75 research outputs found
Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
The challenges of using feedback from patients to inform design
No full textWhile patient data are used in many ways, many opportunities remain for patients to contribute to issues around safety and improving patient care. The author discusses the growing potential for involving patients more in co-designing improvements in care
Front Matter of Combating Violence & Abuse of People with Disabilities: A Call to Action
No full textComplete Digitized Text of the Front Matter (Contents, About the Author, Contributors, Forward by Dick Sobsey, Preface, and Acknowledgments) of the book Combating Violence & Abuse of People with Disabilities: A Call to Action by Nancy M. Fitzsimons.https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/books-fitzsimons-combating-violence/1001/thumbnail.jp
What can we learn from patients’ perspectives on the quality and safety of hospital care?
No full textLost in translation: The power of language
No full textThis paper brings together ideas about culture, difference and the importance of translation and interpretation in educational contexts. A key component of this paper is the promotion of curriculum based on a dialogical framework.The paper developed an argument of the impossibility of perfect translation, and points towards linguistic hospitality as the ethical dimension to the inadequate representation of the ‘other’. It highlights the complex role of teacher as translator – an activity that is relational and creative - and the child in translation as a process of metamorphosis rather than reproduction. We were asked to submit this paper to a special Special Issue on Power and Language for Education Philosophy and Theory after presenting a paper on a similar theme at the Philosophy of Education Conference, Brisbane, December, 2008. This special issue is to be re-published in book form in 2012. Educational Philosophy and Theory has an ERA research journal ranking of A+ and a Q score of 19.93. This paper brings together ideas about culture, difference and the importance of translation and interpretation in educational contexts. A key component of this paper is the promotion of curriculum based on a dialogical framework.The paper developed an argument of the impossibility of perfect translation, and points towards linguistic hospitality as the ethical dimension to the inadequate representation of the ‘other’. It highlights the complex role of teacher as translator – an activity that is relational and creative - and the child in translation as a process of metamorphosis rather than reproduction. We were asked to submit this paper to a special Special Issue on Power and Language for Education Philosophy and Theory after presenting a paper on a similar theme at the Philosophy of Education Conference, Brisbane, December, 2008. This special issue is to be re-published in book form in 2012. Educational Philosophy and Theory has an ERA research journal ranking of A+ and a Q score of 19.93. My contribution Each author contributed equally to the structure, organization, development and writing of the paper. Peter Fitzsimons contributed the writing on Nietszche, and I contributed the writing on linguistic hospitality. We worked equally on the theorizing of translation in regard to Foucault and Derrida. My specific contribution develops Ricoeurean concepts in particular the writing on linguistic hospitality. This concept promotes the importance of shared understandings, the role of metaphor in creating new understandings, and the critical role of readership in interpretation
The challenges of teaching with challenging tasks:developing prompts
No full textTeaching with challenging tasks in the early and middle years of primary school can support the development of student reasoning and unleash critical and creative mathematical thinking; however, teaching with challenging tasks can be challenging. Some issues that might arise for teachers when considering teaching with such tasks are: How do you develop (and use) appropriate enabling and extending prompts to support and extend all learners? How should you structure lessons involving challenging tasks? How do you introduce challenging tasks without creating classroom management issues? Although all of these questions are important and warrant examination, the focus of the current paper is on unpacking enabling and extending prompts. The author draws on his firsthand experience of teaching challenging tasks to students in Foundation to Year 4 to explore this issue
Using experience-based co-design (EBCD) to develop high-level design principles for a visual identification system for people with dementia in acute hospital ward settings
No full textObjectives: We tested a modified co-design process to develop a set of high-level design principles for visual identification systems (VIS) for hospitalised people with dementia.
Design: We designed and ran remote workshops in three phases with carers of people with dementia and healthcare staff. In phase 1 we presented participants with scenarios based on findings from prior research, prompting participants to discuss their own experiences of VIS. Phase 2 used more future-focused scenarios, prompting participants to co-design improved VIS. In phase 3, a set of provisional design principles developed from our analysis of phases 1 and 2 data were discussed.
Setting: Online workshops.
Participants: A total of 26 carers and 9 healthcare staff took part in a pilot and three separate workshops.
Results: We identified a set of six dementia-friendly design principles for improving the effectiveness of VIS: 1) The hospital trust provides a professionally-trained workforce and an appropriate culture of care; 2) The symbol is easily recognisable and well understood; 3) Key personal information is readily available and accessible; 4) Key personal information is integrated into the Electronic Patient Record; 5) Relatives and carers are involved in providing key information and monitoring care; 6) The principles need to function as a system to be successful. Participants suggested that, in addition to the use of an identifier and key personal information, professional standards training, effective information and records management, and improved means to involve carers and/or families were key to the effective operation of VIS, leading us to expand a narrow understanding of a VIS.
Conclusion: Using scenario-led co-design approach can help trigger useful discussions with staff and carer groups, identify current problems with VIS, and develop a set of high-level design principles for their improvement. These principles reveal day-to-day frictions that require further attention and resolution
Community Education and Neoliberalism
No full textThis open access book, now in its second edition, offers a powerful analysis of adult and community education at a time of rising inequality and diminishing state support. Grounded in both Irish and international contexts, this edition again challenges the impact of neoliberal agendas on grassroots community education and makes a convincing case for reclaiming community education’s radical, consciousness-raising agenda. The book is theoretically rooted in critical feminist pedagogy and draws on real-world examples to present key aspects of this approach to adult learning in a clear, accessible, and practical way. Community Education and Neoliberalism exposes the extent to which market-driven forces and managerialist agendas are eroding the transformative nature of adult and community education. The author examines the impact of neoliberal government lifelong learning policies, the potential drawbacks of professionalising community education and the perils of accreditation systems when marketisation becomes the principal focus. But this book does not simply offer a critique — it also presents practical pathways to revitalise community education, ensuring it continues to be a part of the struggle for a better world which, the author argues, can only be achieved through collective action. The book is essential reading and a call to action for students, educators, activists and policymakers alike, or indeed or anyone who is passionate about equality and social justice
A study examining the possible relationships between materialism, neuroticism. gratitude and life satisfaction
No full textThis study aims to examine possible relationships between materialism, neuroticism, gratitude and life satisfaction among psychology students at DBS. This mixed study design consists of both correlative and cross-sectional analysis. Participants (n=100) completed a survey including the Materialism Values Scale, the Gratitude Short-form Scale, the Big Five Inventory and the Life Satisfaction Scale. In line with hypotheses, analysis showed that materialism was negatively correlated with life satisfaction, and positively correlated with neuroticism. Gratitude was positively correlated with life satisfaction, negatively correlated with materialism. Gender differences were only found with neuroticism. Age differences (not applicable due to sample). Conclusions must be taken with caution due to the reactively weak significant correlations found. The complex interactions of personality, materialism, gratitude and life satisfaction are worthy of future research. Author keywords: materialism, gratitude, neuroticism, life satisfactio
From policy to practice : what is the role of strategic human resource management in the internationalizing Irish dairy industry
No full textIn the European Union under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) milk production was restricted by milk quotas since 1984. However, due to recent changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), milk quotas were abolished in March 2015. Therefore the European dairy sector now faces the opportunity, for the first time in a generation, to expand. Several studies have been carried out which predict that milk production in Ireland will significantly increase post quotas (Laepple and Hennessy (2010), Donnellan and Hennessy (2007) and Lips and Reidner (2005)).
The research in this thesis explored the challenges faced by human resource divisions during the growth of the industry to a global level. In this study a human resource model was developed for the Irish dairy industry outlining what would be the best practice approach for human resource divisions to enact human resource policies relative to their stage of internationalisation. This is particularly relevant as the demands facing human resources within the dairy industry continues to grow due to continuous expansion until 2020. Comparatives have been drawn between three prominent Irish dairy organisations and a best practice approach has been concluded.
It is hoped that the results of this thesis will help improve the decision making process around the changes that are currently occurring in the human resources departments of the Irish dairy sector. There has been little research conducted around the relevance of human resources within the Irish dairy sector which makes this body of study particularly relevant to the operations of an industry that is undergoing significant change. Author Keywords: Human Resources, Organisational strategy, Irish dairy industry, corporate culture, International Managemen
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