Folie 1
Transcrição
Folie 1
EVALUATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE GERONTOLOGICAL MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMME – A METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGE Olivia Kada & Eva Brunner Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, School of Health and Care WWW.FH‐KAERNTEN.AT WWW.GEROM.NET This project is funded by the European Commission under the Agreement number 2007‐2583/001‐001. This contribution reflects views of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. WHY GEROM? • aim: development of an internationally oriented online gerontological master programme • ageing society – increasing necessity to care for older people • lifelong learning programme of the European Union 6 European countries collaborating low reputation of gerontological nursing need for internationally oriented curricula academisation and professionalisation of nursing increased mobility within the European healthcare market growing cultural diversity (EU Health Policy Forum, 2003; Kada & Brunner, in press; Lindert et al., 2008; Oswald et al., 2008; Scott, 2008; Statistik Austria, 2008; Zabalegui et al., 2006) SOME FACTS ABOUT GEROM • Partner organizations: University of Maribor, University of Oulu, Medical University Plovdiv, University College Dublin, University of Surrey, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, CIMRS University of Maribor • • Project duration: Oct. 2007 ‐ Sept. 2010 Budget: 364.593 EUR • Target group: primarily geriatric nurses from Europe Lifelong learning Blended Learning o eLearning: Moodle (http://www.moodle.de/) o Face‐to‐face sessions (3 weeks) o Flexible learning, using new technologies (Bahn, 2007; Walter, 2007; Wharrad et al., 2005) PROJECT MILESTONES GEROM modules Module 1. Global Context of Ageing (lead: Slovenia) Module 2. Theoretical Bases of Ageing (lead: Ireland) Module 3. Research and Innovations (lead: UK) Module 4. Informatics (lead: Slovenia) Module 5. Ethical Issues in the Care of Older People (lead: Ireland) Module 6. Leadership and Management (lead: Austria) Module 7. Positive Ageing (lead: Ireland) Module 8. Ambient Assisted Living (lead: Bulgaria) Module 9. Dissertation (lead: UK) finished in progress future EVALUATION & QUALITY ASSURANCE (modified from Brunner & Kada, submitted) QUAL QUAT (Donaldson, S. I. & Scriven, M., 2003; Plano Clark & Creswell, 2008) RESULTS - FORMATIVE • QUAL: According to the project partners (N = 6) the following pitfalls hindered the progress of the project RESULTS - FORMATIVE • QUANT: Partners’ views on the project (N = 6) DISCUSSION • multi‐methodology approach: broad data basis • formative evaluation pitfalls could be detected regarding communication need for an additional face‐to‐face meeting • different requirements in the partner countries difficulties in transnational collaboration nurse education on different levels accreditation • innovative project: evidence triangulation integration of formative and summative approaches self‐evaluation and external evaluation consideration of multiple perspectives (Brunner et al., 2009; Keating, 2006; König, 2007; Spitzer & Perrenoud, 2006; Vögele et al., 2005; Weiss, 1998) THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! References Bahn, D. (2007). Orientation of nurses towards formal and informal learning: Motives and perceptions. Nurse Education Today, 27, 723‐730. Brunner, E. & Kada, O. (submitted). Entwicklung eines gerontologischen Online‐Studienprogrammes – ein Werkstattbericht. [Development of a gerontological online study programme – report on work in progress]. Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung. Brunner, E., Brunner, C., Mayring, P., Öhner‐Scheiber, C. & Prehslauer, B. (2009). Suchtbehandlung auf dem Prüfstand – Evidenztriangulation statt Evidenzhierarchie. [Addiction treatment put to test – evidence triangulation instead of evidence hierarchy]. Suchtmed, 11, 59‐62. Donaldson, S.I. & Scriven, M. (2003). Evaluating social programs and problems. Visions for the new millenium. New York: Taylor & Francis. EU health policy forum (2003). Recommendations on Mobility of Health Professionals. Brussels. Kada, O. & Brunner, E. (in press). Men who care. Eine Mixed Methods Studie über die Situation von Männern in der Altenpflege. [A mixed methods study exploring the situation of men working in the care for the elderly ]. Zeitschrift für Gerontopsychiatrie‐ und psychologie. Keating, S.B. & (2006). Curriculum development and evaluation in nursing. Philadelphia: Williams & Wilkins. König, J. (2007). Einführung in die Selbstevaluation. Ein Leitfaden zur Bewertung der Praxis Sozialer Arbeit. [Introduction to self‐evaluation. A guide for rating the praxis of social work]. Freiburg: Lambertus. Lindert, J., Schouler‐Ocak, M., Heinz, A., Priebe, S. (2008). Mental health, health care utilisation of migrants in Europe. European Psychiatry, 23, 14‐20. Oswald, W.D., Gatterer, G., Fleischmann, U.M. (2008). Gerontopsychologie. Grundlagen und klinische Aspekte. [Gerontopsychology. Fundamentals and clinical aspects]. Wien: Springer. Plano Clark, V.L. & Creswell, J.W. (2008). The Mixed Methods Reader. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Scott, D.S. (2008). ‚New professionalism‘ ‐ Shifting relationships between nurisng education and nurisng practice. Nurse Education Today, 28, 240‐245. Spitzer, A. & Perrenoud, B. (2006). Reforms in nursing education across Western Europe: Implementation processes and current status. Journal of Professional Nursing, 22, 162‐171. Statistik Austria (2008). Statistisches Jahrbuch Österreichs 2009. [Statistical yearbook of Austria 2009]. Wien. Vögele, E., Mohnike, T. & Trahasch, S. (2005). EUCOR VIRTUALE – Herausforderungen und Lösungen von e‐Bologna im Kontext einer transnationalen Hochschulkoopertation. [EUCOR VIRTUALE – Challenges and solutions of e‐Bologna in a transnational co‐operation of universities]. Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik, 5, 18‐27. Walter, S. (2007). Blended Learning in der Hochschullehre. Entwicklung, Implementierung und Evaluation eines didaktischen Konzepts am Beispiel der Wirtschaftsinformatik. [Blended learning in university teaching. Development, implementation and evaluation of a didactic concept using the example of business informatics.] Freiburg: Rudolf Haufe Verlag. Weiss, C.H. (1998). Evaluation. Methods for studying programs and policies. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. Wharrad, H.J, Cook, E. & Poussa, C. (2005). Putting post‐registration nursing students on‐line: Important lessons learned. Nurse Education Today, 25, 263‐271. Zabalegui, A., Macia, L., Márquez, J., Ricomá, R., Nuin, C., Mariscal, I., Pedraz, A., Germán. C. & Moncho, J. (2006). Changes in nursing education in the European Union. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 114‐188. correspondence: o.kada@fh‐kaernten.at