Process of adoption communication openness in adoptive families: adopters' perspective

Abstract Communication about adoption is a family interaction process which is more than the simple exchange of information. Adoption communication can be characterized in terms of the level of openness of family conversations regarding the child's past and the degree of the family's adoption social disclosure. The objective of this study is to explore the process of adoption communication openness in Portuguese adoptive families by identifying the impact of variables related to the adoption process, the adoptive parenting and the adoptee. One hundred twenty five parents of children aged 3 to 15, who were adopted on average 4 years ago, participated in this study. Data was collected during home visits using the Parents Adoption Process Interview. A cluster analysis identified three different groups of families according to the level of adoption communication openness within the family and outside. The findings also showed that the process of the adoption communication openness started when parents decided to adopt, developed in parent-child interaction and was susceptible to change under professional intervention. The relevance of training given to prospective adopters and of professional practice based on scientific evidence is highlighted.(AU)

Acercamiento al estudio de la comunicación educativa en una facultad universitaria en salud / Approach to the study of educational communication in a medical school

Introducción: el proceso de educación es un proceso comunicativo, de ahí que la preparación en comunicación es una de las líneas principales de la preparación pedagógica. Una adecuada comunicación en el aula se erige como factor esencial para el logro de un proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje eficiente y de mayor calidad, por lo que es de vital importancia su estudio. Objetivo: identificar características del proceso comunicativo en el aula en el contexto de un centro de educación superior. Métodos: fue aplicada una encuesta a un grupo de estudiantes y profesores del 2do. año de una de las carreras del centro de educación superior escogido para la investigación, donde fueron recogidos datos que permiten identificar algunas características de la comunicación educativa. Resultados: las características recogidas aportaron información sobre la posición que expresan estos profesores y estudiantes respecto al tipo de comunicación predominante y la importancia de su identificación y observancia en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Conclusión: han sido identificadas importantes fallas desde el punto de vista comunicativo, sobre todo relacionadas con los estilos comunicativos de los profesores, con la percepción interpersonal y el saber escuchar y aceptar a los estudiantes

Introduction: the education process is communicative, so communication is one of the main lines in pedagogic training. Adequate communication in the classroom becomes a key factor for attainment of an efficient teaching-learning process of higher quality, and thus it is vital to study it. Objective: to identify the characteristics of the communication process in a classroom of a higher education center. Methods: a survey was administered to a group of students and professors of the second year of one of the careers in a higher education center selected for this research study, where data were collected to identify some characteristics of the educational communication. Results: the found characteristics provided information on the positions of these professors and students in terms of the predominant type of communication and the importance of their identification and observance in the teaching-learning process. Conclusions: there were identified significant faults in the communicative process, mainly those related to the communicative styles of the professors, to the interpersonal perceptions and to knowing how to listen to and to accept the students