Prácticas de acompañamiento con enfoque intercultural en la educación superior intercultural. Universidad Veracruzana Intercultural, sede Las Selvas

Las siguientes páginas abordan los tipos de prácticas de acompañamiento que se realizan en el programa educativo de Gestión Intercultural para el Desarrollo de la Universidad Veracruzana Intercultural, sede Las Selvas, localizada al sur de Veracruz, México, con la intención de realizar un análisis sobre cuáles son sus aportes a la formación integral del estudiantado desde el enfoque intercultural. Las prácticas de acompañamiento identificadas durante el presente proceso de sistematización son las tutorías académicas, la movilidad estudiantil, la asesoría de investigación, el trabajo de campo y de tipo contingente, estas últimas son llamadas de este modo porque son distintas, impredecibles y emergen de los problemas o condiciones del contexto..

A dimensão transformadora do Direito Educativo

La dimensión transformadora del Derecho Educativo se manifiesta como un ámbito bifásico que se retroalimenta entre sí: El Derecho Educativo orienta los principios de los servicios de enseñanza, mientras que la célere dinámica de realidad social establece la demanda de la adaptación de las estructuras normativas. Durante la pandemia por COVID-19, en muchos casos, las fuentes jurídicas se transformaron para responder a la actual dinámica educativa; mientras que, en otros casos, el Derecho Educativo influenció la transformación de las diferentes modalidades prestacionales de los servicios de enseñanza para buscar su accesibilidad, equidad y calidad. A través de la presente publicación, se han reunido los aportes de veintinueve personas académicas en Brasil, Costa Rica, Cuba, España, México y Portugal; en los cuales se ha discutido la necesidad de transformar los servicios prestacionales de la Educación a través del Derecho Educativo, por medio de políticas públicas, programas institucionales, reformas y actualizaciones normativas, en aras de responder a las necesidades actuales de una sociedad dinámica, cambiante y globalizada.The transformative dimension of Education Law is manifested as a biphasic field that feeds each other: Education Law guides the principles of educational services, while the fast dynamics of social reality sets the demand for the adaptation of normative structures. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases, legal sources were transformed to respond to the current educational dynamics; while, in other cases, Education Law influenced the transformation of the different provision modalities of education services to seek their accessibility, equity and quality. Through this publication, the contributions of twenty-nine academics in Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Spain, Mexico and Portugal have been gathered; in which the need to transform educational services through Education Law has been discussed, through public policies, institutional programs, reforms and normative updates, in order to respond to the current needs of a dynamic, changing and globalized society.A dimensão transformadora do Direito Educativo se manifesta como um âmbito bifásico que se retroalimenta mutuamente: O Direito Educativo orienta os princípios dos serviços de ensino, enquanto a célere dinâmica da realidade social estabelece a exigência de adaptação das estruturas regulatórias. Durante a pandemia COVID-19, em muitos casos, as fontes jurídicas foram transformadas para responder à atual dinâmica educacional; enquanto, em outros casos, o Direito Educativo influenciou a transformação das diferentes modalidades prestacionais dos serviços de ensino para buscar sua acessibilidade, equidade e qualidade. Por meio desta publicação, foram reunidas as contribuições de vinte e nove acadêmicos do Brasil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Espanha, México e Portugal; em que se discutiu a necessidade de transformar a prestação de serviços de Educação através do Direito Educativo, por meio de políticas públicas, programas institucionais, reformas e atualizações normativas, a fim de responder às necessidades atuais de uma sociedade dinâmica, em mutação e globalizada.Red Internacional de Investigación en Derecho Educativo///Costa RicaUCR::Vicerrectoría de Docencia::Ciencias Sociales::Facultad de Derech

Adaptation of the Wound Healing Questionnaire universal-reporter outcome measure for use in global surgery trials (TALON-1 study): mixed-methods study and Rasch analysis

BackgroundThe Bluebelle Wound Healing Questionnaire (WHQ) is a universal-reporter outcome measure developed in the UK for remote detection of surgical-site infection after abdominal surgery. This study aimed to explore cross-cultural equivalence, acceptability, and content validity of the WHQ for use across low- and middle-income countries, and to make recommendations for its adaptation.MethodsThis was a mixed-methods study within a trial (SWAT) embedded in an international randomized trial, conducted according to best practice guidelines, and co-produced with community and patient partners (TALON-1). Structured interviews and focus groups were used to gather data regarding cross-cultural, cross-contextual equivalence of the individual items and scale, and conduct a translatability assessment. Translation was completed into five languages in accordance with Mapi recommendations. Next, data from a prospective cohort (SWAT) were interpreted using Rasch analysis to explore scaling and measurement properties of the WHQ. Finally, qualitative and quantitative data were triangulated using a modified, exploratory, instrumental design model.ResultsIn the qualitative phase, 10 structured interviews and six focus groups took place with a total of 47 investigators across six countries. Themes related to comprehension, response mapping, retrieval, and judgement were identified with rich cross-cultural insights. In the quantitative phase, an exploratory Rasch model was fitted to data from 537 patients (369 excluding extremes). Owing to the number of extreme (floor) values, the overall level of power was low. The single WHQ scale satisfied tests of unidimensionality, indicating validity of the ordinal total WHQ score. There was significant overall model misfit of five items (5, 9, 14, 15, 16) and local dependency in 11 item pairs. The person separation index was estimated as 0.48 suggesting weak discrimination between classes, whereas Cronbach's α was high at 0.86. Triangulation of qualitative data with the Rasch analysis supported recommendations for cross-cultural adaptation of the WHQ items 1 (redness), 3 (clear fluid), 7 (deep wound opening), 10 (pain), 11 (fever), 15 (antibiotics), 16 (debridement), 18 (drainage), and 19 (reoperation). Changes to three item response categories (1, not at all; 2, a little; 3, a lot) were adopted for symptom items 1 to 10, and two categories (0, no; 1, yes) for item 11 (fever).ConclusionThis study made recommendations for cross-cultural adaptation of the WHQ for use in global surgical research and practice, using co-produced mixed-methods data from three continents. Translations are now available for implementation into remote wound assessment pathways

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved