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Teachers as frontline agents of integration: Finnish physical education students’ reflections on intercultural encounters
2018
Background and purpose: This article focuses on how future Physical Education and Dance teachers may be better prepared to work in increasingly diverse education environments. It also discusses how tertiary institutions might address issues of social inclusion and cultural pluralism within their programmes, courses and assignments. The authors critically reflect on an experiential learning intervention in Jyväskylä, Finland, in which trainee PE teachers facilitated kinaesthetic language-learning workshops for asylum seekers. The applied use of physical education and dance in this context was aimed at providing a distinct opportunity to consider a PE teacher’s professional competence and rol…
DevOps-kehittäjän osaamisprofiili IT-alalla
2015
Kandidaatintutkielmassa käsitellään DevOpsia ja sitä, minkälaista osaaamista DevOpsina toimivalta vaaditaan. DevOps on IT-alalla uusi työtehtävä, jossa sama työntekijä hoitaa sekä kehittämiseen että operointiin liittyvät tehtävät. DevOpsin avulla kommunikaatio työntekijöiden välillä paranee ja kaikki työskentelevät paremmin samaa tavoitetta kohti. Tämän uudenalaisen järjestelyn avulla pystytään muun muassa tuottamaan järjestelmiä nopeammin ja parempilaatuisena. Osaamisella taas viitataan yksilön kykyihin suoriutua hänelle annetuista tehtävistä. Tutkielman lopussa kirjallisuuden perusteella tehtyä määritelmää DevOpsilta vaadittavasta osaamisesta verrataan työpaikkailmoituksissa haettaviin om…
Transformative, interdisciplinary and intercultural learning for developing HEI students’ sustainability-oriented competences : a case study
2022
AbstractThe literature has produced relevant theoretical insights into pedagogical frameworks, tools and competences that would be best suited to teach sustainability at higher education (HE). This article contributes to such a discussion using a course on sustainability developed by us as a case study. Two research questions are tackled in this article: (1) How to empower students to address urban sustainability challenges through the inclusion of transformative, interdisciplinary and intercultural learning into the current HE system? (2) Which pedagogical tools can be used to develop students’ sustainability-oriented competences? To address the research questions, the case study consists …
More skilled, better paid : labour-market returns to postsecondary vocational education
2017
Outside the USA, relatively little is known about the labour-market returns to postsecondary vocational (or polytechnic) education. Yet, polytechnics in Europe are distinct from US community colleges. This paper focuses on the labour-market returns to polytechnic attendance in Finland, where polytechnics are representative of many European countries. Using matching methods and longitudinal administrative data, we find that, compared to individuals with no postsecondary education, students who attend polytechnics have higher annual earnings of €3,300 to €3,700 and employment gains of 2.5 to 6.6 percentage points 10 years after the entry decision. However, the returns vary by personal charact…
Presentation of Intercultural Competence in English Language Textbooks : The Case of a Private Language School in Iran
2016
As the objective of learning a foreign language is now defined in terms of intercultural competence, all aspects of an English as a foreign language (EFL) program are expected to be geared towards cultivating interculturality. The issue is specifically significant in the Iranian context, because of the indeterminate status of English language in the country, and also the growing need of intercultural competence for Iranians. The present study investigated to what extent the learning tasks in textbooks for adult courses in a private language institute aimed at increasing learners’ intercultural competence, and what dimensions of intercultural competence they addressed. The methodology center…
Behavioral Health Theories, Equity, and Disparities in Global Health : A Basic Process Model
2020
Lack of participation in health-promoting behaviors and participation in behaviors that contribute to health risks have been linked to health disparities observed among individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. This chapter presents a basic process model to summarize the effects of socio-structural variables linked to health disparities – socioeconomic status, education, health literacy, ethnicity, and religiosity – on individuals’ beliefs and cognitions that determine behavior. Socio-structural characteristics were proposed to have a pervasive effect on individuals’ beliefs and other constructs from social cognition theories which impact their decisions to participate in prospective heal…
Kokeneiden tule-fysioterapeuttien käsityksiä fysioterapeuttisesta osaamisesta
2014
Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää, minkälaisia käsityksiä tuki- ja liikuntaelinsairauksien suoravastaanottokoulutusta aloittavilla, kokeneilla fysioterapeuteilla (n=28) oli ammatillisesta osaamisesta. Fysioterapeuttien osaamisesta on tehty runsaasti tutkimuksia, sen sijaan osaamiskäsityksiä ei ole tutkittu. Fysioterapeuttien tehtäväkuva on muuttumassa ja osaamisvaatimukset laajenevat. Kapean erikoisosaamisen sijasta tulevaisuudessa tarvitaan laajempaa näkemystä toimintakykyisyyden tukemisen keinoista. Muun muassa väestön ikääntyminen tuo uudenlaisia haasteita ja työelämässä tarvitaan yleisesti yhteistyötaitoja, moniosaamista, kykyä siirtyä joustavasti tehtävästä toiseen, sekä oman osa…
Valmistuvien fysioterapeuttiopiskelijoiden käsityksiä neurologisesta fysioterapiasta
2014
TIIVISTELMÄ Anne Ryhänen (2014). Valmistuvien fysioterapeuttiopiskelijoiden käsityksiä neurologisesta fysioterapiasta. Terveystieteiden laitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto, (fysioterapia) pro gradu -tutkielma. 49 s., 9 liitettä. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli ymmärtää valmistuvien fysioterapeuttien käsityksiä neurologisesta fysioterapiasta ja sen oppimisesta. Ymmärtämällä opiskelijoiden käsityksiä tutkittavasta ilmiöstä voidaan kehittää opetussuunnitelmaa opiskelijalähtöisesti. Neurologiset potilaat ovat olleet vuosikymmenien ajan yksi keskeisimmistä fysioterapiaa saaneista asiakasryhmistä ja väestön ikääntyessä neurologisia sairauksia sairastavien määrä lisääntyy edelleen. Neurologisen fysioterapi…
Assessment of health literacy among older Finns
2018
Aims: This study examined the feasibility of the HLS-EU-Q16 (in Finnish) for use among older Finns and whether the health literacy score correlates with indicators of health and functioning. Methods: To determine the feasibility of the instrument, we first conducted a focus group discussion with nine participants. For the quantitative analyses, we used data from the AGNES cohort study, collected between October 2017 and April 2018 at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. 292 75-year-old Finnish men and women were interviewed face-to-face in their homes. Health literacy was measured with the HLS-EU-Q16 and health literacy score, ranging from 0 to 50, computed. The reproducibility of the in…
Štruktúra zdravotnej gramotnosti u adolescentov [The structure of health literacy in adolescents]
2019
Objectives: The current study dealt with the concept of health literacy in adolescents. The main aim of the study was to examine the structure of adolescents, health literacy. The aim was also to discuss the current need and potential for the development of adolescents, health literacy in educational setting. - Sample and settings: The sample comprised 290 participants from four Slovak elementary schools. The participants were in the 7th and 9th grade. Adolescents, health literacy was measured using HLSAC with additional items approved by the HBSC expert group (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children). Hypothesis. The authors assumed that in the given population, health literacy falls alon…