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The Historic Inability Of The Haitian Education System To Create Human Development And Its Consequences, Patrick Michael Rea

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This study aims to evaluate the role that a lack of literacy and education has played in Haiti's historic and presently low level of human development. The pedagogical philosophies of two educationists, Paolo Friere and Maurice Dartigue, are used throughout the study as lenses from which to read and interpret the history of Haitian education -its many failed attempts, and recurrent challenges- in creating a literate and educated population. The author concludes that mass literacy is prerequisite if the Haitian people are to achieve self-realization and actualization, which essentially equates to what the United Nations Development Program calls "Human Development". …

Pilot Testing The Effectiveness And Stability Of A Structured Curriculum For Newborn Resuscitation - Helping Babies Breathe® - Using Videotaped Simulations, Madge E. Buus-Frank

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction

The Helping Babies Breathe^® (HBB^®) program is designed to improve neonatal resuscitation knowledge and skills for birth attendants in resource-limited settings.

Purpose and Research Design

This prospective, longitudinal, quasi-experimental study with a control group hold-back design evaluated the effect of HBB^® training on resuscitation knowledge and psychomotor skills in healthcare providers in Zambia (N = 52).

Subjects

The sample included nurses (85%); clinical officers, medical licentiates, and physicians accounted for the remaining 15%.

Methods

Resuscitation knowledge and bag-mask ventilation (BMV) skills were measured using the HBB^® Multiple Choice Test and the HBB^{® …}

News Capsule, Academy Of Student Pharmacists - University Of The Pacific

News Capsule

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