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The Virtual Learning Environment of the Brazilian Health System (AVASUS) is a free and open distance education platform of the Ministry of Health (MS). AVASUS is a scalable virtual learning environment that has surpassed 800,000 users, 2 million enrollments, and 310 courses in its catalog. The objective of this paper was to assess the impacts of the educational offerings on health services and AVASUS course participants' professional practice. This study analyzed data from AVASUS, the Brazilian National Registry of Health Care Facilities (CNES), the Brazilian Occupational Classification (CBO), and a questionnaire applied to 720-course participants from five regions of Brazil. After acquiring and extracting data, computational methods were used for the evaluation process. Only the responses of 462 participants were considered for data analysis, as they had a formal link to CNES. The results showed that respondents recommended 76.2% of AVASUS courses to peers. Accordingly, the quality of educational offerings motivated 81.3% of such recommendations. In addition, 75.6% of course participants who answered the questionnaire also indicated that AVASUS course contents contribute to enhancing existing health services in the health facilities where they work. Finally, 24.6% of all responses mentioned that courses available in AVASUS were essential in offering new health services in such facilities.

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Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo actualizar el marco de referencia para la formación de competencias informacionales en el Sistema Nacional de Salud. Se aborda la necesidad de incidir en la formación de competencias informacionales en los profesionales del Sistema Nacional de Salud, a partir de la identificación de elementos conceptuales y estructurales que deben actualizar las competencias núcleo definidas en el año 2008 y replanteadas en la actualidad, en correspondencia con los cambios que se han producido en la conceptualización de la alfabetización informacional. Esta actualización (adaptada al contexto actual cubano donde el conocimiento, las tecnologías y la innovación ocupan un lugar preponderante en el desarrollo de la sociedad( se basó en un sólido sustento metodológico, para que pueda ser utilizado en otros ámbitos que requieran dar solución a problemáticas similares. Con un enfoque cualitativo se utilizaron métodos científicos de nivel teórico y empírico; y en el proceso de solución del problema se utilizó el diagrama causa-efecto. Se aplicó un cuestionario a expertos. Se utilizó la triangulación como método de recolección de datos y se realizó el análisis de la información disponible. Como resultado se obtuvo una versión actualizada del marco de referencia para la formación de competencias informacionales en el sistema Nacional de Salud, lo que facilita y potencia el desarrollo de estas en los profesionales y técnicos en los servicios en Cuba(AU)

The purpose of the study was to update the frame of reference for information competence training in the National Health System. Attention is paid to the need to address the information competence training of professionals from the National Health System based on identification of conceptual and structural elements intended to update the core competences defined in the year 2008 and reinstated at present, in keeping with conceptual changes undergone by information literacy. Such update, adjusted as it is to the current Cuban context, where knowledge, technologies and innovation play a leading role in the development of society, was based on a solid methodological foundation, so that it may be used in other settings requiring solutions for similar problems. A qualitative analysis was performed using theoretical and empirical scientific methods, as well as the cause-effect diagram for the solution of the problem. A questionnaire was applied to experts. Data collection was based on the triangulation method and the available information was analyzed. The result obtained is an updated version of the frame of reference for information competence training in the National Health System, thus facilitating and strengthening their development among service professionals and technicians in Cuba(AU)

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RESUMEN La Gobernanza Inteligente o participación ciudadana en el gobierno de las ciudades, es una de las dimensiones clave para considerar una ciudad como inteligente, y los portales de Gobierno En Línea han sido un medio para que esa participación se dé; sin embargo, dicha colaboración requiere de otro factor importante como lo es, la Gente Inteligente, representada en el capital social y humano existente en la ciudad o el tejido social. En esta investigación, se propone un modelo estadístico de regresión logística para la creación de dicho tejido social, con base en las competencias ciudadanas y digitales desarrolladas en las comunidades, mediante estrategias de aprendizaje permanente. El método científico soporta esta propuesta, desde la identificación del problema, el planteamiento de la solución a través del uso del modelo, la recolección de datos teniendo como muestra poblacional una comunidad de personas con discapacidad cognitiva de la Fundación FANDIC de la ciudad de Bucaramanga, Colombia y la interpretación de los resultados que sugieren la existencia de una ecuación para predecir la probabilidad de que un individuo, después de participar en un programa educativo diseñado de forma adaptativa desde la filosofía del aprendizaje permanente, forme parte de un tejido social competente. CLASIFICACIÓN: JEL 12, 13

ABSTRACT The Intelligent Governance or citizen participation in the government of the cities, is one of the key dimensions to consider a city as intelligent, and the portals of Online Government have been a means so that participation occurs; nevertheless, this collaboration requires of another important factor as it is, the Intelligent People, represented in the social and human capital existing in the city or the social weave. This research proposes a statistical model of logistic regression to support social weaving, based on the citizen and digital competencies developed in the communities, through lifelong learning strategies. The scientific method supports this proposal, from the identification of the problem, the proposal of the solution through the use of the model, the collection of data having as population sample a community of people with cognitive disability of the FANDIC Foundation of the city of Bucaramanga, Colombia and the interpretation of the results that suggests the existence of an equation to predict the probability that an individual, after participating in an educational program designed in an adaptive way from the philosophy of lifelong learning, is part of a competent social weaving. JEL CLASSIFICATION: 12, 13

RESUMO A governação inteligente ou a participação dos cidadãos no governo das cidades, é uma das dimensões chave para considerar uma cidade como inteligente, e os portais do Governo Online têm sido um meio para que essa participação seja dada; contudo, tal colaboração requer outro factor importante como é, as Pessoas Inteligentes, representadas no capital social e humano existente na cidade ou no tecido social. Nesta investigação, é proposto um modelo estatístico de regressão logística para a criação deste tecido social, baseado no cidadão e nas competências digitais desenvolvidas nas comunidades, através de estratégias de aprendizagem ao longo da vida. O método científico apoia esta proposta, desde a identificação do problema, a abordagem da solução através da utilização do modelo, a recolha de dados tendo como amostra populacional uma comunidade de pessoas com deficiências cognitivas da Fundação FANDIC da cidade de Bucaramanga, Colômbia e a interpretação dos resultados que sugerem a existência de uma equação para prever a probabilidade de um indivíduo, após participar num programa educativo concebido de forma adaptativa a partir da filosofia da aprendizagem ao longo da vida, fazer parte de um tecido social competente. CLASSIFICAÇÃO JEL: 12, 13

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ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to analyze theoretically the lifelong learning of Physical Education professors at university. During the biographical processes of life, the teacher goes through episodic experiences that unfold in skills, knowledge, among other elements. This process occurs by the meaning that is attributed to such experiences, meaning this constructed by levels of critical reflection that qualify the professional performance. In this scenario, it is important to emphasize and consider that this process is social, and the university professor is an individual socially interconnected to a social culture, which in turn reveals the idiosyncratic process of learning of this subject. Thus, in his biography, the life experiences of the university professor lead his professional development.

RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar teoricamente a aprendizagem ao longo da vida de professores universitários em Educação Física. Durante os processos biográficos da vida, o professor passa por experiências episódicas que se desdobram em habilidades, conhecimentos, entre outros elementos. Este processo ocorre pelo significado que é atribuído a tais experiências, significado este construído por níveis de reflexão crítica que qualificam a atuação profissional. Neste cenário, importa destacar e considerar que este processo é social e o professor universitário é um indivíduo socialmente interligado a uma cultura social, o que por sua vez revela o processo idiossincrático da aprendizagem deste sujeito. Assim, na sua biografia, as experiências de vida do professor universitário conduzem o seu desenvolvimento profissional.

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BACKGROUND: Empathy, as a core element of medical professionalism, is part of leadership in medicine. This attribute, predominantly cognitive, involves understanding and communication capacity. Empathy can be enhanced with courses on medical semiotics. It appears adequate to apply this enhancement in the early stages of professional training. Based on this, this study was performed with the purpose of demonstrating the positive effect that an academic course on medical semiotics has on the development of empathy in medical students. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in one School of Medicine in Peru, where medical students had to attend a 17-week course on medical semiotics as part of their regular training. The sample, composed by 269 students, included two cohorts of third-year medical students. As main measures, the Jefferson Scales of Empathy (JSE), inter-professional collaboration (JSAPNC), and lifelong learning (JeffSPLL), were used. In addition, students' scores evaluating theoretical and practical aspects of the course were collected once the course was finished. Pre- and post-tests were administered in week 1 and in week 17. Analyses compared measures in both moments and in time. Inter-professional collaboration and lifelong learning scores and empathy scores were used as discriminant and convergent validity measures of students' course scores, respectively. RESULTS: Gender differences on empathy appeared, but only at the beginning. In the entire sample, empathy enhancement was confirmed in time (p < 0.001), with a large effect size (r = 0.45). This effect was also observed in both gender groups, separately. On the contrary, no changes appeared in inter-professional collaboration and in lifelong learning abilities in time. In addition, a positive correlation was observed among empathy, inter-professional collaboration and lifelong learning abilities at the beginning and at the end, confirming that the improvement observed was specific for empathy and explained by the educational intervention assessed. CONCLUSION: These findings bring empiric evidence supporting the positive effect that training in medical semiotics has on empathy. In addition, these findings highlight some gender differences in the development of empathy in medical students.

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CONTEXT: Family offers an important source of social support where individuals acquire social abilities that are necessary to create positive human relationships. This influence has been discussed by different sociological and psychological theories along the life span of individuals. In medicine, empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning have been described as specific elements of professionalism that have special importance in the interaction with patients and in physicians' well-being at the workplace. This study was performed with the aim of demonstrating the following hypothesis: In the absence of specific training in empathy and teamwork and lifelong learning abilities, their development in medical students is associated with the students' perception of loneliness from their family environment. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed in the only two medical schools of Cusco (Peru), one private and the other public. Jefferson Scales of Empathy, Teamwork, and Lifelong Learning were used as the main measures. Mother-son and father-son relationships and family loneliness were measured to characterize the family environment. In addition, information related to sex, medical school, academic achievements, and place of origin were collected to control possible biases. Comparative, correlation, and multiple regression analyses were performed among the variables studied. RESULTS: In a sample of 818 medical students, differences by school appeared in empathy, teamwork, lifelong learning, and family loneliness. In addition, family loneliness showed an inverse correlation with empathy, teamwork, and learning measures. While having a positive relationship with the mother was associated with a greater development of empathy and learning abilities in the entire sample, a similar effect was observed in father-son relationships, but only in the private medical school group. Finally, in the public medical group, a multiple regression model explained 43% of the variability of empathy based on a lineal relationship with teamwork (p < 0.001), lifelong learning (p < 0.001), and family loneliness (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: These findings confirm how family loneliness is detrimental to the development of medical professionalism. Also, they support the important role that the family, and especially parents, plays in the development of empathy, teamwork, and abilities in medical students. Finally, these findings highlighted important differences among students enrolled in public and private medical schools.

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Introduction: For physicians and nurses, teamwork involves a set of communication and social skills, and specific training in interdisciplinary work in order to be able to work together cooperatively, sharing responsibilities, solving problems, and making decisions to carry out actions centered on patients' care. Recent studies demonstrate that in the absence of targeted interdisciplinary educational programs, the development of teamwork abilities is sensitive to the influence of the dominant work environment. The purpose of this study was to characterize the role that environmental and individual factors play in the development of teamwork in environments with a dominant hierarchical work model. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed to 1,880 undergraduate students (980 medicine students and 900 nursing students) from three universities of Cusco city (Peru). The Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration was used as the main variable. The Jefferson Scales of Empathy and Lifelong Learning, the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults, the Scale of Life Satisfaction, sex, discipline, age, and academic semester were used as explanatory variables. After calculating internal reliability and normality of the main measures, descriptive, comparative, and correlation analyses were performed to determine variables influencing the teamwork score. Results: A total of 1,518 (81%) surveys were returned fully completed. Adequate reliability was confirmed in all instruments. In the sample, nursing students showed greater inter-professional collaborative abilities than medicine students (p < 0.001). This attitudinal gap was higher in advanced semesters. A three-way ANOVA indicated differences in teamwork were associated with discipline (p < 0.001), sex (p < 0.01), and university (p < 0.001). However, main effects were associated only with discipline (η p2 = 0.14). Teamwork showed an inverse correlation with loneliness (ρ = -0.28; p < 0.001) and a positive correlation with empathy (ρ = + 0.49; p < 0.001) and lifelong learning (ρ = + 0.48; p < 0.001). Teamwork positively correlated with life satisfaction only in the medicine student group (ρ = + 0.15; p < 0.001). Conclusion: These findings bring new evidence to support the main effect that social environments, in the absence of targeted interdisciplinary educational programs, play in the development of teamwork.

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O presente relato é parte de um projeto mais vasto de intervenção e investigação em curso no âmbito do Projeto En­Red­Versad@s.Clube de poesia on line, dinamizado pela Universidade Sénior da Universidade da Corunha e pelo seu parceiro Programa 60+ do Politécnico de Leiria. Este clube visa, através da dinamização de um blogue, a divulgar a língua e a poesia portuguesas, bem como desenvolver competências linguísticas, culturais e digitais, através do domínio e uso das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC). O projeto desenvolve-se no quadro de uma educação plurilinguística, poética e digital, ao longo da vida, em ordem a um envelhecimento ativo e saudável, bem como à construção de uma cidadania consciente e comprometida por parte dos estudantes seniores. Através deste relato, pretende-se apresentar os objetivos, participantes, metodologias de ação e os primeiros dados de participação dos seniores, decorrentes do registo de acesso ao blogue e aos conteúdos partilhados, cuja análise se insere num paradigma quantitativo. Os resultados obtidos, através de estatístisca descritiva, sugerem que o projeto tem potencialidades formativas que impulsionam o envolvimento dos participantes seniores no clube de poesia on line, abrindo a discussão sobre as vantagens de um alargamento da sua participação e sobre as estratégias pedagógicas para a promover. Afirma-se como uma resposta socioeducativa válida, em ordem à valorização pessoal e intergeracional dos participantes.(AU)

This report is part of a broader intervention and research project integrated within the scope of the En­Red­Versad@s Project. Online poetry club. Such project is developed by the Senior University of the University of A Coruña and its partner Program 60+ at the Polytechnic of Leiria. Through a blog, this club aims to promote the Portuguese language and poetry, as well as develop linguistic, cultural and digital competences, increasing proficiency with technologies and computers. The project is developed within the framework of a multilingual, poetic and digital education, through the life course, in order to achieve an active and healthy aging, as well as construct a conscious and committed citizenship by the senior students. This report intends to present the aims, participants and methods of action, as well as the first data of participation from the seniors, including their access records to the blog and the contents shared. The analysis is based on a quantitative paradigm. The results, obtained through, descriptive statisticssuggest that the project has training opportunities that can enhance the involvement of senior participants in the online poetry club. This opens the discussion about the advantages of widening their participation and the pedagogical ways of promoting it. This arises as a valid socio-educational response, in order to enhance the personal and intergenerational value of the participants.(AU)

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As tecnologias digitais de informação e comunicação geram benefícios na vida pessoal e coletiva. Para as pessoas idosas, os recursos tecnológicos promovem saúde, conforto nas atividades diárias, bem-estar social e engajamento no próprio percurso de aprendi- zagem. No entanto, evidenciam-se dificuldades na utilização de dispositivos móveis pelos idosos, bem como na análise crítica das informações disponibilizadas. Observam-se poucas pesquisas direcionadas ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem no contexto de alfabetização e letramento digital de idosos. Este trabalho apresenta uma intervenção educativa sobre dispositivos móveis para idosos, utilizando-se da tecnologia como forma de apoio personalizado e remoto à aprendizagem de práticas com smartphones e tablets. Um sistema computacional de multiplataforma capaz de coletar e armazenar dados, cadastrar intervenções programadas e executá-las de maneira interativa por meio de um aplicativo foi adotado como recurso pedagógico. No total de 155 idosos participantes, houve um aumento significativo na frequência de uso de 79% dos recursos do smartphone (Wilcoxon, p< 0,05) no pré e pós-teste. Houve diferenças quanto à autoeficácia geral e alcance de metas via smartphone (0,18 < r > 0,66), e ainda, quanto à escolaridade e à idade na utilização de recursos do smartphone (de 58% para 16% e de 47% para 21%, respectivamente) no pré e pós-teste. Os resultados preliminares da intervenção apontam possibilidades de desenvolvimento de um modelo educativo de letramento digital para a pessoa idosa.(AU)

Digital information and communication technologies generate benefits in personal and collective life. For the elderly, technological resources promote health, comfort in daily activities, social well-being and engagement in the learning path itself. However, difficulties are shown in the use of mobile devices by the elderly, as well as in the critical analysis of the information available. There is little research directed to the teaching-learning process in the context of digital literacy of the elderly. This paper presents an educational intervention on mobile devices for the elderly, using technology as a form of personalized and remote support for learning practices with smartphones and tablets. The research adopted a multiplatform computational system capable of collecting and storing data, registering scheduled interventions and executing them interactively through an application. In a total of 155 elderly participants, there was a significant increase in the frequency of use of 79% of smartphone resources (Wilcoxon, p <0.05) in the pre- and post-test. There were differences in overall self-efficacy and goal range via smartphone (0.18 < r > 0.66), and also, regarding schooling and age in the use of smartphone resources (from 58% to 16% and from 47% to 21%, respectively) in the pre and post-test. The preliminary results of the intervention indicate possibilities for the development of an educational model of digital literacy for the elderly.(AU)

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Este artigo discute a temática das universidades seniores e do envelhecimento ativo e a sua importância na vida das pessoas idosas. Trata-se de uma revisão crítica de literatura que aborda o assunto do envelhecimento no contexto social a partir da oferta atual da participação das pessoas idosas nas universidades seniores. Analisa-se a fundação das universidades seniores, em nível internacional e nacional, dando-se destaque a uma universidade sénior localizada no interior de Portugal, mais concretamente na cidade de Castelo Branco, designada por Universidade Sénior Albicastrense (USALBI).

This article discusses the theme of senior universities and active aging and their importance in the lives of the elderly. This is a critical literature review that addresses the issue of aging in the social context from the current offer of participation of older people in senior universities. In this context, the foundation of these institutions, at an international and national level, is analyzed, highlighting a senior university located in the interior of Portugal, more concretely in the city of Castelo Branco, known as Senior University Albicastrense (USALBI).

Este artículo discute la temática de las universidades mayores y el envejecimiento activo y su importancia en la vida de las personas mayores. Se trata de una revisión crítica de literatura que aborda el tema del envejecimiento en el contexto social a partir de la oferta actual de la participación de las personas mayores en las universidades mayores. Analiza el fundamento de las universidades, altos niveles internacionales y nacionales, haciendo especial hincapié en una universidad de alto nivel situado en el interior de Portugal, concretamente en la ciudad de Castelo Branco, llamada Universidad Albicastrense Senior (USALBI).

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Background: Inter-professional and interpersonal relationships in collaborative work environments can prove to be critical elements in healthcare practice. When implementers fail to understand the importance of a collaborative perspective, this can lead to communication problems which ultimately harm the users. Objectives: To improve the inter-professional collaborative work skills of Mexican students in their first year of medical and nursing degrees through the use of a training program geared toward development of interpersonal skills and interdisciplinary work. Methods: The sample was composed of 162 students (62 males and 99 females) from the School of Healthcare Sciences of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico. The main measures used were the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE); the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Inter-Professional Collaborative Work between Medical and Nursing Professionals (JSAPNC); and the Jefferson Scale of Lifelong Learning (JeffSPLL). The entire sample was divided into two groups (experimental and control groups). Both groups attended an extra-curricular program using a coaching methodology. In the first case the topic focused on attitudes toward inter-professional collaborative work. In the second case, the program focused on addiction. Both programs ran for 4 months. Psychometric instruments were applied at the beginning and at the end of both programs. After analyzing the reliability of the instruments, an ANOVA test was performed. Results: The control group of medical students showed a deterioration in the development of collaborative work skills (p < 0.01), whereas in the experimental group this deterioration was not present. In the experimental group of nursing students, a significant increase in the development of collaborative work skills (p < 0.05) was observed. The differences were clearly due to the professional area of study (p < 0.001). Conclusion: There are differences in collaborative work skill development among different professional areas. These differences can be reduced through the implementation of a program aimed at developing collaborative work and interpersonal skills in the early stages of training.

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Este estudo investiga os fatores socioculturais que influenciam a aprendizagem das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) e identifica os impactos desta aprendizagem no Bem-estar (mental e social). A investigação envolveu 374 cidadãos (50+ anos), e os resultados apontam que, ao longo do processo de envelhecimento, a necessidade de comunicação e a manutenção da atividade intelectual são fatores preponderantes na aquisição de competências digitais, constituindo a inclusão e educação eixos fundamentais na aprendizagem ao longo da vida.

In the world we live in it has become indispensable that all citizens be able to coexist with increasingly dematerialized practices. This study investigates the sociocultural factors that influence the learning of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and identifies the impacts of this learning on Welfare (mental and social). The research involved 374 citizens (50+ years) and the results indicate that throughout the aging process the need for communication and maintaining intellectual activity are preponderant factors in the acquisition of digital skills, with the inclusion and education of key elements in lifelong learning.

En el mundo en que vivimos se ha vuelto indispensable que todos los ciudadanos sean capaces de convivir con prácticas cada vez más desmaterializadas. Este estudio investiga los factores socioculturales que influencian el aprendizaje de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (TIC) e identifica los impactos de este aprendizaje en el bienestar (mental y social). La investigación involucró a 374 ciudadanos (50+ años) y los resultados apuntan que a lo largo del proceso de envejecimiento la necesidad de comunicación Y el mantenimiento de la actividad intelectual son factores preponderantes en la adquisición de competencias digitales, constituyendo la inclusión y la educación de los ejes fundamentales en el aprendizaje permanente.

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A intervenção aqui descrita resultou de um trabalho de investigação/intervenção desenvolvido com população idosa, cuja finalidade se centrou na promoção do envelhecimento ativo. De cariz qualitativo, este trabalho abrangeu um grupo de 24 participantes e recorreu à metodologia de investigação-ação participativa. A intervenção teve resultados positivos dado que, na avaliação final, os participantes destacaram os benefícios do projeto, nomeadamente, nos níveis do bem-estar físico e psicológico, do relacionamento interpessoal e da aquisição de novas aprendizagens.

The intervention here described resulted from a research/intervention work developed with elderly people which purpose was to promote active aging. This qualitative work involved a group of 24 participants and resorted to participatory action-research methodology. The intervention had positive results as the final evaluation revealed: the participants highlighted the benefits of the project, in particular, the levels of physical and psychological well-being, the augment of the quality of their relationships with others and the occurrence of new apprenticeships.

La intervención aquí descrita resultó de un trabajo de investigación /intervención desarrollado con personas mayores con el propósito de promover el envejecimiento activo. Este trabajo cualitativo involucró a un grupo de 24 participantes y recurrió a la metodología participativa de investigación-acción. La intervención tuvo resultados positivos en la evaluación final: los participantes destacaron los beneficios del proyecto, en particular los niveles de bienestar físico y psicológico, el aumento de la calidad de sus relaciones con los demás y la aparición de nuevos aprendizajes.

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AIM: The aim of the study was to analyze the lifelong content of learning of coaches. METHODS: Eight coaches inserted in an Elite Football Club participated. Rappaport Time Line and semi-structured interviews were used to obtain the data. The coaches' learning was organized according to the theory of Lifelong Learning.1-4. RESULTS: The coaches presented in their personal experiences, with their families and as athletes, content of learning such as "leadership development" and "formation of values". In professional experiences, such as in academic training, coach assistants and even coaching, they are also reported as essential in obtaining content of learning (general and specific knowledge, training methods, leadership development, self-control). Finally, the reflexive process is considered by most coaches as a potentiator of learning, with interference on the "coach-athlete relationship", "activity adjustment," among other content of learning. CONCLUSION: The content learned throughout the life were defined in certain episodes for presenting different meanings in the life of the coaches, in which they related to a new experience according to their biographies. Therefore, the various episodes offer coaches new experiences, in which they can incorporate, reinforce or renew the content about the coaching process and are responsible for the development of the coach.(AU)

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School nurses, as leaders, are able to exhibit leadership skills through embracing, advocating for, and demonstrating a commitment to lifelong learning. With the continual changes in healthcare and technology, ongoing education is essential to maintain a high standard of expertise and practice. School nurses have many opportunities for continuing education. This article will briefly explore various levels of continuing education, as well as relating ongoing learning to leadership principles.

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Society expects physicians to always improve their competencies and to be up to date with developments in their field. Therefore, an important aim of medical schools is to educate future medical doctors to become self-regulated, lifelong learners. However, it is unclear if medical students become better self-regulated learners during the pre-clinical stage of medical school, and whether students develop self-regulated learning skills differently, dependent on the educational approach of their medical school. In a cross-sectional design, we investigated the development of 384 medical students' self-regulated learning skills with the use of the Self-Regulation of Learning Self-Report Scale. Next, we compared this development in students who enrolled in two distinct medical curricula: a problem-based curriculum and a lectured-based curriculum. Analysis showed that more skills decreased than increased during the pre-clinical stage of medical school, and that the difference between the curricula was mainly caused by a decrease in the skill evaluation in the lecture-based curriculum. These findings seem to suggest that, irrespective of the curriculum, self-regulated learning skills do not develop during medical school.

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A intervenção aqui descrita teve como objetivo contribuir para o envelhecimento ativo de usuários de centros-dia/convívio para idosos, desenvolvendo harmoniosamente todas suas dimensões, visando que os utentes fossem autônomos, participativos e ativos. Recorrendo ao paradigma interpretativo-hermenêutico, apoiamo-nos num trabalho de investigação-ação participativa, construído e implementado em dois centros-dia/convívio do conselho da Póvoa de Lanhoso, distrito de Braga, Portugal, e que contou com um total de 25 usuários: 12 no centro de convívio A e 13 no centro de convívio B. O objetivo foi transversal a todas as atividades implementadas, tendo sido alcançado como revelam os resultados satisfatórios obtidos na avaliação da intervenção (e de cada uma das atividades). A avaliação contínua e final permitiu, igualmente, aferir que todas as atividades desenvolvidas foram do agrado dos usuários e que todas lhes possibilitaram novos conhecimentos que os ajudaram na sua vida diária, aumentando, consequentemente, sua qualidade de vida e tornando-os mais autônomos, participativos e ativos.

The intervention here described aimed to contribute to the harmonious development of senior users of day centers in all their personal dimensions so that they become autonomous, participative and active. Using interpretative-hermeneutic paradigm, we rely on a participatory action research, built and implemented in two day centers in the county of Póvoa de Lanhoso, district of Braga, Portugal, which had a total of 25 users: 12 in the social center A and 13 in the social center B. That objective crossed all the implemented activities and was achieved as shown by the good results obtained in the evaluation of the intervention (and each activity). Continuous and final evaluation provided also check that all activities carried out were liked by the persons; they also allowed to demonstrate that those persons produced new knowledge that helped them in their daily lives, increasing therefore their quality of life and making them more autonomous, participative and active.

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BACKGROUND: Information literacy has evolved with changes in lifelong learning. Can Brazilian health researchers search for and use updated scientific information? OBJECTIVES: To describe researchers' information literacy based on their perceptions of their abilities to search for and use scientific information and on their interactions with libraries. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews and focus group conducted with six Brazilian HIV/AIDS researchers. Analyses comprised the assessment of researchers as disseminators, their interactions with librarians, their use of information and communication technology and language. RESULTS: Interviewees believed they were partially qualified to use databases. They used words and phrases that indicated their knowledge of technology and terminology. They acted as disseminators for students during information searches. Researchers' abilities to interact with librarians are key skills, especially in a renewed context where libraries have, to a large extent, changed from physical spaces to digital environments. DISCUSSION: Great amounts of information have been made available, and researchers' participation in courses does not automatically translate into adequate information literacy. Librarians must help research groups, and as such, librarians' information literacy-related responsibilities in Brazil should be redefined and expanded. CONCLUSIONS: Students must develop the ability to learn quickly, and librarians should help them in their efforts. Librarians and researchers can act as gatekeepers for research groups and as information coaches to improve others' search abilities.

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Este artigo apresenta aspectos relevantes ao planejamento da aposentadoriapercebidos por 121 trabalhadores com 45 anos ou mais, de cargosnão-gerenciais em grandes organizações, no município de Resende, RJ.A pesquisa validou a escala de fatores-chave para o planejamento para aaposentadoria (KFRP - Key Factors on Retirement Planning), para trabalhadoresnão-gerentes. A escala de15 ítens apresentou índice de consistênciainterna satisfatório (? = 0,84). A análise fatorial extraiu quatro dimensõesdenominadas bem-estar pessoal e social (? = 0,76); fatores de risco oude sobrevivência (? = 0,73); começo de uma nova carreira (? = 0,73) erelacionamentos familiares (? = 72). É inegável o interesse destes trabalhadoresem continuar em atividade (92%) após a aposentadoria. Os resultadossugerem aos recursos humanos a atualização de conhecimentose tecnologia aos trabalhadores mais velhos que desejam continuar nomercado de trabalho; e a implantação de Programas de Preparação paraa Aposentadoria para os que desejam se aposentar.

This paper presents relevant aspects in retirement planning perceived by121 non-managerial workers aged 45 years and over who work in largeorganisations in Resende, State of Rio de Janeiro. The research also testedthe validity of the KFRP Scale ? Key Factors for Retirement Planning fornon-managers. The scale included 15 items showed a satisfactory internalconsistency index (? = 0,84). The factor analysis extracted four factors namedpersonal and social well being (? = 0,76), risk or survival factors (? = 0,73);new career beginning (? = 0,73), and family relationships (? = 0,72). Mostof these workers showed interest in doing some kind of work after retirement(92%). The results suggest some action points for the Human ResourcesDepartment to ensure older employees who want to go on working are keptup to date with knowledge and technology, as well as Retirement EducationPrograms for those who do want to retire.

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A Educação Continuada é o componente essencial dos programas de formação e desenvolvimento de recursos humanos das instituições. O desenvolvimento da equipe de enfermagem é um dos fatores que pode assegurar a qualidade do atendimento ao cliente e a sobrevivência da instituição neste cenário de mudanças e competitividade. Assim, neste estudo fizemos alguns diagnósticos através do levantamento de necessidades da equipe de enfermagem das Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI’s) de um Hospital Público da Grande São Paulo, quanto ao desenvolvimento de um programa de educação continuada na instituição, bem como os fatores que favorecem e os que dificultam a inserção dos enfermeiros assistenciais das UTI’s nas ações educativas in loco e naquelas que são promovidas pelo Serviço de Educação Continuada do hospital.

Lifelong Learning is the essential component of education and development programs for the human resources of institutions. The development of the nursing team is one of the factors that can assure the quality of assistance to the customer and the survival of the institution in this scene of changes and competitiveness. This way, our study made some diagnostics through a survey of the nursing team necessities in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of a Public Hospital of Metropolitan São Paulo regarding the development of a program of lifelong learning in the institution, as well as the factors that favor and hinder the insertion of assistant nurses of ICUs regarding in loco educative actions and those promoted by the Service of the Hospital’s Lifelong learning.

La Educación Permanente es el componente esencial de los programas de formación e desarrollo de recursos humanos de las instituciones. El desarrollo del equipo de enfermería es un de los factores que pueden asegurar la calidad de la ayuda al cliente y la supervivencia de la institución en esta escena de cambios y de competitividad. Así, en este estudio efectuamos un diagnóstico mediante la presentación de necesidades del equipo de enfermería de las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI’s) de un Hospital Público de la región metropolitana de São Paulo , focalizando el desarrollo de un programa de educación permanente de la institución e igualmente los factores que estimulan la inserción de los enfermeros auxiliares de las UCIs respecto acciones educativas in loco y las que promueve el Servicio de Educación Permanente del Hospital.

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