Explaining Current and Changing Teachers’ Educational Needs in Health Care Behvarz Training Centers during 2012-2013 in Iran

Maryam Sharifi-Yazdi; Shahram Yazdani; Soleiman Ahmadi; Mohammad Reza Rahbar; Sara Sharifi-Yazdi

doi:10.22037/jme.v14i3.10283

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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Explaining Current and Changing Teachers’ Educational Needs in Health Care Behvarz Training Centers during 2012-2013 in Iran

Author(s):

Maryam Sharifi-Yazdi^1,*,

Shahram Yazdani¹,

Soleiman Ahmadi¹,

Mohammad Reza Rahbar²,

Sara Sharifi-Yazdi³

1School of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Network Management Center, Health Ministry, Tehran, Iran

3Sociology of Development, Tehran University of Social Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 14, issue 3; e105468

Published online:Oct 18, 2015

Article type:Research Article

Received:Oct 15, 2015

Accepted:Oct 18, 2015

How to Cite:Maryam Sharifi-Yazdi, Shahram Yazdani, Soleiman Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Rahbar, Sara Sharifi-Yazdi, Explaining Current and Changing Teachers’ Educational Needs in Health Care Behvarz Training Centers during 2012-2013 in Iran.J Med Edu.2015;14(3):e105468.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v14i3.10283.

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Background and purpose: Considering that health care training centers’ teachers are one of the main elements of human-force training for rural health care system in the country, it is essential to improve knowledge and skills. The purpose of this study was to explain educational needs of teachers in our country in Behvarz training centers.Methods: This is a qualitative and a needs assessment study and experts’ opinion method, experts’ group discussion and Delphi was used for data extraction and the study was conducted during the years 2012-2013 by two methods: direct and indirect needs assessment. Needs related to learning were determined using experts’ opinion method after holding two sessions of experts’ group discussion (two groups of ten top country teachers and a group of five top experts responsible for health providing) and two rounds of Delphi (a group of 12 Behvarz experts) and a round of ranking. The first round of Delphi questionnaire was designed with 77 closed questions and 3 essay questions in 5 categories based on Behvarz educational textbooks and the results of experts' group discussion sessions and were sent to the participants. Based on the results of the first round, the second round of Delphi questionnaire consisted of 84 closed questions and 3 open-ended questions was designed and resent. In third stage, a questionnaire of 68 items was sent to the experts to determine the priorities of educational needs. Data were analyzed using SPSS-18 statistical software.Results: The findings indicate that each teacher needs general and special education issues (teaching, management, research method, personal development skills). Educational needs of first aid and relief efforts (of nursing) were determined for all teachers with different specialties and only English language skill was not determined necessary.Conclusions: The results indicate that the educational needs are common in some cases for all teachers and in some cases differ in terms of study field and teaching area and due to changes in the current health package; educational needs are changing and require needs assessment and teachers’ ongoing retraining.

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Educational Needs Assessment

Instructor

Behvarz Education Centers

Health Care Service System

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Maryam Sharifi-Yazdi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Shahram Yazdani:[PubMed][Scholar]
Soleiman Ahmadi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mohammad Reza Rahbar:[PubMed][Scholar]
Sara Sharifi-Yazdi:[PubMed][Scholar]