Teaching spirituality to student midwives: a creative approach

The nature of midwifery both as an art and a science requires methods of teaching students that will enhance this understanding. A philosophy of holistic care of women should underpin education of student midwives and these concepts should be put across to the students in meaningful ways. In the formal midwifery curriculum this has been a neglected aspect (Hall, 2001) [Hall, J., 2001. Midwifery Mind and spirit: emerging issues of care. Books for Midwives, Oxford]. We have developed a teaching session on ‘Spirituality and the meaning of birth’. A creative approach, using mediums of video, music, aroma and storytelling, combined with an opportunity for the students to express their selves through art have been utilised (Cameron, 1993) [Cameron, J., 1993. The Artists Way – A course in discovering and recovering your creative self. Pan Macmillan, London]. Although creative approaches in teaching arts based disciplines is well established, these approaches have not been evaluated for their effectiveness within midwifery education. We conducted a study which aimed to develop an understanding of student’s views on the meaning of birth by examining creative work produced by the student midwives. This aspect is reported elsewhere. Further exploration through open-ended questionnaires was made of the effectiveness and value of the activity as a teaching method. This paper will describe the innovative teaching methods used. In addition student’s views of birth established through their art and their views of the teaching session elicited through our research will be explored.     

Is epidemiology correcting its vision problem? A perspective on our perspective: 2012 presidential address for American College of Epidemiology

Epidemiology, like all disciplines, exists within and is shaped by a culture that frames its ways of understanding. In the last 60 years epidemiology as a discipline and scientific approach has undergone major transition, but remains challenged by vestiges of the limiting frameworks of our origins which shape the way we approach questions, and even the questions we choose to investigate. A part of the current transformation is a reframing of our perspective and a broadening of our methods to encourage creativity and to encompass new types of evidence and new approaches to investigation and interpretation. Epidemiologists are developing innovative ways to approach increasingly complex problems and becoming more open to multi-disciplinary approaches to solving epidemiologic challenges.     

小学生创造性人格培养与家庭环境相关研究

目的:探讨家庭环境对小学生创造性人格的影响。方法:采用《威廉姆斯创造性倾向量表》和《家庭环境量表(FES-CV)》对苏州、南通3所小学选取四~六年级小学生及家长调查数据进行分析。结果:(1)创造性人格得分:10~11岁四年级学生比五、六年级学生占明显优势(P<0.05);(2)家庭环境的亲密度、情感表达、矛盾性、成功性、知识性与小学生创造总分或其冒险性、好奇性、想象力和挑战性得分相关显著(P<0.05);(3)家庭环境中的亲密度、情感表达、成功性可显著影响小学生创造性人格(P<0.05)。结论:家庭环境对小学生的创造性人格培养具有重要作用。     

创新型生命科学人才培养的实践与探索

在此介绍了中南大学生物科学与技术学院应用型人才培养体系,包括开展实验教学和实习模式改革、增加课外科技活动、实行本科生导师制和多渠道强化学生科研培训等方面的实践与探索,总结了新教学体系对应用型创新人才培养的影响和效果。     

基于专利的脑机接口技术创新力和竞争力研究

目的:通过专利文献揭示脑机接口技术的创新力和竞争力,为我国脑机接口技术发展提供参考和借鉴.方法:利用专利计量和专利地图等可视化分析方法对全球脑机接口技术的发展趋势、生命周期、竞争力、创新力、重点布局、主要申请机构、重点核心专利、研究热点,以及中美专利沙盘对抗等进行分析.结果:全球脑机接口技术研究呈不断增长趋势,目前该技...     

培养医学生创新能力与实践能力的探索

论述当前医学院校在学生创新能力和实践能力培养方面存在的主要问题,通过重新认识创新能力和实践能力的内涵,从学生、教师、教学管理者及学校等方面对提高医学生创新能力、实践能力方面的途径进行探索。     

临床医学专业学生创新能力评价指标体系研究

通过对创新能力构成要素的理论分析,构建了基于投资理论与场理论的临床医学专业学生创新能力评价框架模型,将其作为构建具有描述、评价及指导功能的临床医学创新型人才评价指标体系,希望系统地对临床医学专业学生创新能力进行全面评价,同时为选拔、培养创新型人才提供定量的参考依据。     

药学研究生创造力培养评价体系探讨

目的 针对目前药学研究生培养存在创造力不足的主要问题,探讨药学研究生创造力培养评价体系构建.方法 利用问卷调查和访谈相结合的方法,通过对重庆医科大学药学院药物化学、药剂学、药物分析学和药理学等专业的硕士和博士研究生导师33人、硕士和博士研究生104人进行问卷调查.采用Excel 2003建立数据库,用SPSS 18.0进行统计学分析;对培养模式、兴趣与选题能力、独立科研能力等方面调查数据行描述性分析或t检验.结果 67.31％（70/104）的研究生认为采取团队导师制培养研究生比单一导师制好（t=4.409,P=0.011）.师生认为：研究生考核评价体系及其评价指标具有客观、公正和可操作性;应注重研究生的创新能力培养;应注重培养研究生独立的科研能力.研究生培养除自身努力外,导师起着主导作用;例如,在选题能力培养方面（t=6.220,P=0.002）,特别是在培养研究生独立科研能力方面导师有着不可或缺的作用（t=5.115,P=0.004）.结论 建立药学研究生创造力培养评价体系很有必要.该评价体系及其指标具有客观性、公正性、科学性、可操作性,对提升药学研究生创造力培养水平与质量有一定的积极影响和帮助.     

预防医学专业开设设计性实验的实践与思考

本研究对预防医学专业本科毕业实习中开设设计性实验的可行性与实施步骤进行了初步探讨,表明该类实验在培养学生创新精神和实践能力方面具有重要作用,值得进一步推广.