Evaluación curricular proceso para mantener la calidad y pertinencia de los programas de educación / Curricular evaluation, process to keep the quality and relevance of education programs

Objetivo: Evidenciar la congruencia del enfoque de cuidado de salud a la familia que plantea el programa de Enfermería y lo evidenciado en la teoría y la práctica, a través de la evaluación curricular. Materiales y Métodos: Es un estudio cualitativo, interpretativo. Utiliza el modelo de Stake o evaluación comprensiva que se desarrolla por medio de una matriz de descripción y una matriz de juicio. Análisis documental. Observación directa de la situación a evaluar. Resultado: Permitió identificar la congruencia del enfoque planteado y la realidad en la teoría y la práctica, así como las fortalezas del programa y las oportunidades para mejorar y poner en marcha un plan de mejoramiento. Conclusión: La evaluación curricular es imperativo para fortalecer y consolidar los procesos académicos en busca de altos niveles de calidad en la educación superior que aseguren la pertinencia y calidad de un programa, alcanzando certificación de acreditación.

Objective: Demonstrate the congruence of the health care approach for the family outlined by the Nursing program and what is shown in theory and practice, through curricular evaluation. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative, interpretative study. Based on the Stake model or comprehensive evaluation developed through a description matrix and a judgment matrix. Documentary analysis. Direct observation of the situation to be evaluated. Result: It allowed the identification of congruence of the proposed approach and reality in theory and practice, as well as the program's strengths and opportunities to improve and implement an improvement plan. Conclusion: Curricular evaluation is imperative to strengthen and consolidate academic processes in search of high levels of quality in higher education that ensure the relevance and quality of a program, achieving accreditation certification.

Identifying weaknesses in undergraduate programs within the context input process product model framework in view of faculty and library staff in 2014 / 한국의학교육

PURPOSE: Objective of this research is to find out weaknesses of undergraduate programs in terms of personnel and financial, organizational management and facilities in view of faculty and library staff, and determining factors that may facilitate program quality-improvement. METHODS: This is a descriptive analytical survey research and from purpose aspect is an application evaluation study that undergraduate groups of selected faculties (Public Health, Nursing and Midwifery, Allied Medical Sciences and Rehabilitation) at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) have been surveyed using context input process product model in 2014. Statistical population were consist of three subgroups including department head (n=10), faculty members (n=61), and library staff (n=10) with total population of 81 people. Data collected through three researcher-made questionnaires which were based on Likert scale. The data were then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: Results showed desirable and relatively desirable situation for factors in context, input, process, and product fields except for factors of administration and financial; and research and educational spaces and equipment which were in undesirable situation. CONCLUSION: Based on results, researcher highlighted weaknesses in the undergraduate programs of TUMS in terms of research and educational spaces and facilities, educational curriculum, administration and financial; and recommended some steps in terms of financial, organizational management and communication with graduates in order to improve the quality of this system.

El proceso de autoevaluación en las instituciones universitarias pedagógicas: Una estrategia para su mejora / The self- evaluation process in the pedagogical university institutionsA strategy for its improvement

Fundamento: La calidad de los servicios educacionales constituye uno de los retos que enfrenta hoy la Educación Superior en Cuba, razón por la que la autoevaluación institucional es un instrumento esencial para la mejora de los procesos universitarios. Objetivo: Diseñar e implementar una estrategia de mejora para certificar la calidad en la Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas de Sancti Spíritus. Metodología: Se utilizó la investigación acción, que se corresponde con un enfoque metodológico predominantemente cualitativo. Resultados: Se aplicó una estrategia de mejora centrada en una visión integradora de los procesos sustantivos y contextualizados a las características de esta institución universitaria; las acciones se dirigieron a elevar la cultura de la calidad de los agentes participantes y aproximar los procesos universitarios a los estándares establecidos. Se minimizaron las debilidades y se aprovecharon las fortalezas en función del perfeccionamiento de los procesos sustantivos de la universidad. Conclusiones: La implementación de la propuesta en la Universidad Pedagógica contribuyó a alcanzar la categoría de acreditación de Institución Calificad.

Background: The quality of the educational services constitutes one of the challenges that face today the high education level in Cuba, a reason for which the institutional self-evaluation is an essential instrument to improve the university process. Objective: To design and implement a strategy of improving the registered quality in the science pedagogical university from Sancti Spiritus. Methodology: The action research was used in correspondence with a methodological approach mainly in quality. Results: An improving strategy was applied in an integrated vision of the contextualized and substantive processes to the characteristic of this university institution, the actions were gather to increase the agents and to approximate the university processes to the established standards. Were minimized the weakness in function of the improvement of the substantives processes of the university. Conclusions: The implementation of the proposal in the university contributed to enrich the accreditation category in the registered institution.