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Meripa Toso - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Initial teacher education students’ perceptions of technology and technology education in New Zealand
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019Co-Authors: Matthew Courtney, Ann Mcglashan, Paul Neveldsen, Meripa TosoAbstract:The Māori Whakatauki (significant saying) for Technology Education: Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe; E kore to tātou waka e u ki uta. Don’t paddle out of unison; Our canoe will never reach the shore. Quality initial teacher education (ITE) builds on student prior knowledge. Students bring a wealth of life and career knowledge and skills to inform the Planning of our Technology Education Programmes, as an essential starting point. This paper seeks to establish a clear benchmark for Planning Programme origins through identifying and incorporating the real nature of our student entry understandings. We outline a large-scale New Zealand study that explores student entry understandings of technology and Technology Education. The scope of the study involves 906 ITE student teachers across early childhood, primary and secondary sectors. A questionnaire, held on the first day of each Programme, initiated the research by investigating the influence of demographic and other factors on student attitudes and understandings of technology and Technology Education. Results revealed that participants viewed technology positively, and understood the role and importance of key aspects of technology and therefore the place of Technology Education, this however varied between age and sectors. Findings have informed current Programme Planning, by providing an appropriately targeted approach to initial ITE Technology Education delivery. The resulting Programme delivery will go some way to ensuring an informed common message will reticulate to communities and schools about the real benefits of learning the technology way. These findings also provide a solid basis for a national longitudinal study.
Xavier Crespin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Promoting research to improve maternal, neonatal, infant and adolescent health in West Africa: the role of the West African Health Organisation
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2017Co-Authors: Issiaka Sombie, Aissa Bouwayé, Yves Mongbo, Namoudou Keita, Virgil Lokossou, Ermel Johnson, Laurent Assogba, Xavier CrespinAbstract:West Africa has adopted numerous strategies to counter maternal and infant mortality, provides national maternal and infant health Programmes, and hosts many active technical and financial partners and non-governmental organisations. Despite this, maternal and infant morbidity and mortality indicators are still very high. In this commentary, internal actors and officials of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) examine the regional organisation’s role in promoting research as a tool for strengthening maternal and infant health in West Africa. As a specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responsible for health issues, WAHO’s mission is to provide the sub-region’s population with the highest possible health standards by harmonising Member States’ policies, resource pooling, and cooperation among Member States and third countries to collectively and strategically combat the region’s health problems. To achieve this, WAHO’s main intervention strategy is that of facilitation, as this encourages the generation and use of evidence to inform decision-making and reinforce practice. WAHO’s analysis of interventions since 2000 showed that it had effected some changes in research governance, management and funding, as well as in individual and institutional capacity building, research dissemination, collaboration and exchanges between the various stakeholders. It also revealed several challenges such as process ownership, member countries’ commitment, weak individual and institutional capacity, mobilisation, and stakeholder commitment. To better strengthen evidence-based decision-making, in 2016, WAHO created a unique Programme aimed at improving the production, dissemination and use of research information and results in health Programme Planning to ultimately improve population health. While WAHO’s experiences to date demonstrate how a regional health institution can integrate research promotion into the fight against maternal and infant mortality, the challenges the organisation has encountered also demonstrate the importance of cohesion among actors promoting such an initiative, the importance of leadership and commitment among member country actors steering the process, and the need for collaboration and coordination among all partners in member countries and in the region.
Matthew Courtney - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Initial teacher education students’ perceptions of technology and technology education in New Zealand
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019Co-Authors: Matthew Courtney, Ann Mcglashan, Paul Neveldsen, Meripa TosoAbstract:The Māori Whakatauki (significant saying) for Technology Education: Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe; E kore to tātou waka e u ki uta. Don’t paddle out of unison; Our canoe will never reach the shore. Quality initial teacher education (ITE) builds on student prior knowledge. Students bring a wealth of life and career knowledge and skills to inform the Planning of our Technology Education Programmes, as an essential starting point. This paper seeks to establish a clear benchmark for Planning Programme origins through identifying and incorporating the real nature of our student entry understandings. We outline a large-scale New Zealand study that explores student entry understandings of technology and Technology Education. The scope of the study involves 906 ITE student teachers across early childhood, primary and secondary sectors. A questionnaire, held on the first day of each Programme, initiated the research by investigating the influence of demographic and other factors on student attitudes and understandings of technology and Technology Education. Results revealed that participants viewed technology positively, and understood the role and importance of key aspects of technology and therefore the place of Technology Education, this however varied between age and sectors. Findings have informed current Programme Planning, by providing an appropriately targeted approach to initial ITE Technology Education delivery. The resulting Programme delivery will go some way to ensuring an informed common message will reticulate to communities and schools about the real benefits of learning the technology way. These findings also provide a solid basis for a national longitudinal study.
Paul Neveldsen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Initial teacher education students’ perceptions of technology and technology education in New Zealand
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019Co-Authors: Matthew Courtney, Ann Mcglashan, Paul Neveldsen, Meripa TosoAbstract:The Māori Whakatauki (significant saying) for Technology Education: Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe; E kore to tātou waka e u ki uta. Don’t paddle out of unison; Our canoe will never reach the shore. Quality initial teacher education (ITE) builds on student prior knowledge. Students bring a wealth of life and career knowledge and skills to inform the Planning of our Technology Education Programmes, as an essential starting point. This paper seeks to establish a clear benchmark for Planning Programme origins through identifying and incorporating the real nature of our student entry understandings. We outline a large-scale New Zealand study that explores student entry understandings of technology and Technology Education. The scope of the study involves 906 ITE student teachers across early childhood, primary and secondary sectors. A questionnaire, held on the first day of each Programme, initiated the research by investigating the influence of demographic and other factors on student attitudes and understandings of technology and Technology Education. Results revealed that participants viewed technology positively, and understood the role and importance of key aspects of technology and therefore the place of Technology Education, this however varied between age and sectors. Findings have informed current Programme Planning, by providing an appropriately targeted approach to initial ITE Technology Education delivery. The resulting Programme delivery will go some way to ensuring an informed common message will reticulate to communities and schools about the real benefits of learning the technology way. These findings also provide a solid basis for a national longitudinal study.
Ann Mcglashan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Initial teacher education students’ perceptions of technology and technology education in New Zealand
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019Co-Authors: Matthew Courtney, Ann Mcglashan, Paul Neveldsen, Meripa TosoAbstract:The Māori Whakatauki (significant saying) for Technology Education: Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe; E kore to tātou waka e u ki uta. Don’t paddle out of unison; Our canoe will never reach the shore. Quality initial teacher education (ITE) builds on student prior knowledge. Students bring a wealth of life and career knowledge and skills to inform the Planning of our Technology Education Programmes, as an essential starting point. This paper seeks to establish a clear benchmark for Planning Programme origins through identifying and incorporating the real nature of our student entry understandings. We outline a large-scale New Zealand study that explores student entry understandings of technology and Technology Education. The scope of the study involves 906 ITE student teachers across early childhood, primary and secondary sectors. A questionnaire, held on the first day of each Programme, initiated the research by investigating the influence of demographic and other factors on student attitudes and understandings of technology and Technology Education. Results revealed that participants viewed technology positively, and understood the role and importance of key aspects of technology and therefore the place of Technology Education, this however varied between age and sectors. Findings have informed current Programme Planning, by providing an appropriately targeted approach to initial ITE Technology Education delivery. The resulting Programme delivery will go some way to ensuring an informed common message will reticulate to communities and schools about the real benefits of learning the technology way. These findings also provide a solid basis for a national longitudinal study.