MRS. A.SHOBA GRACIAH,MSC (N), DEPARTMENT OF NURSING EDUCATION, PROFESSOR, GANGA COLLEGE OF NURSING, COIMBATORE.
OBJ E CTIVES On completion of the session, the students will be able to : - define inservice education - enlist the aims & characteristics of inservice education - mention the nature & scope of inservice education - tell about adult learning - explain the principles of adult learning - describe the planning of inservice education programme - enumerate the methods of staff education programme - discuss about the evaluation of inservice education programme
INSERVICE EDUCATION
In service education is the continuation of education when the employee is in service.It is an organized educational programme to assist the individuals in an organization in attaining new skills and knowledge, gaining increased level of competence and growing professionally. In service education may be part of any program of staff development. INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION In service education is a planned education activities intended to build upon the educational and experimental basis of the professional nurse for the enhancement of practice, education, administration and research or theoretical development aimed at improving the health of the public. - The American Nurses Association
DEFINITION - cont … The education given to a nurse while in service for her professional growth is called in-service education. - N.N. Yalayasamy
AIMS
CHARACTERISTICS
PURPOSE Helps to improve professional competence. Keep the nursing personnel abreast of the latest trends and development of new techniques. Helps to update the knowledge and skills at all levels. Nurses can update knowledge regarding current research & development Develops interest and job satisfaction among the staff. Encourage the employees in achieving staff development and self confidence. Develops leadership skills, motivation and better attitudes
NATURE & SCOPE
NEED FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION Inservice education needs for : - development of manual, behavioural and communication skills essential for execution of their jobs. - development of decision making and managerial skills. - introduction to their routine job, which are expanding new, higher, complicated. - development of leadership skills - development of analytical and innovative thinking for investigating the potentialities and efficiency of their job.
1.ORIENTATION Orientation means providing new employees with basic information about the employer
CENTRALIZED ORIENTATION It focuses on 3 areas :
DECENTRALIZED ORIENTATION It focus on the - Orientation to nursing unit - Orientation to the nursing team
2. SKILL TRAINING It provides employees with skills and attitudes required for the job and keeps them abreast of changing methods and new techniques
TRAINING METHODS 1.Job rotation : By assigning people to different jobs or tasks to different people on a temporary basis. 2. Mentoring Programmes : A new employee frequently learns his or her job under guidance of an experienced workers.
3.LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT It equips a selected group of employees to shoulder growing responsibilities and new positions. Staffs should have skills in leadership and management inorder to guide employees. They mainly focus to develop - Leadership skills - Communication skills - Performance Management skills - Decision making skills
4. CONTINUING EDUCATION Continuing education is all the learning activities that occur offer an individual has completed his basic education.
AIMS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION o Improvement of professional practice o To motivate the staff to seek the latest knowledge o To keep the nurses with the latest development of technologies o It develops interest, job satisfaction and confidence
PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING
INTRODUCTION Adult education is a formal and informal system of education for older and mature persons . It is carried out on a part time basis and entirely voluntary . It involves conscious effort towards developing the individual capabilities of adults by public or private agencies through informational, cultural, remedial, vocational, recreational, and professional methods.
Malcolm Knowles coined the word “ andragogy ” in 1970. Andragogy is the art and science of helping adults learn.
ADULT An individual who performs roles associated by our culture with adults (worker, spouse, parent, soldier, responsible citizen) An individual who perceives himself or herself for the responsibilities for his / her own actions. LEARNING - Learning is a change in behavior . - Change in knowledge or skill. - Acquiring new information & knowledge as part of everyday adult life. - Adults seek out learning
ANDRAGOGY - The art and science of helping adults learn. Adult learn differently , depending upon experience , aptitude , attitude.
CHARACTERISTICS
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IMPORTANCE Life long learning Professional development Skill and technology improvement Social benefits Helps adults be self-directed Encourages transformational learning Promotes emancipatory learning and social action
PRINCIPLES OF ADULT EDUCATION Need assessment which means that based on the requirement of the students, the teaching and learning curriculum are organized. Providing security in the learning environment among candidates, which means protecting from natural hazards and fire. Developing good relationship with learners and the teachers. Reinforcing or rewarding for better performance to motivate the learner to learn further in better way and perform well.
- cont.. 5.Teaching by demonstration techniques or providing real or simulation environment ( Learning by doing )where the learners study by real life applications rather than sticking only to theory. 6.Give respect to the students in their decision making in learning. Teaching should be a two way communication, thus making learning interactive. 7. Includes cognitive, affective & psychomotor aspects of learning 8. Adults have immediacy for learning
- cont.. 9. Having clear roles & role development. 10.Enhancing team work. 11.Being engaged 12.Developing the sense of accountability
METHODS OF TEACHING ADULTS Learner-dominated approach: - Trial and Error method: The learner concentrates his efforts by repeating an activity a number of times and acquires skill. - Individual investigation method: It involves thinking or learning by insight, supplemented by use of library, use of laboratory, Survey and field trips. - Project method: It combines first two methods
- cont … 2. Teacher –dominated methods : - Lecture method - Counselling - Case work- teacher goes into the history of an individuals case and teaches him the way to lead happy and satisfy life. - Demonstration 3. Co-operative methods: - Group discussion & group project
CHALLENGES Lack of confidence in learning capacity Fear of looking weak in the group Want to avoid making mistakes Reduced speed of learning More resistant to change Highly conservative Difficulty accepting views of others Wide inter-individual differences
CRITICAL ELEMENTS IN LEARNING
ADULT LEARNING CYCLE
PROBLEMS OF ADULT EDUCATION 1. Non co-operation of adults 2. Problem of social education workers. 3. Problem of attendance 4. Problem of vocational training. 5. Problem of Equipment. 6. Problem of social backwardness. 7. Problem of suitable literature. 8. Problem of finance
METHODS OF GIVING INSERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAMME
METHODS OF GIVING INSERVICE EDUCATION Ward teaching Discussion Laboratory Conference Seminar Workshop Field trip Job orientation
EVALUATION OF STAFF EDUCATION PROGRAMME
DEFINITION OF EVALUATION Evaluation is the process of determining to what extent the educational objectives are being realized. - Ralph Tyler Evaluation is systematic examination of educational and social programme. - Conbach et.
BENEFITS OF EVALUATION IN INSERVICE EDUCATION Promote knowledge and skill efficiency to train and develop staff . Identify cost effective and valuable training programmes leading to better focused learning and development. Use and reinforce techniques learned to help improve qualities and client service within the organization. Helps to define future development objectives.
STEPS OF EVALUATION - W.B. Werthis and K. devis
TYPES OF EVALUATION Formative evaluation: - Formative evaluation takes place during the training programme to monitor the learning progress. - Feedback to the trainer provides provides for modifying the form and process training if necessary. - Tests used for formative evaluation are mostly prepared by the teacher trainer.
- cont …. 2. Summative evaluation: - It takes place at the end of the programme. - It is designed for determining to what extent the instructional objectives have been achieved. - This evaluation confirms both the improvement in the trainees performance and the training itself.
METHODS OF EVALUATION
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PREPARATION OF REPORT
PREPARATION OF REPORT The report should be prepared with the following elements: - Date and duration of Education programme. - Coordinator and resource persons. - Purpose of the topic of the education programme - The group of individuals with basic qualification and number of individuals in the group. - Planning components of inservice education. - Evaluation tools used for the evaluation of knowledge and skills . - A brief summary of all the areas to be recorded in the report and submitted to a higher authority.