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Thomas Faunce - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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three australian whistleblowing sagas lessons for internal and External Regulation
The Medical Journal of Australia, 2004Co-Authors: Thomas Faunce, Stephen BolsinAbstract:○ The protracted and costly investigations into Camden and Campbelltown hospitals (New South Wales), The Canberra Hospital (Australian Capital Territory), and King Edward Memorial Hospital (Western Australia) recently uncovered significant problems with quality and safety at these institutions. ○ Each investigation arose after whistleblowers alerted politicians directly, having failed to resolve the problems using existing intra-institutional structures. ○ None of the substantiated problems had been uncovered or previously resolved by extensive accreditation or national safety and quality processes; in each instance, the problems were exacerbated by a poor institutional culture of self-Regulation, error reporting or investigation. ○ Even after substantiation of their allegations, the whistleblowers, who included staff specialists, administrators and nurses, received little respect and support from their institutions or professions. ○ Increasing legislative protections indicate the role of whistleblowers must now be formally acknowledged and incorporated as a last resort component in clinical-governance structures. ○ Portable digital technology, if adequately funded and institutionally supported, may help to transform the conscience-based activity of whistleblowing into a culture of self-reporting, linked to personal and professional development.
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three australian whistleblowing sagas lessons for internal and External Regulation
Social Science Research Network, 2004Co-Authors: Thomas FaunceAbstract:The recent Cambelltown/Camden Hospitals, Canberra Hospital Neurosurgical Services and King Edward Memorial Hospital investigations, all uncovered significant problems with quality and safety in Australian public hospitals. Each investigation arose after whistle blowers contacted politicians directly, their first attempt to use existing clinical governance or quality and safety pathways, having failed in each instance. Existing clinical governance or quality and safety pathways were found to be inadequate and inhibited by a poor institutional culture for self-Regulation. None of the substantiated problems were previously detected by the accreditation process at the respective institutions. In each instance, even though the allegations of the whistle blowers were established, those individuals received little respect from their institutions or the profession. Healthcare whistle blowers can occupy a variety of positions ranging from nurses (Campbelltown/Camden Hospitals) and staff specialists (The Canberra Hospital Neurosurgical Services) to CEO’s (King Edward Memorial Hospital). Their contribution to Australian health care quality and safety should be more openly recognized at both institutional and professional levels as a valuable and essential supplement to clinical governance initiatives One suggestion is to use portable digital technology to transform the conscience-based activity of whistle blowing into a culture, not of informing on allegedly dysfunctional institutions or impaired colleagues, but of self-reporting and professional development.
Stephen Bolsin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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three australian whistleblowing sagas lessons for internal and External Regulation
The Medical Journal of Australia, 2004Co-Authors: Thomas Faunce, Stephen BolsinAbstract:○ The protracted and costly investigations into Camden and Campbelltown hospitals (New South Wales), The Canberra Hospital (Australian Capital Territory), and King Edward Memorial Hospital (Western Australia) recently uncovered significant problems with quality and safety at these institutions. ○ Each investigation arose after whistleblowers alerted politicians directly, having failed to resolve the problems using existing intra-institutional structures. ○ None of the substantiated problems had been uncovered or previously resolved by extensive accreditation or national safety and quality processes; in each instance, the problems were exacerbated by a poor institutional culture of self-Regulation, error reporting or investigation. ○ Even after substantiation of their allegations, the whistleblowers, who included staff specialists, administrators and nurses, received little respect and support from their institutions or professions. ○ Increasing legislative protections indicate the role of whistleblowers must now be formally acknowledged and incorporated as a last resort component in clinical-governance structures. ○ Portable digital technology, if adequately funded and institutionally supported, may help to transform the conscience-based activity of whistleblowing into a culture of self-reporting, linked to personal and professional development.
Angel J Velazqueziturbide - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an evaluation of students motivation in computer supported collaborative learning of programming concepts
Computers in Human Behavior, 2014Co-Authors: Luis Miguel Serranocamara, Maximiliano Paredesvelasco, Carlosmaria Alcover, Angel J VelazqueziturbideAbstract:Motivation is a very important factor for successful instruction. This factor is especially relevant in collaborative learning contexts, where social interaction plays an important role. In this paper we present an evaluation of motivation in 139 students who were instructed under four pedagogical approaches: traditional lecture, collaborative learning, collaborative learning guided by CIF (an instructional framework for collaborative learning), and collaborative learning guided by CIF and supported by MoCAS (a collaborative learning tool). We considered the four dimensions of motivation according to self-determination theory. The statistical results show that, in global terms, students were more motivated by jointly using the collaborative instructional approach CIF and the MoCAS tool than by using a collaborative approach. Detailed analysis of the different kinds of motivation yields mixed results. Students who were instructed with CIF and especially those students instructed with CIF and MoCAS exhibited higher intrinsic motivation. Furthermore, students instructed with CIF and MoCAS were the most extrinsically motivated via identified Regulation. With respect to extrinsic motivation via External Regulation, students instructed in a traditional, individual way were more motivated than students instructed collaboratively. Finally, high levels of amotivation were also associated to instruction using CIF and MoCAS. In summary, our results suggest that CIF and MoCAS are associated with high levels of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, a finding that can aid in improving the learning processes, but they are also, unexpectedly, associated with amotivation, suggesting an overall increase in activation in the students who show mixed motivators.
Richard M Walker - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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organizational strategy External Regulation and public service performance
Public Administration, 2008Co-Authors: Rhys William Andrews, George Alexander Boyne, Richard M WalkerAbstract:We test the separate and joint effects of strategy and Regulation on public service performance. Strategy is measured as the extent to which service providers are prospectors, defenders and reactors. Regulation is assessed on the basis of the number of inspection events and service managers’ perceptions of the supportiveness of regulators. We find that, controlling for prior performance and the level of service expenditure, prospecting is a more successful strategy than defending or reacting. In addition, inspection events generally disrupt the relationship between strategy and performance, but Regulation that is supportive reinforces this relationship. The evidence suggests that the impact of organizational strategies in the public sector is contingent on the characteristics of regulatory regimes.
Luis Miguel Serranocamara - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an evaluation of students motivation in computer supported collaborative learning of programming concepts
Computers in Human Behavior, 2014Co-Authors: Luis Miguel Serranocamara, Maximiliano Paredesvelasco, Carlosmaria Alcover, Angel J VelazqueziturbideAbstract:Motivation is a very important factor for successful instruction. This factor is especially relevant in collaborative learning contexts, where social interaction plays an important role. In this paper we present an evaluation of motivation in 139 students who were instructed under four pedagogical approaches: traditional lecture, collaborative learning, collaborative learning guided by CIF (an instructional framework for collaborative learning), and collaborative learning guided by CIF and supported by MoCAS (a collaborative learning tool). We considered the four dimensions of motivation according to self-determination theory. The statistical results show that, in global terms, students were more motivated by jointly using the collaborative instructional approach CIF and the MoCAS tool than by using a collaborative approach. Detailed analysis of the different kinds of motivation yields mixed results. Students who were instructed with CIF and especially those students instructed with CIF and MoCAS exhibited higher intrinsic motivation. Furthermore, students instructed with CIF and MoCAS were the most extrinsically motivated via identified Regulation. With respect to extrinsic motivation via External Regulation, students instructed in a traditional, individual way were more motivated than students instructed collaboratively. Finally, high levels of amotivation were also associated to instruction using CIF and MoCAS. In summary, our results suggest that CIF and MoCAS are associated with high levels of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, a finding that can aid in improving the learning processes, but they are also, unexpectedly, associated with amotivation, suggesting an overall increase in activation in the students who show mixed motivators.
