Values and ethics in the teaching profession

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a crisis that has had not only far-reaching consequences on our health and economy but also on education systems around the world. It has prompted educational institutions to take measures to continue to teach and support students at a distance, as well as to prepare for the long-term impact of the crisis on teaching. As institutions continue to create and implement solutions for distance learning, new ethical issues and challenges arise as major points of consideration. Building ethical frameworks to facilitate learning systems that support both students and educators is becoming a top priority around the world. As we move through the COVID-19 crisis, the values and professional competences of teachers must be critically examined. Serious ethical dilemmas face educational institutions now and in the future. A successful response and adaptation to the ongoing crisis with a focus on ethical concerns will result in institutions of learning that are more robust and resilient, and that will continue to effectively educate future generations of students. This chapter focuses on values and professional competence, the education system during the pandemic, and new ethical challenges after the pandemic. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. All rights reserved.

Demonstrating a Nurse-Driven Model for Interprofessional Academic-Practice Partnerships

The World Health Organization (WHO) describes interprofessional practice (IPP) as "...multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds working] together with patients, families, caregivers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care" (WHO. 2010. The WHO deemed that interprofessional education and practice (IPEP) is vital to attain a workforce that Is ready and able to care for local health needs through teamwork and collaboration (WHO. 201 Oh Interprofessional teams are critical in the care of acute, chronic, and complex health and social support needs of COVID-19 patients (Michalec & Lamb. 20201.1 PE and IPP are so essential to care that accreditation bodies have come together to provide guidance about how to embed these activities throughout all health professions programs (Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative. 2019). When delivered Intentionally, IPEP has the potential to achieve the Quadruple Aim (i.e., Improved quality, Increased population health, reduced costs, and improved clinician experience), with teamwork playing a large part In the achievement of the fourth aim: addressing the needs of healthcare workers, and reducing stressors experienced by the past, current, and future healthcare workforce, including nurses (Bachvnskv. 2020: Nurses have demonstrated that they are In an ideal position on the healthcare team to meet the additional demands placed on health services (e.g., contact tracing, testing, vaccine administration) and increased demand for staff, resources, policies, and supplies by the COVID-19 pandemic, all of which threaten an already overtaxed system (Diabv et al„ 2021).

Soft Skills of Latin American Engineering Professors: Gender Gap

The importance of soft skills in the professional work of an engineer is becoming increasingly important, even more so since the emergence of Covid-19 boosted the digitization of all professional sectors. In order for future engineers to acquire this type of skills, it is necessary for engineering professors to have an optimal level of technical and transversal skills. This article analyzes the assessment made by a group of engineering professors about their degree of development of soft skills and describes gender gaps in these assessments. Based on a self-created survey to evaluate different families of soft skills relevant to engineering education, a sample of 284 Latin American engineering professors reported: 1) high evaluations of their soft skills and 2) the existence of gender gaps in the families of work behavior and social skills in favor of females. This gap is especially wide among participants younger than 45 and older than 65 in the social skills family. In addition, females also rate their work motivation skills higher, except in the 55–64 age range.

An Analysis of Organizational Support for Telecommuting in Public Accounting Firms

Research suggests that organizational support for alternative work arrangements (AWAs) is essential for the effective implementation of AWAs in public accounting, yet studies consistently suggest that such organizational support is lacking. Despite mass adoption of telecommuting (one type of AWA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent evidence suggests that firms vary greatly in the extent to which they plan to support telecommuting in the post-pandemic environment. Using a sample of 133 public accounting professionals, we explore whether several factors under the organization's control influence perceived organizational support for telecommuting, and whether such support is linked with perceived career penalties from telecommuting usage and turnover intentions. We find that supervisor support for personal/family needs and procedural justice regarding telecommuting requirements are positively associated with perceptions of organizational support for telecommuting. Further, greater perceived organizational support for telecommuting is associated with both lower perceived career penalties from telecommuting usage and lower turnover intentions.

Turkish Teachers' Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities

The present study examined teachers' perceptions of changes in their professional lives brought about by distance education during the COVID-19 outbreak. It was also aimed to explore how this particular global crisis and unprecedented times of education have affected teachers' motivation and their perceptions of the teaching profession. Twenty-two teachers working at different levels and types of K-12 schools in different cities in Turkey were interviewed by utilizing a phenomenological qualitative inquiry method. Our analysis showed that the obligatory transition to distance education created new opportunities and challenges for both teachers and students. While the teachers had emotional exhaustion, stress, and professional difficulties;distance education helped them develop new skills to better integrate educational technologies into classroom teaching. The findings also indicated that the COVID-19 crisis reinforced deep-rooted inequities in the Turkish education context. This study offers several implications for policymakers and educators to plan educational recovery from COVID-19.

The Impact of Covid-19 on the Sustainability of the Accounting Profession: Turkey Case

Nowadays, where the relations between business and society change under the influence of various factors, society expects businesses to create social and environmental values ​​as well as economic value. From this point of view, sustainable business success;in addition to following economic policies aimed at increasing shareholder profits in enterprises, it requires the monitoring and measurement of the effects of business activities on the environment and society, and the use of tools and methods to fulfill these transactions. At this point, the duty of accounting is to provide information about economic activities as well as to provide information to its stakeholders about the social and environmental performance of the enterprise. As of 2019, it is important to reconsider the issue of accounting profession and sustainability in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world and the changes experienced and to address the responsibilities of the accounting profession in this process. In this period, which is called the epidemic period caused by COVID-19 and affected all countries of the world, social and economic orders, companies and professions faced many positive and negative effects. This period accelerated the digital transformation, brought services to the agenda, and many professions had to adapt to this digital transformation. There are also professional accountants among these professions. Moreover, accounting professionals are the most important stakeholders and indispensable actors of companies, which are the smallest dynamos of economies. In this context, it is aimed to reveal the relationship between sustainability, the role of accounting and the COVID-19 outbreak in this study. In this study, regarding the professional accountants who assume such a big task in social and economic terms;COVID-19—to determine how the professional accountants are affected positively and negatively during the pandemic period. It is aimed to identify how these effects change business lives and office environments, and in this context, to present a roadmap for the future sustainability of the accounting profession. The study consists of three parts;In the first part, literature research, in the second part, the need for the profession, and in the third part, a survey study was conducted for accounting professionals across Turkey, and the positive and negative situations they experienced during the COVID-19 period and the ways they adapted to these situations were investigated. As a result, when such epidemic periods are encountered again, solutions have been suggested for what kind of a road map to follow in terms of the sustainability of the profession. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Health profession students' outlooks on the medical profession during the COVID-19 pandemic: a global perspective.

BACKGROUND: This article summarizes a global study of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on junior health professions students' outlook on medicine. The pandemic has significantly affected health professions education. There is limited understanding of how students' pandemic experiences will affect them, and what impact these events may have on their career paths or the future of the professions. This information is important as it impacts the future of medicine. METHODS: In the Fall 2020 semester, 219 health professions students at 14 medical universities worldwide responded to the question: 'Has this experience (with COVID-19) changed your outlook on medicine as a profession?'. Short essay responses were semantically coded and organized into themes and subthemes using an inductive approach to thematic analysis. RESULTS: 145 responses were submitted. Themes were identified: (1) students reflected on the interaction between politics and healthcare; (2) reported becoming more aware of the societal expectations placed on healthcare professionals, including undertaking high risks and the sacrifices that healthcare professionals must make; (3) found reassurance from the recognized importance of healthcare professionals and expressed pride to be entering the profession; and (4) reflected on the current state of healthcare, including its limitations and future. CONCLUSION: Most students, independent of the extent of the pandemic in their respective countries, noted a change in their outlook regarding medicine. An overall positive outlook was noted in most junior students. Educators need to work on nurturing these sentiments and attitudes to help young students maintain a healthy relationship towards their chosen profession.

COVID-19 and Russia

Russia was hit hard by the pandemic. However, its economic consequences were milder and recovery came faster than initially expected. Several factors (briefly outlined in the chapter) contributed to this. One of them was of an existential nature. Russia unwillingly happened to be well equipped to face the global disruption of economic ties and COVID-related restrictions. A series of deep external shocks that regularly hit Russia's newly established market economy since the default and devaluation of 1998 made the elite suspectable of unconditional embracing global finance. This sentiment translated into amassing international reserves and a drastic reduction of the international debt of the Russian state since the early 2000s. The pandemic did not change the trend, in fact the accumulation of reserves continued despite the calls to resort to them for the implementation of social relief policies. On the other hand, the combined effect of the devaluations, the impact of the Great Recession and the sanctions imposed on Russia since 2014 had induced import substitution and the adjustment of domestic production and consumption before the arrival of COVID that disrupted international trade. COVID crises did not generate any new trend in Russia's economic profession. Rather, it reinforced the economic policy approaches emerged in the late 1980s and 1990s. In the chapter, we delineated four such approaches which express the attitudes of different elements among the Russian establishment. It seems plausible in retrospect that the pandemic triggered the recombination in the establishment. We presume that with the pandemic becoming the history, the future of Russian political and economic system will be defined by the eventual balance of forces resulting of this recombination. If so, the description of four approaches is the main result obtained in this chapter. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.

The Influence of Technological Factors on the Computer-Assisted Audit Tools and Techniques Usage during COVID-19

There is minimal level of use of Computer-Assisted Audit Tools and Techniques (CAATTs) in developing nations regardless of its importance to audit productivity and cost reduction, and this holds particularly true in the public sector entities' internal audit departments. Accordingly, this article aims to explore how technological factors, such as relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, observability, and trialability, contribute to the use of CAATTs in Jordan's public sector internal audit during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the pandemic on the profession's outcome. The study also seeks to evaluate how the use of these tools affects the effectiveness of internal auditing, with the IT knowledge of the auditors serving as a moderating variable. This study used 91 usable responses from the internal audit managers of Jordanian public sector institutions. The study used the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory to develop the proposed research model. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), the study result indicated that technological factors, with the exception of complexity, had a positive and significant effect on CAATTs use in the public sector internal audit departments. Based on the findings, using CAATTs has a positive and significant effect on internal audit effectiveness and IT knowledge has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between CAATTs usage and internal audit effectiveness. Owing to the public sector significance to the economy of Jordan, the findings have implications for the internal audit profession, regulators, and decision-makers in proposing new legislation and regulations when it comes to internal audit. Further, through the lens of the social implications, this study proposed that CAATTs usage in public sector institutions can positively improve their capability to reach the role of internal audit in protective public funds and limiting corrupt practices in the public sector. The paper contributes to theory by providing insight into the effect of factors on the use of CAATTs in the public sector of Jordan. This study, to the best of the author's knowledge, is the first study that has tackled the moderating role of auditors' IT knowledge on the CAATTs use–internal audit effectiveness relationship in the public sector context.

A Qualitative Exploration of Health Profession Students' Experiences of Resilience and Burnout Using the Coping Reservoir Model during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Phenomenon: The Coping Reservoir Model is a useful theoretical and analytical framework through which to examine student resilience and burnout. This model conceptualizes wellbeing as a reservoir which is filled or drained through students' adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms. This dynamic process has the capacity to foster resilience and reduce burnout or the inverse. This study aimed to explore health profession students' coping mechanisms and their experiences of resilience and burnout during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Approach: Employing the Coping Reservoir Model, qualitative focus groups involving health profession students enrolled at Qatar University were conducted, in October 2020, to solicit their lived experiences of stress and burnout during the pandemic. The Coping Reservoir Model was used to structure the topic guide for the focus group discussion and the Framework Analysis Approach was used in the data analysis. Findings: A total of 43 participants comprised eight focus groups. Health profession students encountered myriad personal, social, and academic challenges during the pandemic which adversely impacted their wellbeing and their capacity for coping. In particular, students reported high levels of stress, internal conflict, and heavy demands on their time and energy. The shift to online learning and uncertainty associated with adapting to online learning and new modes of assessment were exacerbating factors. Students sought to replenish their coping reservoir through engagement in a range of intellectual, social, and health-promoting activities and seeking psychosocial support in their efforts to mitigate these stressors. Insights: Students in this region have traditionally been left to their own devices to deal with stress and burnout during their academic training, wherein the institutions focus exclusively on the delivery of information. This study underscores student needs and potential avenues that health profession educators might implement to better support their students, for instance the development and inclusion of longitudinal wellbeing and mentorship curricula geared to build resilience and reduce burnout. The invaluable contributions of health professionals during the pandemic warrant emphasis, as does an examination of the stress associated with these roles to normalize and justify inclusion of wellbeing and resilience modules within the curriculum. Actively engaging health profession students in university-led volunteer activities during public health crises and campaigns would provide opportunities to replenish their coping reservoirs through social engagement, intellectual stimulation, and consolidating their future professional identities.

To reach sustainable justice with Millennials: example of Ukraine(1)

Sustainable development became an essential part of our world since we realized the fragility and limits of our system, dangerous of resource exhaustion, and insistently looking for the way to stabilyze our life and life of our descendents, to restrict risks of collapses. Last years' catastrophes - the pandemic of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, both are still existed, show us undoubtedly that we have to be more careful using our resources and develop our relations in economics and politics. In this article authors made an attempt to reconsider the approaches to understanding judiciary in Ukraine, using the new coordinates - generation born since 1980 till 1996 so called Millennials (generation Y), dictating new requests to life, and, in our opinion, to justice and judiciary development. Analysis of the impact of Millennials (generation Y) on the development of the judicial system is a complex process for a number of reasons. First, the lack of formal information about the age of the parties makes it impossible to substantiate the conclusions with empirical data. Secondly, despite some generalized traits, the characteristics of Millennials differ depending on the region and country of origin, which determines their economic, social, political, and cultural differences A striking example of this are the ex-Soviet Union's states. In majority of these countries, Millennials have become the first generation sufficiently aware of their rights, the legal ways to protect them and the role of the court as an effective tool for such protection. Their formation was accompanied by the changes in ideology, political regime and economic instability. In this article authors argue how Millennials change the judiciary in the ex-Soviet society, taking into account the specifics of the latter. The study suggests two interrelated aspects: the impact of Millennials on the development of the court as consumers of judicial services;the impact of Millennials, who come to work in the judicial system, as judges. The article substantiates the necessity of modernization of the courts, which is associated with the high technology of this generation and its vital need for information, as well as their consumerization aimed to create more sustainability justice and to answer the request of Millennials by changes of goals, by limits of expenses and by introducing the culture of peaceful and strong institutions in judiciary.

Alteration of lipid profile, kidney functions, D-dimer and some anti- inflammatory parameters in samples of Iraqi patients with Covid-19

Objective: The Aim of our research was to look into the association between various biochemical indicators and COVID-19 infection in Baghdad, Iraq. Methods: From the 15th of March to the August 2022, a cohort of 45 people with positively COVID-19 and 45 healthy controls visited Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. All of the patients have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are experiencing symptoms and indicators. Each of the patients and healthy controls had their whole blood samples taken to be analyzed for;Lipid profile (triglycerides, Total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) values) Kidney function test (Urea and Creatinine), by using an enzymatic method , Anti-inflammation parameters (INF-, TGF, Interleukin-12, and Interleukin 18), The (Biosours) ELISA kit was used to assess the results., and D-dimer was quantified using mini vidas kits donated by Bio Meriux-France. Results: The results showed that The majority of COVID-19 patients showed elevated lipid profiles and kidney function tests, as well as the anti-inflammatory parameters with increase the levels of D-dimer compared to healthy controls. Conclusion: The present study concludes that Covid-19 cause alteration in lipid profile, kidney functions, D-dimer and some anti-inflammatory parameters.

The Purpose of Legal Education

When President Donald Trump launched an assault on diversity training, critical race theory, and The 1619 Project in September 2020 as "divisive, un-American propaganda," many law students were presumably confused. After all, law school has historically been doctrinally neutral, racially homogenous, and socially hierarchical. In most core law school courses, colorblindness and objectivity trump critical legal discourse on issues of race, gender, or sexuality. Yet, such disorientation reflects a longstanding debate over the fundamental purpose of law school. As U.S. law schools develop anti -racist curricula and expand their experiential learning programs to produce so-called practice-ready lawyers for the crises exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, scholars continue to question whether and how, if at all, the purpose of law school converges with societal efforts to reckon with America's legacy of White supremacy.This Article argues that the anti-racist, democratic, and movement lawyering principles advocated by progressive legal scholars should not be viewed merely as aspirational ideals for social justice law courses. Rather, querying whether legal systems and political institutions further racism, economic oppression, or social injustice must be viewed as endemic to the fundamental purpose of legal education. In so doing, this Article makes three important contributions to the literature on legal education and philosophical legal ethics. First, it clarifies how two ideologies-functionalism and neoliberalism-have threatened to drift law school's historic public purpose away from the democratic norms of public citizenship, inflicting law students, law faculty, and the legal academy with an existential identity crisis. Second, it explores historical mechanisms of institutional change within law schools that reveal diverse notions of law school's purpose as historically contingent. Such perspectives are shaped by the behaviors, cultural attitudes, and ideological beliefs of law faculty operating within particular social, political, and economic contexts. Third, and finally, it demonstrates the urgency of moving beyond liberal legalism in legal education by integrating critical legal theories and movement law principles throughout the entire law school curriculum.

A Novel Approach to Practice-Based Learning for Students in Allied Health Professions

Background The cancellation of placements due to the pandemic had a huge impact on the provision of clinical placements for Allied Health Professional (AHP) students. Educators developed new and innovative ways of delivering placements due to social distancing restrictions. Alternative models have included remote placements clinical simulation, research project-based education and leadership. Health Education England launched a Fair Share model asking all AHPs to commit to a minimum of 7 weeks of student placement per year. Methods In June 2021 the AHP education team at Great Ormond Street Hospital developed and delivered a split leadership placement for two physiotherapy students. The students spent four days a week on a remote leadership placement and one day with the physiotherapy team. The placement included supervision coaching formal teaching a leadership course, project work (development of leadership resources) and shadowing of senior leaders. Results We debriefed the students to discuss the placement and gather information about how the placement could be improved. The students enjoyed the opportunity and felt they had learnt a lot about leadership. Feedback included a preference for five days of leadership or an even split between leadership and clinical the same clinical days (to support peer learning) and the need for better IT systems. The students enjoyed meeting senior leaders peer work and facilitating the student forum. The average placement and supervising team scores were both 4.5 out of 5 (above target score). Conclusion This novel placement evaluated well and was enjoyed by educators and students alike. We plan to run another leadership placement and will be using feedback to further enhance and improve the learning opportunity. We are dedicated to providing AHP placements to ensure we can help met the shortfall and that all students can achieve their 1000 hours of practice-based education.

Seeing the Patient as a Person: Reflections from the Implementation of the Meet My Loved One Project (Sch459)

Outcomes: 1. Utilizing a discussion-based approach, participants will self-report the ability to inject humanism and dignity into patient care by utilizing and incorporating initiatives like the MMLO into their practice. 2. Evaluate and analyze the impact of initiatives such as the MMLO project on patients' families and on healthcare workers. Purpose(s): As COVID-19 surged, patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) experienced diminished recognition of patient personhood and increased burnout. Adapted from the University of Alabama's MMLO initiative, the UNC palliative care team implemented the MMLO initiative in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic to elicit personhood, restore patient dignity, and provide patient-centered care. The team also aimed to understand the MMLO's effect on HCWs and patient care. Method(s): Primary teams identified candidates and made referrals. The MMLO team called patients' loved ones to explain the initiative and ask questions from the MMLO form. Respondents' answers were posted at patients' bedsides along with collected patient photos. Survey data were collected from participants immediately prior to and 2-7 days after form completion. Quantitative and qualitative data from HCWs' experiences with MMLO were also collected after implementation. Result(s): Using a Mann-Whitney test, there is a significant improvement in median satisfactory level between the pre- and post-MMLO surveys of patients' loved ones regarding their perception of the care provided. Of the 21 HCWs surveyed, 96% agreed they learned something about their patients, and 58% stated they learned something about themselves after taking care of patients with a completed MMLO. Additionally, 90% of the HCWs stated that the MMLO increased their connectedness to their patients, and 76% stated that this project will positively change their future care of patients. Implications: The MMLO revealed the importance of connectedness and reflection. For HCWs, the connectedness to patients at a time of heightened stress reinforced a sense of purpose. Reflections concluded that the MMLO "visualized that people care" and provided a new lens for how others see the medical profession. Given these positive outcomes, we hope to universally implement the MMLO throughout the UNC Health Care system and promote it more broadly.Copyright © 2023

Pedagogical slojd in post-pandemic times From change and learning to development

Work in basic education is characterized by interaction between students, teachers and work material. Learning takes place in appropriate, well-equipped learning environments with room for creativity and individual solutions. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, teaching in Finland sometimes had to switch completely to various distance learning methods. The conditions for meaningful distance learning varied greatly. In a previous study, we delved into how teachers in slöjd handled the distance periods (Porko-Hudd & Hartvik, 2021). In this article, we reanalyze the previous study's results and adopt a forward-looking perspective. The analysis results in five complementary pairs, with the help of which we open up a discussion about how the teaching and learning in the subject can be developed with reason in the time before and during the pandemic. © The Author(s) 2015. All Rights Reserved.

Teaching psychomotor skills in a virtual environment: An educational case study

In March 2020, most physical therapy schools across the globe transitioned to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This change posed unique challenges not only because it required adapting to new technology in a short period but, more importantly, it involved developing ways to teach hands-on psychomotor and clinical skills virtually while maintaining the quality of instruction. In response to the rapid transition, the physical therapy program at MGH Institute of Health Professions (IHP)designed and implemented a novel and effective coaching model to address the challenges. The model was developed based on experiential learning theory, constructivism, a coaching framework, and andragogical principles of feedback and reflection. Not only did the model meet its objectives of effectively teaching basic psychomotor skills in the virtual environment, but it may also have andragogical benefits that can be applied to traditional face-to-face methods. This case study describes the theoretical underpinning of the model, its development and implementation, the perceived effectiveness for learning psychomotor skills in a virtual environment, and the potential for broader relevance to future models of physical therapy education. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

How COVID has changed veterinary medicine

The COVID 19 pandemic has caused an increase in the number of owned cats and dogs and the resulting increased demand for veterinarians and veterinary services. This has also caused increased work stress and performance issues by veterinarians. This paper describes how veterinarians can minimize work stress by modifying their schedule of medical activities in order to still maintain an ideal work life balance.

how well mental health workers are motivated: A case study from Croatia

Like the other medical professions, mental health workers need appropriate motivation for effective treatment work. This study aims to determine the motivators and assess working conditions of mental health workers and how they differ from the motivators and working conditions of other health workers on the example of one of the largest hospital institutions in Croatia - University Hospital Centre Zagreb. The study chose a survey method and distributed a questionnaire among 124 Zagreb University Hospital Centre health workers. The sample covers about 16% of the entire medical staff of the observed departments (psychiatry, emergency, microbiology, gynecology, anesthesiology, COVID-19 unit, and orthopedic surgery). The ANOVA method was used to detect differences in data groups. The results show that Croatian mental health workers are mainly motivated extrinsically. However, compared to other medical professions, e.g., gynecologists, orthopedists, or anesthesiologists, they are upper-middle motivated and leaders in several motivators. Observed Croatian mental health workers are more satisfied with their patient interactions than their colleagues. Female mental health workers are more motivated but less satisfied with the working conditions than males. The study showed that even in one medical institution, there are significant differences in the needs of representatives of different professions. The paper concludes that mental health workers have different motivations, which can be satisfied by creating appropriate working conditions. © 2023 LLC CPC Business Perspectives. All rights reserved.