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Foundations for the Practice of EMS Education

Foundations for the Practice of EMS EducationPhysical Product
  • By Melissa Alexander
  • Pub. Date: Sep 27, 2005 by Pearson.
  • ISBN-10: 0-13-119435-6
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-119435-9

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Features

Emphasizes NHTSA’s development of education standards — Rather than detailed curricula.

~Provides information for EMS educators to transition to their use.

 

Examples and templates — Including training proposals, task analysis, syllabus, program evaluation tools, table of specifications for exams, sample homework exercises, student evaluation tools, and sample lesson plans.

~Provides the educator with a variety of “tried and true” documents and tools for teaching and program management.

 

References to web sites, journal articles, and texts for further reading — Found throughout the text and at the end of chapters — include links to professional organizations and on-line resources.

~Provides ready access to more in-depth coverage of topic areas.

 

Chapter on career development — Chapter 21.

~Provides advice and guidelines for developing resumes and CVs and applying for jobs.

 

Detailed illustrations — Link objective writing to teaching methods and evaluation (a currently known weakness in EMS education).

~Offers students this benefit that most other books don’t.

 

For EMS and instructor development courses.

 

Foundations for the Practice of EMS Education provides broad-based coverage of fundamental principles and practices of EMS education. The text provides clear, up-to-date information and references for more in-depth material, as well as examples and templates of many useful educational tools. Whether in fire-based, hospital-based, or higher education programs, the EMS educator will find practical information and guidelines for program planning, implementation, and evaluation for both pre-service and continuing education. This text covers all elements of the newly published NHTSA and National Association of EMS Educators guidelines for instructor development and future national certification/recognition.

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Table of Contents

SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF EMS EDUCATION.

 1. The Context of EMS Education.

 2. Philosophical Foundations of Education.

 3. Ethics, Standards, and Legal Considerations in EMS Education.

 

SECTION II: CONTEXTS AND SETTINGS OF PRACTICE.  

 4. Institutions, Settings, and Types of Programs.

 

SECTION III: THE EMS EDUCATOR. 

 5. Qualities, Competencies, Roles & Responsibilities of EMS Educators.

 

SECTION IV: LEARNERS AND LEARNING. 

 6. The Traits & Needs of Learners.

 7. The Psychology of Learning.

 

SECTION V: PROGRAM PLANNING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

 8. Overview of the Educational Planning and Curriculum Development Processes.

 9. Determining Educational Needs.

10. Developing Instructional Objectives.

11. Packaging the Curriculum.

 

SECTION VI: EVALUATION.  

12. Program Evaluation.

13. Educational Measurement.

14. Student Evaluation & Remediation.

 

SECTION VII: DELIVERY OF EDUCATION.

15. Selection of Materials and Media. 

16. Preparing the Lesson Plan. 

17. Teaching Methods. 

18. Classroom Management. 

19. Considerations in Laboratory and Clinical Settings.

 

SECTION VIII: ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT.  

20. Roles and Responsibilities of Key Institutions and Personnel.

 

SECTION IX: CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

21. Career & Professional Development.

 

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