OBJECTIVES To determine the factors associated with participation in a prenatal education program among primiparous mothers. METHODS A multicenter observational study was carried out in four Andalusian hospitals (Spain) in primiparous women in 2010. Sociodemographic characteristics, obstetric history, and previous diseases were collected through an interview and from the clinical charts. Crud...

This study sought to characterize the elderly and their participation in group educational activities, and to verify the sociodemographic and health factors associated with non-participation. It was a cross-sectional survey carried out with 2,142 elderly individuals, using descriptive analysis, Student's t-test and logistical regression (p<0.05). In both groups, the majority of participants wer...

Asynchronous discussion fora all the more become part of the educational process of distance education. The goal of this research is the study of the educational techniques of Brainstorming and Snowballing to their utilisation in the frame of a distance education forum, both as far as participation and creation of learning environment and also educational effectiveness are concerned. This resea...

While student perceptions of the fairness and trustworthiness of educational institutions have been shown to relate to civic participation, this relationship has not been extended to issues of continued participation in the education system. Using data from the IEA Civic Education Study of 14-yearolds, measures of trust in schools and perceptions of educational inequality are examined in their ...

complications and difficulties in modern nursing resulted in a need of continuing education and familiarity with new developments in biological and social sciences. this need is responded by participation in educational courses in organizations and high educational institutes. based on this trend and the observable and continually changes in nursing care methods providing a high level caring se...