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Studies are limited that investigate the relationship of students' attitudes toward science and their engagement in the teaching-learning process to science literacy in a higher education setting and within the context of a pandemic. Hence, this cross-sectional, correlational study seeks to determine if (1) students' attitudes toward science are significantly related to science literacy;(2) student course engagement is significantly related to science literacy;(3) students' attitudes toward science and their course engagement are significant predictors of science literacy. 67 undergraduate students taking the mandated Science, Technology, and Society during the second semester of the academic year 2020 to 2021 in an institution of Jesuit higher education in the Philippines were surveyed in this study. Results revealed that 1) there is a positive moderate relationship between students' attitudes toward science and science literacy (p < 0.001);2) there exists a positive strong relationship between student course engagement and science literacy (p < 0.001);3) both students' attitudes toward science (p = 0.02) and their course engagement (p < 0.001) are significant predictors of science literacy. Such results can be helpful in (re)designing science education in a higher education setting and within the context of a pandemic. Copyright 2022. © by the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics. All rights reserved.
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Background: The World Health Organization estimates that between 80,000 and 180,000 medical personnel perished as a result of COVID-19. Although studies about nurses' organizational commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic have been conducted, the sources of motivations and resilience strategies of nurses in providing a quality healthcare service amidst the COVID-19 pandemic have yet to be explored.Objective: This study aimed to investigate how motivation and resilience influence nurses to serve and cater to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A sequential exploratory mixed approach was used in this study between July and August 2022. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivations scale (WEIMS), and Garbee and Killacky's Intent to Stay Scale (GKISS) were used to measure resilience, motivation, and intention to stay, among 50 nurses within Metro Manila. Quantitative data were analyzed using quantile regression, while qualitative data from eight participants were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: The majority of the nurses were working 12 hours and above (52%) and earning a bi-weekly income of PHP 15,001 to 20,000 (96%). The GKISS scores of most respondents indicated their likelihood of remaining in their current profession was moderately low (Mdn = 12.5;IQR = 12-14). It was also found that there was no sufficient statistical evidence to conclude that intention to stay was associated with resilience (p = 0.914) and work motivation (p = 0.560). The qualitative strand of this study explored the significant influences of motivation, resilience strategies, and sources of intention to stay among Filipino nurses while facing the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary motivations of nurses lie in family, passion for work, and career development, while the resilience strategies include adaptiveness, time management skills, and self-fulfillments. On the other hand, the intent to stay greatly lies in serving the people and the country.Conclusion: This study concludes that positive and negative resilience and motivations from different facets of the social life of Filipino nurses, including passion, familial ties, patient care, and faith are the antecedents influencing the intention to serve in the healthcare service. In terms of staying for an extended period in a nursing career, the study found that institutionalized interventions, adequate compensation and benefits, and a good workplace are determinants of staying longer in the Philippines as Filipino nurses.
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Objective: To share with researchers the strategies used in the Parkinson's Foundation (PF) PDGENEration study to encourage the recruitment of minorities in genetic research. Background: Hispanics are interested in research participation and believe these efforts are key [1];but hindering barriers (i.e., transportation, low education, childcare, work schedules, English only documents) remain unaddressed by researchers. [2]. Methods: The PF created the GEN-EP Latino Advisory Committee to aid in the recruitment of Hispanic participants. The members of the advisory committee encompass representatives of the Hispanic community that work closely in the field of PD. Monthly meetings take place to continuously evaluate the needs of the community, identify study and recruitment barriers, create culturally appropriate study materials, evaluate the content of educational videos and plan outreach events. Results: All created documents were culturally tailored ensuring careful consideration of dialectal variations of the Spanish language. Access barriers were addressed by 1) Providing multiple ways for study sign up (phone, zoom events, and website), and 2) Recruitment of Spanish speaking staff to allow participants to experience the whole study in their native language. Due to COVID, all events were virtual and included relevant PD topics, engaging at home exercises with music, and panels of professionals, promotores, and Hispanics with PD sharing their points of view. Since 2020, we have hosted four events with a total of 280 attendees. [table1] After all these efforts, the recruitment of Hispanics has doubled to more than 6%. [table2]. Conclusion: Although the study is still in progress, we wish to share our strategies to spark recruitment of minorities across all research. The Hispanic community is eager to help in the advancement of science and it is now our job, as researchers, to address existing barriers. Creative thinking and additional efforts across all areas of study design and implementation ensure culturally competent research. It is time to achieve greater and more diverse knowledge that applies beyond the overrepresented majority.
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, science plays an important role in understanding and intervening in local outbreaks. Conducting scientific operations for pandemic response also takes on unique human and social dimensions. Reflexivity is often a key to understanding the perspectives that scientists take in applying theory to practice. In this essay we share that reflexivity by detailing personal reflections as scientists of FASSSTER, an integrated platform providing scientific intelligence to the Philippine government for monitoring and responding to the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.