consensus about the minimum qualifications and experience they require. Objective The aim of this systematic review was to describe the health science teachers' competences and the factors related to it. Design Systematic review of original quantitative studies. Data sources Four databases were selected from which to retrieve original studies: Cinahl (Ebsco), PubMed, Medic, Eri (ProQuest). Review Methods …
Social, health care and rehabilitation educators' competence in professional education—Empirical testing of a model
The social and health care educator's role in educating future professionals need to be stronger emphasised and deserves international recognition. The purpose of this study was to develop and test an empirical model of social and health care educators' competence in higher and professional education. The presented research employed a cross-sectional study design. Data were collected using HeSoEduCo-instrument from 28 educational institutions in Finland. The model was empirically tested with confirmatory factor analysis through Structural Equation Modelling that applied the Full Imputation Maximum Likelihood estimator. A total of 422 social and health care educators participated in the stud…
Qualitative study of social and healthcare educators’ perceptions of their competence in education
Competent educators are needed to ensure that social and healthcare professionals are effective and highly competent. However, there is too little evidence-based knowledge of current and required enhancements of educators' competences in this field. The aim of this study was to describe social and healthcare educators' perceptions of their competence in education. The study had a qualitative design, based on interviews with educators and rooted in critical realism. Forty-eight participants were recruited from seven universities of applied sciences and two vocational colleges in Finland, with the assistance of contact persons nominated by the institutions. The inclusion criterion for partici…
Qualitative study of social and healthcare educators’ perceptions of their competence in education
Competent educators are needed to ensure that social and healthcare professionals are effective and highly competent. However, there is too little evidence‐based knowledge of current and required enhancements of educators' competences in this field. The aim of this study was to describe social and healthcare educators’ perceptions of their competence in education. The study had a qualitative design, based on interviews with educators and rooted in critical realism. Forty‐eight participants were recruited from seven universities of applied sciences and two vocational colleges in Finland, with the assistance of contact persons nominated by the institutions. The inclusion criterion for partici…
Continuing professional development among social‐ and health‐care educators
Future social- and health-care educators will be required to have versatile competence in educating professionals that reflects both the constantly changing health-care environment and delivery of high-quality patient care. Continuing professional development can be defined as a process that aims to increase educators' competence and well-being, along with the effectiveness of an organisation. This study aimed to describe educators' continuing professional development and clarify the contribution of continuing education. The research applied a qualitative approach as only limited information about social- and health-care educators' professional development currently exists.' Data were colle…