Evaluation of spaced education as a learning methodology for in-service training of health workers in Ethiopia

dc.creator	Kate Tulenko
dc.creator	Rebecca Bailey
dc.date	2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:26:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:26:55Z
dc.identifier	2073-7904
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/86165798d5744efbb2c90f8380989818
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30398
dc.description	Participation in in-service training can be a challenge for health workers, especially those stationed in remote areas. Spaced education is an innovative learning methodology that can be delivered electronically by Internet or mobile smartphone. This pilot study, which followed a convenience sample of 37 Ethiopian nationals enrolled in a spaced education course over a six-month period, attempted to determine the acceptability and effectiveness of the methodology in a low-resource context. The course content was co-developed by Ethiopian and international nutrition experts and focused on the recently revised Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) guidelines on the feeding of infants of HIV-positive mothers. Conducted by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded CapacityPlus project, led by IntraHealth International, the study suggests that the Internet-based spaced education methodology is acceptable and effective for the acquisition of knowledge in a low-resource context for course participants with a clinical or public health background and moderately reliable Internet access. More research is needed to test the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of the methodology among a wider population of health workers in developing countries, and particularly among government and volunteer health workers in rural and remote settings.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial Limited
dc.relation	http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/263/184
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2073-7904
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Knowledge Management & E-Learning : an International Journal, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 223-233 (2013)
dc.subject	Spaced education
dc.subject	e-Learning
dc.subject	Continuing education
dc.subject	In-service training
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Evaluation of spaced education as a learning methodology for in-service training of health workers in Ethiopia
dc.type	article