Is there anybody out there? Insights into Teachers’ Emergency Remote Teaching Experiences

This study aims to explore the phenomenon of emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of teaching practices from the perspective of public high school teachers. This study, as a phenomenology design pattern in the qualitative paradigm, focused on the phenomenon of ERT as experienced by public high school teachers and as it appeared to the teachers from the first-person point of view. Data were collected from five secondary education public high school teachers who were selected through criterion and convenience sampling methods also using an individual semi-structured interview form, transcribed by dictation.io and analyzed through content analysis. This study yielded vivid descriptions through the themes of “shifting practices,” “pearls and pitfalls of ERT” and “most challenging aspects of ERT experiences.” Personal gains left aside, the study can provide decision-makers with insights for considering the effectiveness of the execution of ERT. The findings can be used to improve the status of ERT practices and learning at the time of crises

The Evaluation of Secondary Education Basic Mathematics Curriculum through Stake's Responsive Evaluation Model

The major aim of this study is to evaluate the 11th grade Basic Mathematics (BM) Curriculum implemented at a Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (Tourism and Hotel Management) through Stake's Responsive Evaluation Model, and to depict to what extent it responds to the needs and career plans of its students. In this study, qualitative case study design and criterion sampling methods were employed. The data were gathered via observation schedules, document analysis, and semi-structured interviews with 43 participants. Data were analysed via systematic content analysis, inductive coding, and thematising. The results showed that the implementation of the 11th grade BM Curriculum, to a large extent, did not respond to the needs of this specific school, and the students were not able to transfer their math skills to other courses. Though the students used their math skills in their daily lives to an extent, their utilisation of mathematics in their vocations was quite limited. Implications suggest that teachers in the school (micro-level) need interdisciplinary cooperation, setting school performance criteria relevant to vocational high schools at the district level (mezzo-level) and creating and implementing relevant curricula for vocational high schools at the state level (macro-level)

The Evaluation of Secondary Education Basic Mathematics Curriculum through Stake’s Responsive Evaluation Model

The major aim of this study is to evaluate the 11th grade Basic Mathematics (BM) Curriculum implemented at a Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (Tourism and Hotel Management) through Stake’s Responsive Evaluation Model, and to depict to what extent it responds to the needs and career plans of its students. In this study, qualitative case study design and criterion sampling methods were employed. The data were gathered via observation schedules, document analysis, and semi-structured interviews with 43 participants. Data were analysed via systematic content analysis, inductive coding, and thematising. The results showed that the implementation of the 11th grade BM Curriculum, to a large extent, did not respond to the needs of this specific school, and the students were not able to transfer their math skills to other courses. Though the students used their math skills in their daily lives to an extent, their utilisation of mathematics in their vocations was quite limited. Implications suggest that teachers in the school (micro-level) need interdisciplinary cooperation, setting school performance criteria relevant to vocational high schools at the district level (mezzo-level) and creating and implementing relevant curricula for vocational high schools at the state level (macro-level)

The Evaluation of Secondary Education Basic Mathematics Curriculum through Stake’s Responsive Evaluation Model

The major aim of this study is to evaluate the 11th grade Basic Mathematics (BM) Curriculum implemented at a Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (Tourism and Hotel Management) through Stake’s Responsive Evaluation Model, and to depict to what extent it responds to the needs and career plans of its students. In this study, qualitative case study design and criterion sampling methods were employed. The data were gathered via observation schedules, document analysis, and semi-structured interviews with 43 participants. Data were analysed via systematic content analysis, inductive coding, and thematising. The results showed that the implementation of the 11th grade BM Curriculum, to a large extent, did not respond to the needs of this specific school, and the students were not able to transfer their math skills to other courses. Though the students used their math skills in their daily lives to an extent, their utilisation of mathematics in their vocations was quite limited. Implications suggest that teachers in the school (micro-level) need interdisciplinary cooperation, setting school performance criteria relevant to vocational high schools at the district level (mezzo-level) and creating and implementing relevant curricula for vocational high schools at the state level (macro-level)

In Vitro Activities of the Cationic Steroid Antibiotics CSA-13, CSA-131, CSA-138, CSA-142, and CSA-192 Against Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Objectives: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen that is difficult to treat because of the antibiotic resistance that has developed in recent years. Increasing carbapenem resistance has led to a rise in hospital infections caused by this bacterium. As a result, researchers have begun to search for new molecules. Ceragenins are the general name for membrane-acting cationic steroid antimicrobial molecules that have activity similar to that of antimicrobial peptides. In this study, we investigated the in vitro activities of the cationic steroid antibiotics (CSAs) CSA-13. CSA-131, CSA-138, CSA-142, CSA-192, and colistin on carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonos aeruginosa (CRPA)

Effect of Shift Working on Depression Prevalence and Sexual Life of Female Nurses: A Correlational Study in Turkey

Objectives This study aimed to determine the effect of nurses' way of working on depression indications and their sexual lives (N = 163).Methods:The study had a correlational design. The present study was conducted with the participation of 163 women nurses who met the criteria for participation in the research in Turkey. The questionnaire included three psychometrically tested scales: the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), as well as the participant information form.Results:The study found that the total mean score of BDI of nurses who worked in shifts was higher than that of those who worked only in daytime (p .05) were significantly lower than that of those who worked only in daytime.Conclusion:Nurses who worked night shifts had higher rates of depression (based on the BDI) and higher rates of sexual dysfunction