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Survey of attitudes towards curriculum reforms among medical teachers in different socio-economic and cultural environments.
- Source :
- Medical Teacher; Oct2007, Vol. 29 Issue 8, p833-835, 3p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Background: Curriculum reforms in medical schools require cultural and conceptual changes from the faculty. Aims and Methods: We assessed attitudes towards curriculum reforms in different academic, economic, and social environments among 776 teachers from 2 Western European medical schools (Belgium and Denmark) and 7 medical schools in 3 countries in post-communist transition (Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina). The survey included a 5-point Likert-type scale on attitudes towards reforms in general and towards reforms of medical curriculum (10 items each). Results: Teaching staff from medical schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina had a more positive attitude towards reforms of medical curriculum (mean score 36.8 out of maximum 50 [95% CI 36.1 to 37.3]) than those from medical schools in Croatia or Slovenia (30.7 [29.8 to 31.6]) or Western Europe (27.7 [27.1 to 28.3]) (P < 0.001, ANOVA). Significant predictors of positive attitudes towards medical curriculum reform in post-communist transition countries, but not in Western European schools, was younger age, as well as female gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conclusions: Factors influencing faculty attitudes may not be easy to identify and may be specific for different settings. Their identification and management is necessary for producing sustainable curriculum reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142159X
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Medical Teacher
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28723392
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01421590701589201