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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the practical aspects of training for parents and teachers of chronically ill children who are under long-term treatment in medical institutions. The paper identifies knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with both formal and non-formal education programs for teachers and parents of children undergoing long-term in-patient treatment. Innovative practices used in Moscow City University are presented, including educational techniques, methods and formats for training teachers and parents of children undergoing long-term treatment together with the results of parent surveys and interviews. The paper describes the benefits of a specially designed program of parent professional retraining to provide tutor support for children with long-term illnesses. Integrating the best informal training practices and formal training modules, this program allows for successful tutoring for children with long-term illnesses.

Se ofrecen algunas consideraciones teórico - prácticas para la organización del trabajo docente metodológico en condiciones de universalización de la Educación Superior Pedagógica desde la experiencia en la filial del municipio El Salvador. Se enfatiza en las normativas de este tipo de actividad, su esencia, responsabilidades y contextos en el que se realiza, así como el papel que corresponde a los tutores en su función de complemento en la formación del futuro profesional de la educación para la escuela.

There are a lot of significant structural changes in almost all higher educational institutions in Ukraine due to time requirements. Accession to a single European space, new educational standards requires the revision and expansion of the content of pedagogical activities, functions and roles implemented by educators. Students are granted the rights and opportunities for the most complete satisfaction of individual educational requests. There was a need to review the ideas about the content of teaching activities and the emergence of new positions. In recent years, scientists have been actively discussing the introduction the position of the tutor in the education system. The term «tutor» came to us from classical universities in Great Britain and extended the notion of «teacher». Tutors became widespread, especially in the context of the gradual integration of Ukraine into the European educational space. Tutor is a historically established special pedagogical position that provides the development of individual educational programs, the potential of each student and prepares him for a changing life. Tutor controls not only student’s study, but also his behavior, way of life, attending classes, rest, appearance, etc. Tutor while working with student transmits a variety of techniques and rules for mastering new knowledge. However, learning is impossible without the use of ICT. Therefore, it is not enough for tutor to use only traditional technologies of education and upbringing. After all, without the use of computer it is difficult to satisfy the individual requests of each student. So tutors need to know the possibilities of the Internet navigate the pedagogical network communities, use innovative pedagogical technologies to increase the students’ interest in learning and activating their cognitive activity. Indeed, nowadays it is difficult to imagine a learning process without the use of modern technology. Thus, information and communication technologies should become reliable assistants of the tutor to the new conditions of life and professional activity in the information society. Application of information and communication technologies in tutoring practices is considered as an innovative approach in building the process of training and preparing students for professional activities. This is due to the fact that the computerization and application of modern information and communication technologies is an opportunity that will help to create a new system of education. Information and communication technology at the university is not a trend, but a modern necessity. They must become an integral part of the educational process. Therefore, the modern tutor must be able to work with new means of education, at least in order to ensure one of the most important rights of the student − the right in qualitative education. Consequently, in the process of tutor’s support various information and communication technologies can be used to maximize the optimization of tutor activity.

Na Educação à Distância (EaD), diferente da Educação Presencial, há uma figura nova e relevante no processo de ensino e aprendizagem: o tutor presencial. Esse profissional tem atribuições especiais e um papel fundamental na EaD. Dessa forma, foi objetivo deste estudo verificar a percepção dos tutores presenciais, no tocante ao seu papel e principais atribuições na Educação à Distância. Para tanto, foi elaborada pesquisa bibliográfica sobre o tema, bem como aplicados questionários junto às Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) no município de Pirapora-MG, a fim de levantar dados e promover análises para o alcance dos objetivos propostos, respondendo ao problema de pesquisa detectado, como sendo: Os tutores presenciais, nas IES de Pirapora, conhecem a importância do seu papel e suas principais atribuições na Educação à Distância? Os resultados alcançados foram mensurados e confrontados com a teoria estudada, sendo possível verificar o não-conhecimento por parte dos tutores presenciais do seu papel na Educação à Distância. Ao final do trabalho, foram elencadas algumas ações relevantes dentro do contexto do tutor presencial em sala de aula, bem como das instituições de ensino superior em Pirapora.

The article is dedicated to the tutoring in the system of higher education as of one of the students’ discipline and pedagogical work forms. The open education principle is specifically emphasized, which, being applied in the course of tutoring, promotes largely the formation of students’ responsible attitude towards education.

Conflicts are inherent to human relations and should not be ignored; however, they are a lesser component in e-learning discussion. The role of the tutor and the importance of affectivity in conflict mediation in a course offered to Military Police sergeants of a Brazilian state were studied. The perceptions of seven tutors and sixty-four students were collected in a questionnaire prepared with Google Forms. For those subjected to it, conflicts in the virtual learning environment were not common, probably due to the fact that the interactions between students and tutors were considered respectful and friendly. Nevertheless, they expressed their views on which actions were expected in the event of a conflict. In the event of a conflict between students, the tutor should act as a mediator, in an impartial, friendly and firm manner; in a student‑and‑tutor event, one should seek conciliation and consensus through dialogue, although the placement of a temporary mediator was considered unnecessary. Both tutors and students felt that affectivity would help reduce or mediate conflicts. In the understanding of the students, keeping relations based on ethics and on mutual acceptance and respect would mitigate conflicts between colleagues. Friendliness was chosen as the most important social-affective competence a tutor should rely on in conflict mediation. ________________________________________________________ Los conflictos son inherentes a las relaciones humanas y no deben ser ignorados, sin embargo, son escasamente abordados en educación a distancia. En este trabajo se investigó el papel del tutor y la importancia de la afectividad en la mediación de conflictos, en un curso de sargentos de una escuela virtual para la cualificación profesional de la policía militar de un estado brasileño. Fueron recopiladas las percepciones de siete tutores y sesenta y cuatro alumnos a través de un cuestionario elaborado y disponible en Google Forms. Para los participantes, los conflictos en el entorno virtual de aprendizaje eran inusuales, probablemente en virtud de la interacción entre los estudiantes y profesores considerada habitualmente como respetuosa y cordial. Sin embargo, se opinó sobre las acciones esperadas en caso de conflicto. En los conflictos entre los estudiantes, el tutor debe actuar como mediador de forma imparcial, amable y firme; entre el alumno y el tutor, se debe buscar la conciliación y el consenso a través del diálogo, sin necesidad de contar con un mediador interino de buena reputación. Tanto tutores como alumnos creen que la afectividad ayuda a reducir o mediar en los conflictos. En las percepciones de los estudiantes, el mantenimiento de relaciones guiadas por la ética, la aceptación y el respeto mutuo son capaces de mitigar los conflictos entre colegas. La calidez se destacó como la competencia socio-afectiva más importantes de un tutor en la mediación de conflictos.

Рассматриваются вопросы реализации наставничества в области предшкольного образования в процессе подготовки студентов – будущих педагогов. Обращается внимание на наставничество как особую форму работы со студентами, опирающуюся на личностно ориентированный и индивидуальный подходы по отношению как к студенту, так и к преподавателю-наставнику. Указана необходимость умения наставника выполнять различные роли: консультанта, тьютора, коучера, от которых может зависеть успешность вхождения в профессиональную деятельность молодых специалистов. Обращается внимание на то, что проведение консультаций с будущими специалистами должно регламентироваться правилами профессиональной этики, глубокого осознания личностно ориентированного подхода к каждому студенту. Приведены примеры проведения консультаций аналитического, научно-методического, организационно-управленческого характера, задающих направленность на формирование новых профессиональных умений у студентов. Описан опыт использования персональных специальных шкал компетенций, на которых каждый молодой специалист в зависимости от своих потребностей и возможностей отмечает, что он знает, что умеет и что не знает, что не умеет. Дана характеристика ролевых функциональных назначений наставника-тьютора и наставника-коучера, проявляющихся в организации процесса поддержки и сопровождения.

Ставится проблема организации наставничества как способа закрепления в профессии молодого специалиста. Доказано, что традиционная практика наставничества не формирует субъектную позицию cпециалиста в своем развитии и «не закрепляет» его в профессии. В качестве методологической основы наставничества выделены концепция совместной деятельности и концепция открытого профессионализма. Показано, что сопровождение профессионального развития молодого специалиста – это соорганизация разных типов совместного действия (закрытого, обращенного, открытого) наставника и подопечного и разных типов наставников (методист, навигатор, тьютор, коуч, разработчик, исследователь). В результате такого деятельностного сопровождения педагог овладевает профессиональными умениями и компетенциями и «закрепляется» в профессии.

Дается описание образовательной практики тьюторства в контексте вызовов индивидуализированного общества. Обозначены проблемы, с которыми сталкивается человек в индивидуализированном обществе, среди которых рост неопределенности жизни, отсутствие четких ориентиров. Ситуация неопределенности усложняет планирование человеком своей жизни, постановку им долгосрочных жизненных целей. Человек ощущает беспомощность, он дезориентирован и не может контролировать события, его жизнь теряет целостность, становится фрагментарной. Названы умения, позволяющие человеку жить в обществе нестабильности, такие как умение определять свои ценности, самостоятельно находить ресурсы для реализации своих целей, организовывать свою деятельность и осуществлять ее рефлексию. Рассмотрены различные подходы к осмыслению понятия «индивидуализация образования», разграничены понятия «индивидуальный подход» и «индивидуализация». Индивидуальный подход предполагает учет индивидуальных особенностей обучающихся, индивидуализация образования – это широкое понятие, подразумевающее субъектную позицию обучающегося, обращение к его интересам и потребностям, развитие у обучающегося самоконтроля, саморефлексии, самопланирования. Раскрыта сущность практики тьюторства как эффективной практики индивидуализации. Открытая, гуманная позиция тьютора, расширяющая образовательное пространство тьюторанта и способствующая его саморазвитию, противопоставлена авторитарной, директивной позиции педагога, ограничивающей образовательное пространство обучающегося и блокирующей его самостоятельность. Отмечена роль диалогической позиции педагога в реализации практики тьюторства. Поскольку практика тьюторства позволяет человеку осмыслить свою жизнь и формирует ряд умений, необходимых для достойной жизни в ситуации нестабильности, ее следует применять в образовании для преодоления вызовов индивидуализированного общества.

A presente pesquisa tem como tema o trabalho docente na educação superior, no âmbito da Educação a Distância (EaD). O objetivo deste trabalho foi compreender e analisar a configuração do trabalho do tutor nos cursos de graduação a distância das instituições públicas federais, tendo em vista as relações sociais que permeiam a realidade concreta e a política educacional de modo específico. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo teórico, de caráter descritivo-analítico, orientado pelo materialismo histórico, a partir da revisão bibliográfica e da análise documental...

The development of academic writing competence is an institutional responsibility of universities. To achieve this goal, most prestigious North American and European universities established writing centers where tutors, who have excellent academic writing skills and have been specially trained, help their fellow students improve their writing assignments. However, writing centers in Russian universities have proved to be true laboratories for scholarly communications as tasks they have to solve are conceptually different from those of overseas universities and the aims they attempt to reach are by far more challenging. One of such aims is to provide university researchers with expert help in order to develop their professional competencies so that they could significantly improve their publication outcomes and, as a consequence, succeed in the global academic community.

The article presents a technology of tutor support of participants in the educational events within the system for teacher further training. Tutor support is understood as a tutor's purposeful activity facilitating the maximum entry of a teacher into the context of a modern educational practice. This activity promotes his (her) formation as a subject of professional development, and fosters the development of his (her) individual motives and values. Subjectivity of a participant of educational event is manifested in the ability to become a strategist of his (her) professional activities, to set and adjust personal goals, to realize the reasons to construct his (her) own actions and to assess their compliance with what was intended, to plan individual professional development, and to communicate effectively with colleagues.

The facilitation of learning by tutors is a worldwide phenomenon that is supported by most open and distance learning (ODL) institutions. It is a strategy employed to achieve academic success. This qualitative intrinsic case study explored the views of tutors at the University of South Africa (Unisa) about the implementation of the Integrated Tutor Model (ITM) which supports student learning. The successes, challenges and impact of the ITM on the tutors’ delivery of tutorials are not fully known. Therefore, the findings of this study will highlight the successes, challenges and impact of the ITM which Unisa can use to improve the model. Data were gathered through face-to-face interviews with six tutors who were purposively selected from Unisa’s Gauteng region. The findings revealed successes and challenges of the ITM that affect the support that is due to the students via tutorage. These findings explain the application of the ITM that can assist Unisa in strengthening or reviewing both the tutor system and the model.

Introduction: Group discussions have the potential to contribute positively to the learning process in Problem-based learning (PBL) but can be challenging for newcomers. Aim: To explore factors which influenced group discussions in PBL, among a group of international students pursuing an undergraduate medical program at International Track in Medicine, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Materials and Methods: Semi-structured in-depth individual interviews were conducted with students (n=11) and tutors (n=4). The interview data were subjected to thematic analysis. Following the initial coding, the codes were analysed for patterns and similar or related codes were put under a category. Thereafter, these categories were clustered into common themes and interpreted. Results: Factors such as international diversity in PBL groups, tutors’ friendly approach and subject expertise, and a curriculum with sufficient self-study time, were found as facilitating factors for discussion. Both dominant and silent behaviour of students, as well as some cultural factors were found to hinder discussions. Three recommendations in terms of providing adequate training to tutors, sensitising students regarding cultural values and providing avenues for socialisation emerged from the study. Conclusion: This study provided evidence that international diversity is a positive factor for group discussions. It also added to the existing body of PBL research that cultural and contextual factors influenced group discussions in PBL sessions. Cultural factors were found to have less positive impact on year 1 students from some countries. However, students from these countries were able to overcome their cultural barriers due to the beneficial effects of the diverse nature of PBL groups, and were found to be active participants in second year.

Purpose This study was conducted to identify suggestions for improving the effectiveness and promoting the success of the current problem-based learning (PBL) program at the Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine through a professor and student awareness survey. Methods A survey was carried out by sending out mobile Naver Form survey pages via text messages 3 times in December 2018, to 44 medical students and 74 professors. In addition, relevant official documents from the school administration were reviewed. The collected data were analyzed to identify the achievement of educational goals, overall satisfaction with, and operational suitability of the PBL program. Results The overall satisfaction scores for the PBL program were neutral (students, 3.27±0.95 vs. professors, 3.58±1.07; P=0.118). Regarding the achievement of educational goals, the integration of basic and clinical medicine and encouragement of learning motivation were ranked lowest. Many respondents expressed negative opinions about the modules (students, 25.0%; professors, 39.2%) and tutors (students, 54.5%; professors, 24.3%). The students and professors agreed that the offering timing of the program in medical school and the length of each phase were suitable, while opinions expressed in greater detail pointed to issues such as the classes being held too close to exams and their alignment with regular course units. Conclusion Issues with modules and tutors were the most pressing. Detailed and appropriate modules should be developed on the basis of advice from professors with experience in PBL tutoring. Inconsistencies in tutoring should be reduced by standardization and retraining.

Una de las formas de graduación, de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua y particularmente quiero referirme a su Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria-Estelí, es la elaboración de un tesis, sea este propuesto por el estudiante o mediante la asignatura de seminario de graduación. Esto conlleva la elaboración de un documento científico que aborda una problemática y generalmente ofrece una solución al mismo. Para esto se designa una figura denominada tutor.

The purpose of this study was to explore non-thesis Master’s students’ perceptions and expectations of good tutors and advisors in distance education programmes. It also examined whether these perceptions and expectations are related to student characteristics including age, gender, university, programme, semester, and previous online learning experience. The current study was conducted within the framework of Transactional Distance Theory. Using a mixed methods approach, a questionnaire was administered to 143 students in four programmes in two universities in Turkey and interviews were conducted with 11 of these students. Results showed that good tutors and advisors in distance education provide a stimulating student-centred learning environment, have a caring and individualised interaction and communication with students, and have subject expertise and basic technology skills. The results of this study will improve distance education tutors and advisors’ practices in supporting graduate students’ education and research.

Although the potential of asynchronous discussion to support learning is widely recognized, student engagement remains problematic. Often, for example, students simply refuse to participate. Consequently the rich promise of asynchronous learning networks for supporting students’ learning can prove hard to achieve. After reviewing strategies for encouraging student participation in discussions in Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN), we present a study that investigates how these strategies influenced students’ perceptions and use of the discussion area. We identify and explore factors that encouraged and inhibited student participation in asynchronous discussion, and evaluate student postings to an asynchronous discussion group by content analysis.The results question received wisdom about some of the pedagogic techniques advocated in the literature. Instead, results support the view that the major factors for stimulating student participation in asynchronous discussion are tutor enthusiasm and expertise. It appears that the tutor may be the root cause of engagement in discussions, an important conclusion, given that to date, the tutor’s role has remained relatively unexamined. We also note that participation in asynchronous discussion is inhibited when students allocate a low priority to participation, as may occur when participation is not assessed. Content analysis of an asynchronous discussion in this study reveals that contributions were not strongly interactive and that students were simply ‘playing the game’ of assessment, making postings that earned marks but rarely contributing otherwise. Thus the use of assessment to encourage students’ contributions appears to be only a superficial success; it seems likely that giving credit for postings changes behavior without necessarily improving learning. This finding has significant implications for curriculum design.

Se entiende por tutor el profesor a quien se le encomienda un grupo de alumnos con el que adquiere el compromiso de promover una educación personalizada e integral, mediante la coordinación de la acción educativa. Esta figura se puede interpretar de manera diferente desde una mentalidad asistencial basada en actuaciones personales que cuando se hace desde una mentalidad transformadora basada en la acción ambiental e institucional. Las actuaciones señaladas en esa definición estarán condenadas al fracaso si se llevan a cabo en un centro donde lo que existan sean “Reinos de Taifas” mientras que adquirirán otro sentido y otra eficacia si se realizan en un centro que se constituya como una verdadera comunidad de aprendizaje. Muchos de los problemas de aprendizaje y de convivencia que se presentan en nuestros centros no tienen solución si se abordan como casos individuales, si se abordan en el plano de lo personal.

Como parte de la especialización en medicina general integral, la investigación es una herramienta que le permite a los futuros especialistas la constante búsqueda y solución de los problemas científicos referidos a sus pacientes, familias, comunidades y ambientes. Con el objetivo de reflexionar sobre algunos fundamentos éticos vinculados al proceso de investigación en salud se realizó este estudio, donde se ofrecen argumentos sobre las intervenciones comunitarias que se ejecutan enla Atención Primariade Salud, con el propósito de modificar conocimientos en los individuos mediante la continua exploración de estilos de vida más saludables. También se hace referencia al papel del tutor como componente vital en la adecuada planificación y ejecución de la actividad investigativa.

The present contribution wants to start a reflection on the evolution of the professional educator role given the recent normative interventions and some new circles of intervention. Starting from a synthesis of research about the courses that in Italy are proposed today for the formation of tutor learning, the following job proposes a pedagogic reading of this new profile. It appears a well-defined frame of functions that however needs a more suitable definition in terms of formation and professional identity, not always so anchored to educational knowledges and postures. Il tutor dell’apprendimento tra competenze richieste e formazione specifica Il presente contributo intende avviare una riflessione sull’evoluzione della figura dell’educatore professionale alla luce dei recenti interventi normativi e di alcuni nuovi ambiti di intervento. Partendo da una sintesi di ricerca sui corsi che vengono proposti oggi in Italia per la formazione di tutor di apprendimento, il seguente lavoro propone una lettura pedagogica di questo nuovo profilo. Ne emerge un quadro di funzioni ben definito che necessita però di una più adeguata definizione in termini di formazione e di identità professionale, non sempre così ancorata a saperi e posture educative.

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of peer tutoring on college students' academic achievement and, as well, their competencies in communication and collaboration. In particular, we investigated whether or not the effect of peer tutoring depends on the role taken in peer tutoring. 373 Korean college students attending peer tutoring participated in this study. A pre-post design employing a self-report questionnaire was used. The results indicated that peer tutoring improved both academic achievement and communicative and collaborative skills. The findings also suggested that the effect of peer-tutoring on academic achievement and responsibility for teamwork was valid only with regard to those in the role of tutees. The implications of this study are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Group discussions have the potential to contribute positively to the learning process in Problem-based learning (PBL) but can be challenging for newcomers. Aim: To explore factors which influenced group discussions in PBL, among a group of international students pursuing an undergraduate medical program at International Track in Medicine, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Materials and Methods: Semi-structured in-depth individual interviews were conducted with students (n=11) and tutors (n=4). The interview data were subjected to thematic analysis. Following the initial coding, the codes were analysed for patterns and similar or related codes were put under a category. Thereafter, these categories were clustered into common themes and interpreted. Results: Factors such as international diversity in PBL groups, tutors' friendly approach and subject expertise, and a curriculum with sufficient self-study time, were found as facilitating factors for discussion. Both dominant and silent behaviour of students, as well as some cultural factors were found to hinder discussions. Three recommendations in terms of providing adequate training to tutors, sensitising students regarding cultural values and providing avenues for socialisation emerged from the study. Conclusion: This study provided evidence that international diversity is a positive factor for group discussions. It also added to the existing body of PBL research that cultural and contextual factors influenced group discussions in PBL sessions. Cultural factors were found to have less positive impact on year 1 students from some countries. However, students from these countries were able to overcome their cultural barriers due to the beneficial effects of the diverse nature of PBL groups, and were found to be active participants in second year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article displays the practical experience of the vocational school in introducing dual form of education in the field of vocational education and training. It includes both activities and results of the two stages of its implementation - experimental and real. The study covers the period from 2016 to 2018. The approbation was carried out with students from 11th grade, studying “Restoration of Stylish Furniture and Joinery”, together with companies from the wood and furniture industries. The actual period began in 2017 when the school was included in the Bulgarian-Swiss project “DOMINO” (Dual Education for Modern Requirements and Needs of the Society) and continues up to now with students from the specialty “Furniture Manufacturing”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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