About Culture and Value. Research Orientations in Cross-Cultural Management

The paper examines the main challenges addressed to intercultural management, in relationship with knowledge management, and considering the context of economic and cultural globalization. Romania, as a recently adhered EU country is examined, from the perspective of its cultural potential and managerial problems. Various models are discussed, and solutions to further implications in the field of intercultural management research are proposed and critically debated.globalization, intercultural management, knowledge management

Normology: Is it Time to Rethink Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training?

Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is increasingly being adopted by clinicians to augment their clinical examination and aid procedures. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines now support many aspects of PoCUS practice. As a result, more and more medical schools are integrating PoCUS into their curricula, creating a significant demand for training resources. All training must ensure that trainees have the appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviour to enable the clinical integration of PoCUS. The transition from supervised to unsupervised practice is an important step in PoCUS, but should not be confused with expertise. At the start of clinical practice, confirming that something is not normal is probably enough, and trainees can subsequently improve their PoCUS diagnostic accuracy at the bedside during clinical rotations. Our hypothesis is that competency can be achieved without the need to scan patients suspected or suffering from the target pathology. This would enable most of the training to be carried out outside the clinical environment, using volunteers in planned sessions. These planned sessions will be able to accommodate a larger number of trainees and may facilitate collaboration between specialties. When patients are scanned in the clinical environment, trainees should have acquired a good level of competence beforehand. In summary, normology principles could help PoCUS trainees, at the start of their training, to acquire the knowledge, skills and behaviour necessary to achieve a level of competency allowing them to proceed to unsupervised practice. Initially confirming whether something is normal or not is enough. Nevertheless, further research should be conducted to support this concept, and its impact on PoCUS teaching in clinical practice

Desarrollar competencias docentes en la escuela. Aprendizajes de una experiencia chilena de asesoría a escuelas de alta vulnerabilidad social y educativa

Sotomayor, C., & Dupriez, V. (2007). Desarrollar competencias docentes en la escuela. Aprendizajes de una experiencia chilena de asesoría a escuelas de alta vulnerabilidad social y educativa. Les Cahiers de Recherche du Girsef, 61.El estudio aborda la problemática del desarrollo de competencias docentes en el actual contexto de la reforma educacional en Chile y analiza un caso de intervención en escuelas pobres, que muestran bajos resultados en una evaluación externa (el SIMCE), y alta repitencia y retiro de alumnos. La intervención, demandada por el Ministerio de Educación, es implementada por siete agencias externas -universidades o fundaciones y consultoras privadas- entre 2002 y 2005, mostrando un impacto positivo en los resultados del SIMCE de 4º básico del año 2005. El estudio sistematiza la experiencia realizada por las instituciones y las escuelas, y describe las estrategias desarrolladas para mejorar la enseñanza y hacer crecer el aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Concluye mostrando las recurrencias en estas estrategias y propone -a partir de ello- un modelo para el desarrollo de competencias docentes en este tipo de escuelas

Les chemins de l'eau : ruissellement, irrigation, drainage

Présenté sous la forme d'unités compactes magnifiquement illustrées, cet ouvrage nous aide à comprendre l'eau qui nous entoure, sous forme de pluie, d'évaporation, l'infiltration sous terre, la relation intime entre les végétaux et l'eau et les nombreux autres phénomènes naturels. Il a pour aussi ambition de présenter des solutions et techniques accessibles à tous : petits agriculteurs et cultivateurs, gestionnaires agricoles, agents de vulgarisation et techniciens, étudiants et enseignants