RETHINKING CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE. INQUIRY INTO A POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

A framework for portfolio development in postgraduate nursing practice.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to explore the introduction of portfolios into the first year of an MSc in Nursing Programme. BACKGROUND This paper outlines a framework for portfolio development in postgraduate nursing practice. The framework is being piloted, within the Irish context, with students in the first year of a Masters in Nursing programme and has the potential to be d...

Nutrition capacity development: a practice framework.

OBJECTIVE To outline a framework and a process for assessing the needs for capacity development to achieve nutrition objectives, particularly those targeting maternal and child undernutrition. DESIGN Commentary and conceptual framework. SETTING Low- and middle-income countries. Result A global movement to invest in a package of essential nutrition interventions to reduce maternal and child ...

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Health systems research in Lao PDR: capacity development for getting research into policy and practice

BACKGROUND Lao PDR is a low-income country with an urgent need for evidence-informed policymaking in the healthcare sector. During the last decade a number of Health Systems Research (HSR) projects have been conducted in order to meet this need. However, although knowledge about research is increasing among policymakers, the use of research in policymaking is still limited. METHODS This artic...

A qualitative inquiry into the challenges and complexities of research supervision: viewpoints of postgraduate students and faculty members

Introduction: The supervision of academic theses at theUniversities of Medical Sciences is one of the most importantissues with several challenges. The aim of the present studyis to discover the nature of problems and challenges of thesissupervision in Iranian universities of medical sciences.Methods: The study was conducted with a qualitative methodusing conventional content analysis approach....