Social-, health care and rehabilitation educators’ competence: a cross-sectional study

K. Mikkonen; P.L. Sorvari; H. Kuivila; T. Sjögren; H. Korpi; Camilla Koskinen; Monika Koskinen; M. Koivula; M. Koskimäki; M.L. Lähteenmäki; T. Saaranen; M. Sormunen; L. Salminen; H. Mäki-Hakola; O. Wallin; A.M. Tuomikoski; A. Holopainen; M. Kääriäinen

doi:10.1080/00313831.2022.2123853

Social-, health care and rehabilitation educators’ competence: a cross-sectional study

K. Mikkonen, P.L. Sorvari, H. Kuivila, T. Sjögren, H. Korpi, Camilla Koskinen, Monika Koskinen, M. Koivula, M. Koskimäki, M.L. Lähteenmäki, T. Saaranen, M. Sormunen, L. Salminen, H. Mäki-Hakola, O. Wallin, A.M. Tuomikoski, A. Holopainen, M. Kääriäinen

Health Sciences

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Abstrakti

An educator’s competence influences the implementation of evidence-based education and the overall quality of social and health care. This study aimed to identify distinct competence profiles from Finnish social, health and rehabilitative care educators, as well as describe which personal and professional characteristics influenced belonging to a certain profile. Data were collected from 28 educational organizations located throughout Finland using the Health and Social Care Educators’ Competence instrument. The survey was answered by 422 educators. The performed K-means cluster analysis identified three distinct educator competence profiles, which differed in terms of self-assessed expertise in various competence areas and certain background characteristics. The results highlight that educational institutions should concentrate on refining the digital competence of educators, which requires networking, collaboration, and work-related pedagogical competence. The differences in evaluation identified for the three profiles demonstrates that more experienced educators should mentor their less experienced counterparts to ensure a high quality of education.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Sivut	233-245
Julkaisu	Scandinavian journal of educational research
Vuosikerta	68
Numero	2
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2022.2123853
Tila	Julkaistu - 23 helmik. 2024
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Julkaistu artikkeli, soviteltu

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This study was funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland. The reported research is part of the TerOpe project funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland. We would like to acknowledge the Ministry for providing us the opportunity to research and extend knowledge of teacher competence. We would also like to express our appreciation to the research assistants who participated in data collection during this research. Finally, we would like to acknowledge Sees-Editing Ltd (http://www.seesediting.co.uk) service for improving the language and helping us to communicate our findings to readers of the journal. The reported research is part of the TerOpe project funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland. We would like to acknowledge the Ministry for providing us the opportunity to research and extend knowledge of teacher competence. We would also like to express our appreciation to the research assistants who participated in data collection during this research. Finally, we would like to acknowledge Sees-Editing Ltd ( http://www.seesediting.co.uk ) service for improving the language and helping us to communicate our findings to readers of the journal.

Rahoittajat	Rahoittajan numero
Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö

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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2024040113842

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Mikkonen, K., Sorvari, P. L., Kuivila, H., Sjögren, T., Korpi, H., Koskinen, C., Koskinen, M., Koivula, M., Koskimäki, M., Lähteenmäki, M. L., Saaranen, T., Sormunen, M., Salminen, L., Mäki-Hakola, H., Wallin, O., Tuomikoski, A. M., Holopainen, A., & Kääriäinen, M. (2024). Social-, health care and rehabilitation educators’ competence: a cross-sectional study. Scandinavian journal of educational research, 68(2), 233-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2022.2123853

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