La pedagogia relazionale e l'educazione estetica

Il saggio si propone di porre a fondamento dell\u2019educazione estetica la teoria relazionale dell\u2019esperienza (E. Paci) coniugata con la fenomenologia come metodo di ricerca nella comprensione e nella fruizione dell\u2019attivit\ue0 estetica (tanto del soggetto produttore quanto del soggetto contemplante), seguendo una linea di ricerca che conduce Luigi Pareyson a Dino Formaggio per prolungarsi ad Hans R. Jauss e a R. Arnheim. La filosofia estetica fenomenologica e la psicologia (inserendosi il problema della percezione) forniscono le basi per la realizzazione del programma di educazione estetica da promuovere in tutto l\u2019arco dell\u2019esperienza apprenditiva del soggetto

Valutazione delle competenze e lifelong learning: la creazione partecipata di rubriche per l\u2019autovalutazione della figura dell\u2019operatore di rete.

Il tema della valutazione delle competenze, legato a quello del lifelong learning, \ue8 in forte espansione, soprattutto grazie alla spinta dell\u2019Unione Europea. L\u2019esigenza di fare valutazione anche nei servizi alla persona si \ue8 fatta pi\uf9 premente con l\u2019arrivo della crisi, la contrazione di risorse e la crescita della complessit\ue0 e dell\u2019incertezza sociale. La ricerca qui presentata descrive e documenta un processo partecipato di mappatura delle competenze della figura dell\u2019operatore di rete in un servizio socio-sanitario, finalizzata alla creazione del profilo professionale di tale figura e d i u n o s t r ume n t o ( r u b r i c a ) p e r l\u2019autovalutazione delle competenze da adottare nei percorsi di riflessione e di crescita professionale

Capture the fracture: a best practice framework and global campaign to break the fragility fracture cycle

Summary The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture Campaign aims to support implementation of Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) throughout the world. Introduction FLS have been shown to close the ubiquitous secondary fracture prevention care gap, ensuring that fragility fracture sufferers receive appropriate assessment and intervention to reduce future fracture risk. Methods Capture the Fracture has developed internationally endorsed standards for best practice, will facilitate change at the national level to drive adoption of FLS and increase awareness of the challenges and opportunities presented by secondary fracture prevention to key stakeholders. The Best Practice Framework (BPF) sets an international benchmark for FLS, which defines essential and aspirational elements of service delivery. Results The BPF has been reviewed by leading experts from many countries and subject to beta-testing to ensure that it is internationally relevant and fit-for-purpose. The BPF will also serve as a measurement tool for IOF to award ‘Capture the Fracture Best Practice Recognition’ to celebrate successful FLS worldwide and drive service development in areas of unmet need. The Capture the Fracture website will provide a suite of resources related to FLS and secondary fracture prevention, which will be updated as new materials become available. A mentoring programme will enable those in the early stages of development of FLS to learn from colleagues elsewhere that have achieved Best Practice Recognition. A grant programme is in development to aid clinical systems which require financial assistance to establish FLS in their localities. Conclusion Nearly half a billion people will reach retirement age during the next 20 years. IOF has developed Capture the Fracture because this is the single most important thing that can be done to directly improve patient care, of both women and men, and reduce the spiralling fracture-related care costs worldwide.</p

Recent Decisions

Comments on recent decisions by Robert E. Veverka, John W. Dell, James A. Wysocki, Theodore A. Fitzgerald, Robert W. Cox, Philip B. Byrne, Thomas R. Joyce, and Cornelius Collins

Dynactin polices two-way organelle traffic

How is the bidirectional motion of organelles controlled? In this issue, Deacon et al. (2003) reveal the unexpected finding that dynactin (previously known to control dynein-based motility) binds to kinesin II and regulates anterograde movement of Xenopus melanosomes. This result suggests that dynactin may be a key player in coordinating vesicle traffic in this system

Trials and tribulations of recruiting 2,000 older women onto a clinical trial investigating falls and fractures : vital D study

Background Randomised, placebo-controlled trials are needed to provide evidence demonstrating safe, effective interventions that reduce falls and fractures in the elderly. The quality of a clinical trial is dependent on successful recruitment of the target participant group. This paper documents the successes and failures of recruiting over 2,000 women aged at least 70 years and at higher risk of falls or fractures onto a placebo-controlled trial of six years duration. The characteristics of study participants at baseline are also described for this study.Methods The Vital D Study recruited older women identified at high risk of fracture through the use of an eligibility algorithm, adapted from identified risk factors for hip fracture. Participants were randomised to orally receive either 500,000 IU vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) or placebo every autumn for five consecutive years. A variety of recruitment strategies were employed to attract potential participants.Results Of the 2,317 participants randomised onto the study, 74% (n = 1716/2317) were consented onto the study in the last five months of recruiting. This was largely due to the success of a targeted mail-out. Prior to this only 541 women were consented in the 18 months of recruiting. A total of 70% of all participants were recruited as a result of targeted mail-out. The response rate from the letters increased from 2 to 7% following revision of the material by a public relations company. Participant demographic or risk factor profile did not differ between those recruited by targeted mail-outs compared with other methods.Conclusion The most successful recruitment strategy was the targeted mail-out and the response rate was no higher in the local region where the study had extensive exposure through other recruiting strategies. The strategies that were labour-intensive and did not result in successful recruitment include the activities directed towards the GP medical centres. Comprehensive recruitment programs employ overlapping strategies simultaneously with ongoing assessment of recruitment rates. In our experience, and others direct mail-outs work best although rights to privacy must be respected. <br /