Expressive phenomenology and critical approaches in the classroom: process and risks for students of health sciences

This article explores the use of expressive phenomenological and critical approaches to the teaching of health policy to a large class of first year health professional students studying both internally and through distance education. The phenomenological approach to classroom teaching attempts to provide students with opportunities to immerse themselves in the lived experiences of populations and individuals who are ill and in need of care. The critical approach brings the political, social and cultural realities of professional practice into the classroom discussion and reflection. The transition from the expressive phenomenological to critical analysis requires careful management by the teacher when reacting to the mood, responses and capacities of students. Managing these processes online for students studying at a distance presents additional pedagogical issues. These are: the problem of capturing ‘real time’ mood, managing the chaos of multiple student narratives, allowing time to dwell on the phenomena and dealing with the impact of violent films

Capture and Release

Capture and Release, a novel in stories, explores the progress of relationships and how individuals confront love, loss, attachment, and separation and employs a metaphorical idea of home as it applies to one\u27s own perception of identity and well-being within, and independent of, relationships with family members, friends, and lovers. These ideas are explored primarily through the main character, William, as he questions his identity and searches for ataraxis and equilibrium outside the reins of his family and relationship with his newly estranged lover after the suicide of his youngest sibling. Sometimes explored through minor characters carrying common burdens, the book expands on a decade of loneliness, confusion, isolation, and grief, as the characters seek to find stability and peace of mind in a chaotic, unstable, and ever changing world

A View of Sudanese Refugee Resettlement Through Nebraska’s Print Media

The print media has the potential to educate the general public about newly arriving Great Plains populations, influence refugee resettlement programs, and motivate volunteers to assist in transitions. Thus, accuracy of news items is crucial to successful assimilation of new populations to host communities. In this paper, we provide results from a content analysis of eight Nebraska newspapers regarding Sudanese refugees. We focus on refugee population descriptors, cultural characteristics, resettlement issues, and refugee goals to determine what could be learned about refugees from Sudan if one used local print media. Consistent with theories of stereotyping, results suggest that limited, and sometimes erroneous, information would be acquired about any of the Sudanese tribes if one relied exclusively upon print media. Despite this potential setback, Nebraskans are assisting Sudanese refugees in resettlement and learning how difficult it is for refugees to understand and incorporate US culture into their fragile existence

Using mixed methods to analyse barriers to primary paediatric health access

Author version made available in accordance with the publisher's policy.This paper describes the way in which a mixed methods approach might provide a knowledge base to understand some of the factors involved in access to paediatric healthcare. The paper addresses the potential for this approach to start to build an evidence-informed understanding of a public policy issue. Our research tracked the increase in paediatric presentations at the Woman’s and Children’s Health Service Emergency Department (ED) in South Australia for primary care illness events. The use of ED for primary care services is an increasing issue for emergency service provision. The mixed methods used the Hospital Admission Status (HAS), Paediatric Emergency Department data, analysis of the South Australian Social Health Atlas for demographic and epidemiological data, and triage priority information. This quantitative analysis informed the use of interviews with parents, community health providers and emergency health professionals. Sequencing allowed the researchers to integrate the question over time and revealed policy deficits in health access in Australia

Are the new General Practitioner Plus centers the correct government response to a lack of pediatric after-hours care for parents?

Providing timely and appropriate primary health care after-hours is a major policy issue confronting many Western governments. Increasingly, consumers are seeking care from emergency departments, for health problems that would be better serviced by a primary care professional. Mindful of this issue both State and Federal government in Australia have established and funded General Practice Super Clinics to provide after-hours care in low socioeconomic areas for vulnerable populations. A key policy requirement of funding is the provision of after-hours care. This paper takes a case study of parents seeking after-hours, non-emergency care for their sick child. This study illustrates the way in which GP Super Clinics provide an appropriate response to this issue, but the analysis questions whether or not this can be achieved under the current arrangements

Nods and Becks, Lucy Cobb Institute Yearbook

Nods and Becks is the yearbook from the Lucy Cobb Institute in 1905. The Lucy Cobb Institute was a girls\u27 school in Athens, Georgia that remained open from 1859-1931. The most famous feature of the school was the Seney-Stovall Chapel built on school grounds. Currently, the University of Georgia owns the property. Fay Lamar Webb graduated from the Lucy Cobb Institute in 1905. There are group photos of each class level as well as many of the clubs and athletic groups. Included are several pages of prose and poetry written by students and many pages of entertaining quips about the students.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-scrapbooks/1002/thumbnail.jp