Survey of attitudes towards curriculum reforms among medical teachers in different socio-economic and cultural environments
| Autor: | Benjamin Vojniković, Vladimir J. Šimunović, Darko Hren, Ana Marušić, Samo Ribarič, Ana Ivaniš, Hans-Günther Sonntag, Jens Dørup, Matko Marušić, Snježana Tomic, Hajrija Seleskovic, Henri Verhaaren, Mads Ronald Dahl, Sinisa Ristic, Zdenka Krivokuća |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Medical curriculum Faculty Medical Teaching staff Education Age Distribution Political science Pedagogy curriculum reform attitudes Humans Transition countries Sex Distribution Curriculum Medical education Education Medical General Medicine Organizational Culture Organizational Innovation Europe Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Western europe Scale (social sciences) Linear Models Female Positive attitude |
| Popis: | Curriculum reforms in medical schools require cultural and conceptual changes from the faculty. We assessed attitudes towards curriculum reforms in different academic, economic, and social environments among 776 teachers from 2 Western European medical schools (Belgium and Denmark) and 7 medical schools in 3 countries in post-communist transition (Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina). The survey included a 5-point Likert-type scale on attitudes towards reforms in general and towards reforms of medical curriculum (10 items each). Teaching staff from medical schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina had a more positive attitude towards reforms of medical curriculum (mean score 36.8 out of maximum 50 [95% CI 36.1 to 37.3]) than those from medical schools in Croatia or Slovenia (30.7 [29.8 to 31.6]) or Western Europe (27.7 [27.1 to 28.3]) (P < 0.001, ANOVA). Significant predictors of positive attitudes towards medical curriculum reform in post-communist transition countries, but not in Western European schools, was younger age, as well as female gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conclusions: Factors influencing faculty attitudes may not be easy to identify and may be specific for different settings. Their identification and management is necessary for producing sustainable curriculum reform. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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