A common question nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners ask is, "How many NPD practitioners should my organization have?" This study examined correlations among facility size and structure, NPD practitioner characteristics and time in service, and organizational outcomes. Organizations with a higher rate of NPD full-time equivalents per bed had higher patient satisfaction with nu...

the objective of the current study is to identify the role of professional development components in developing organizational entrepreneurship in agricultural extension management of kermanshah province. the study was fulfilled by using correlation method and relational-causal model. all the agricultural extension agents in kermanshah province equal to 456 people formed the population of this ...

Professional development of teachers plays a significant role for the success of educational reforms and for student achievement. Programs for developing teachers’ skills to integrate digital media in the classroom have received increased attention, due to the role of technology in today’s world. Recent research and field experiences have identified elements which contribute to the effectivenes...

The Royal Colleges and their Faculties have moved continuing professional development up the agenda of doctors in the UK. The low educational value and failure to change professional practice of much continuing medical education has led to criticism of its emphasis on formal, didactic teaching and academic knowledge. The ubiquitous scientific or technical bias in medical education makes questio...

Serious games have increasingly become a good option with regards to professional training. However, the majority isn’t appropriate for people with cognitive disabilities, since there are several obstacles when developing for such a heterogeneous population. This paper’s objective is to contribute for the development of serious games for people with cognitive disabilities by presenting a list o...

Although physical education (PE) teachers have increased access to digital/online continuous professional development activities, there are few robust accounts of how they engage with and experience these environments. Purpose : The purpose this study was examine PE teachers’ participation patterns within self-directed online activities using mobile instant messenger. Methods Data were generate...