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2. Towards a Framework for Creative Online Collaboration: A Research on Challenges and Context
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Stockleben, Björn, Thayne, Martyn, Jäminki, Seija, Haukijärvi, Ilkka, Mavengere, Nicholas Blessing, Demirbilek, Muhammet, and Ruohonen, Mikko
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The OnCreate project was initiated by ten universities with expertise in collaborative work in online-based learning environments and explores the specific challenges of implementing university courses in creative disciplines in such an environment. The first research phase comprises a literature search on creativity and its contextual factors in online collaboration in an educational setting. From this research a first set of possible key challenges and contextual key factors has been selected and applied to categorize the results of interviews and surveys on current good practice in creative online collaboration among experienced online teachers from the partner universities. From the key findings we formulate hypotheses to guide future research towards a framework for creative online collaboration. At the same time, the results can serve as inspiration for the educational practice. Notable observations of the good practice research among the partner universities are that they realise innovative collaboration concepts usually on mashed-up environments of state-of-the-art web services rather than on the omnipresent learning management systems (such as "Moodle" or "Blackboard"). Also, they show a paradigm shift from teaching to coaching and promotion of an open peer-review culture among the students.
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- 2017
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3. The Wiley Handbook of Home Education
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Gaither, Milton and Gaither, Milton
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"The Wiley Handbook of Home Education" is a comprehensive collection of the latest scholarship in all aspects of home education in the United States and abroad. This book presents the latest findings on academic achievement of home-schooled children, issues of socialization, and legal argumentation about home-schooling and government regulation. A truly global perspective on home education, this handbook includes the disparate work of scholars outside of the U.S. Typically understudied topics are addressed, such as the emotional lives of home educating mothers and the impact of home education on young adults. Writing is accessible to students, scholars, educators, and anyone interested in home schooling issues. Following an introduction by Milton Gaither, this book contains the following chapters: (1) The History of Homeschooling (Milton Gaither); (2) Using Survey Data Sets to Study Homeschooling (Eric Isenberg); (3) Legal Issues in Homeschooling (Antony Barone Kolenc); (4) The Calculus of Departure: Parent Motivations for Homeschooling (Joseph Murphy, Milton Gaither, and Christine E. Gleim); (5) Academic Achievement: Making an Informed Choice about Homeschooling (Sandra Martin-Chang and Kyle Levesque); (6) Homeschooler Socialization: Skills, Values, and Citizenship (Robert Kunzman); (7) Homeschoolers and Higher Education (Marc Snyder); (8) Homeschooling Motherhood (Jennifer Lois); (9) Homeschooling among Ethnic-Minority Populations (Cheryl Fields-Smith); (10) Teaching the Child with Exceptional Needs at Home (Karen Hurlbutt-Eastman); (11) Homeschooling 2.0: An Overview of Online Learning in K-12 Education across the United States (Bryan Mann); (12) Home Education in Canada (Christine Brabant and Marine Dumond); (13) Home Education in the United Kingdom (Helen E. Lees and Fiona Nicholson); (14) Common Themes in Australian and New Zealand Home Education Research (Glenda M. Jackson); (15) Theories, Practices, and Environments of Learning and Home Education in Latin America (Erwin Fabián García López, Diego Fernando Barrera Tenorio, and Wills Emilio Alejandro Fonseca); (16) The Legal Situation of Home Education in Europe (Henk Blok, Michael S. Merry, and Sjoerd Karsten); (17) Home Education Experience in Selected Post-Communist Countries (Yvona Kostelecká); (18) Home Education in Asia Minor (Elife Dogan Kiliç); (19) Home Education in China (Xiaoming Sheng); and (20) Contemporary Homeschooling and the Issue of Racism: The Case of South Africa (Michael Olalekan Olatunji).
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4. European survey on acute coronary syndrome diagnosis and revascularisation treatment: Assessing differences in reported clinical practice with a focus on strategies for specific patient cases.
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Peultier, Anne‐Claire, Venetsanos, Dimitrios, Rashid, Imran, Severens, Johan L., and Redekop, William K.
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TREATMENT of acute coronary syndrome , *CORONARY circulation , *INTERNET , *MYOCARDIAL revascularization , *SURVEYS , *PHYSICIAN practice patterns , *ACUTE coronary syndrome , *CORONARY angiography - Abstract
Rationale, Aims, and Objectives: While different imaging and treatment options are available in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) care, there is a lack of data regarding their use across Europe. We examined the diagnostic and treatment strategies in patients with known or suspected ACS as reported by physicians and identified variations in responses across European countries and geographical areas. Method: A web‐based clinician survey focusing on ACS imaging and revascularization treatments was circulated through email distribution lists and websites of European professional societies in the field of cardiology. We collected information on respondents' clinical setting and specialty. Reported percentages of patients receiving imaging or treatment modalities and percentages of clinicians reporting to use modalities in a range of clinical scenarios were analyzed. Statistical comparisons were performed. Results: In total, 69 responses were received (Sweden [n = 20], United Kingdom [n = 16], Northern/Western Europe [n = 17], Southern Europe [n = 9], and Central Europe [n = 7]). Considerable variations between geographical areas were seen in terms of reported diagnostic modalities and treatment strategies. For example, when presented with the scenario of a theoretical 45‐year‐old smoking female with a suspected ACS, 56% of UK clinicians reported to use coronary computed tomography angiography, compared to only 10% of Swedish clinicians (P =.002). Large variations were observed regarding the reported use of fractional flow reserve by physicians for non‐culprit lesions during invasive management of myocardial infarction patients (44% in Sweden, 31% in the United Kingdom, and 30% in Northern/Western Europe vs non‐use in Central and Southern Europe). Conclusions: In this survey, respondents reported different diagnostic and treatment strategies in ACS care. These variations seem to have geographic components. Larger studies or real world data are needed to verify these observations and investigate their causes. More research is needed to compare the quality and efficiency of ACS care across countries and explore pathways for improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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5. Ethical and research governance approval across Europe: Experiences from three European palliative care studies.
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Preston, Nancy, van Delden, Johannes JM, Ingravallo, Francesca, Hughes, Sean, Hasselaar, Jeroen, van der Heide, Agnes, Van den Block, Lieve, Dunleavy, Lesley, Groot, Marieke, Csikos, Agnes, and Payne, Sheila
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MEDICAL practice , *MEDICAL research , *PALLIATIVE treatment , *SURVEYS , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CLINICAL governance - Abstract
Background: Research requires high-quality ethical and governance scrutiny and approval. However, when research is conducted across different countries, this can cause challenges due to the differing ethico-legal framework requirements of ethical boards. There is no specific guidance for research which does not involve non-medicinal products. Aim: To describe and address differences in ethical and research governance procedures applied by research ethics committees for non-pharmaceutical palliative care studies including adult participants in collaborative European studies. Design: An online survey analysed using descriptive statistics. Setting/participants: Eighteen principal investigators in 11 countries conducting one of three European-funded studies. Results: There was variation in practice including whether ethical approval was required. The time to gain full approvals differed with the United Kingdom having governance procedures that took the longest time. Written consent was not required in all countries nor were data safety monitoring committees for trials. There were additional differences in relation to other data management issues. Conclusion: Researchers need to take the differences in research approval procedures into account when planning studies. Future research is needed to establish European-wide recommendations for policy and practice that dovetail ethical procedures and enhance transnational research collaborations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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6. Vaginal lubricants in the couple trying-to-conceive: Assessing healthcare professional recommendations and effect on in vitro sperm function.
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Mackenzie, Scott C. and Gellatly, Steven A.
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MEDICAL personnel , *SEMEN , *LUBRICATION & lubricants , *SPERMATOZOA , *PHASE-contrast microscopy , *CELL death - Abstract
Vaginal lubricants are commonly used by couples trying-to-conceive. However, most vaginal lubricants are sperm toxic and therefore should not be used by couples trying-to-conceive. Despite this, lubricant sperm toxicity is insufficiently reported and guidance for healthcare professionals (HCPs) is absent. In this study, lubricant-related practices of fertility-based HCPs in Scotland were sampled via an online survey. Lubricants identified as being utilised in the fertility setting were subsequently incubated with prepared sperm samples to establish effects on sperm motility. HCP recommendations (n = 32) on lubricant use were varied although knowledge related to sperm toxicity was generally poor. HCPs infrequently asked about lubricant use and were unaware of guidance in this area. Aquagel, the only prescribed lubricant identified in this study, reduced sperm progressive motility to 49% of control after 10 minutes, even at concentrations as low as 5%. Vitality testing suggested the deterioration in progressive motility with Aquagel was not as a result of cell death. Conversely, Pré Vaginal Lubricant, a ‘sperm-safe’ lubricant, did not significantly affect any markers of sperm function assessed. Development of clinical guidance in this area is recommended to ensure HCPs deliver informed advice as lubricant use in couples trying-to-conceive may inadvertently contribute to delay in conception. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. Exploring women’s preferences for birth settings in England: A discrete choice experiment.
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Fletcher, Benjamin Rupert, Rowe, Rachel, Hollowell, Jennifer, Scanlon, Miranda, Hinton, Lisa, and Rivero-Arias, Oliver
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CHILDBIRTH at home , *LABOR (Obstetrics) , *PREGNANT women , *CONSUMER preferences , *CONTINUUM of care - Abstract
Objective: To explore pregnant women’s preferences for birth setting in England. Design: Labelled discrete choice experiment (DCE). Setting: Online survey. Sample: Pregnant women recruited through social media and an online panel. Methods: We developed a DCE to assess women’s preferences for four hypothetical birth settings based on seven attributes: reputation, continuity of care, distance from home, time to see a doctor, partner able to stay overnight, chance of straightforward birth and safety for baby. We used a mixed logit model, with setting modelled as an alternative-specific constant, and conducted a scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of changes in attribute levels on uptake of birth settings. Main outcome measures: Women’s preferences for birth setting. Results: 257 pregnant women completed the DCE. All birth setting attributes, except ‘time to see doctor’, were significant in women’s choice (p<0.05). There was significant heterogeneity in preferences for some attributes. Changes to levels for ‘safety for the baby’ and ‘partner able to stay overnight’ were associated with larger changes from baseline uptake of birth setting. If the preferences identified were translated into the real-world context up to a third of those who reported planning birth in an obstetric unit might choose a midwifery unit assuming universal access to all settings, and knowledge of the differences between settings. Conclusions: We found that ‘safety for the baby’, ‘chance of a straightforward birth’ and ‘can the woman’s partner stay overnight following birth’ were particularly important in women’s preferences for hypothetical birth setting. If all birth settings were available to women and they were aware of the differences between them, it is likely that more low risk women who currently plan birth in OUs might choose a midwifery unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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8. Supporting evidence-informed policy and scrutiny: A consultation of UK research professionals.
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Walker, Lindsay A., Lawrence, Natalia S., Chambers, Chris D., Wood, Marsha, Barnett, Julie, Durrant, Hannah, Pike, Lindsey, O’Grady, Gerard, Bestmann, Sven, and Kythreotis, Andrew P.
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INFORMATION services , *GOVERNMENT policy , *PUBLIC officers , *COGNITIVE science , *COGNITIVE psychology , *ARENAS - Abstract
Access to reliable and timely information ensures that decision-makers can operate effectively. The motivations and challenges of parliamentarians and policy-makers in accessing evidence have been well documented in the policy literature. However, there has been little focus on research-providers. Understanding both the demand- and the supply-side of research engagement is imperative to enhancing impactful interactions. Here, we examine the broader experiences, motivations and challenges of UK-based research professionals engaging with research-users relevant to policy-making and scrutiny in the UK using a nationwide online questionnaire. The context of the survey partly involved contributing to the UK Evidence Information Service (EIS), a proposed rapid match-making service to facilitate interaction between parliamentary arenas that use evidence and research-providers. Our findings reveal, at least for this sub-sample who responded, that there are gender-related differences in policy-related experience, motivations, incentives and challenges for research professionals to contribute to evidence-informed decision-making through initiatives such as the EIS. Male and female participants were equally likely to have policy experience; however, males reported both significantly broader engagement with the research-users included in the survey and significantly higher levels of engagement with each research-user. Reported incentives for engagement included understanding what the evidence will be used for, guidance on style and content of contribution, and acknowledgement of contributions by the policymaker or elected official. Female participants were significantly more likely to select the guidance-related options. The main reported barrier was workload. We discuss how academia-policy engagement initiatives can best address these issues in ways that enhance the integration of research evidence with policy and practice across the UK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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9. An exploratory study of barriers to inclusion in the European workplace.
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Moody, Louise, Saunders, Janet, Leber, Marjan, Wójcik-Augustyniak, Marzena, Szajczyk, Marek, and Rebernik, Nataša
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BUSINESS , *EMPLOYEE rights , *EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities , *HEALTH services administration , *ERGONOMICS , *INDUSTRIAL relations , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH funding , *SURVEYS , *REGULATORY approval , *ATTITUDES toward disabilities - Abstract
Background: The European Disability Strategy (2010-2020) seeks to significantly raise the proportion of people with disabilities working in the open labour market. The ERGO WORK project is a collaboration of academic and industrial partners in six European countries, focused on understanding and tackling barriers to workplace inclusion for workers with disabilities. Methods: This study sought to explore the perceptions and needs of stakeholders in terms of workplace adaptation to the needs of employees with disabilities. An exploratory online survey was completed by 480 participants across six countries. Results: The analysis suggests that workplaces could be further improved to meet the needs of employees with considerable scope for training within companies to raise awareness about employees' needs, employers' obligations and workplace adaptation. Conclusions: This snapshot suggests there is still a gap between intent and reality in workplace inclusion and further strategies are needed to improve the opportunities for employees with disabilities. The paper argues that ergonomics may have a key role to play in tackling these challenges and adapting the workplace environment and job design to suit the needs of individual employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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