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Seddon JM, Cobbold RN, Mai DC, Keates H, Hill J, Hoa HTK, Mills PC, Herndon A, Hien TL, Schull D, Parke C, Toan NT, Kopp S, Wright JD, Thong LQ, Tra An VT. Sharing Ideas and Practice: Institutional Partnership Influences Change in Approaches to Teaching to Enhance Veterinary Education in Vietnam in Conjunction with an OIE Veterinary Education Twinning Project. J Vet Med Educ 2020; 47:83-91. [PMID: 32530797 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
A World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Veterinary Education Twinning Project was established between the veterinary schools at Nong Lam University (NLU) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia, as part of the scheme established to promote high-quality veterinary services through improved veterinary education. Included in the partnership's primary aims were building the capacity of veterinary teaching staff with respect to general teaching practice and also in response to identified deficiency areas, and to develop outcome assessment processes. One challenge facing the project was the different approaches and experiences of teaching and learning for the faculty and students between the two widely different historical and cultural contexts of Australia and Vietnam. The project enhanced the pedagogy capability in NLU faculty and introduced student-focused approaches to teaching. The NLU staff involved in the project strongly embraced a student-centered approach to learning and case-based teaching in particular, adopting these strategies in their own teaching. An analysis of students' approach to learning demonstrates that the majority preferred a deep approach to learning and that these students valued case studies, problem-solving exercises, and working in small groups during teaching sessions more than students who took a surface approach to learning. An improved recognition of the ways the Vietnamese students approach their learning in their home country will guide future teaching design, as well as give insight into the approaches to teaching for Southeast Asian students within the Australian veterinary science programs.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Nong Lam University
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- School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland
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- School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, Nong Lam University
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- School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Veterinary Public Health
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- School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland
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- School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland
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- School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland
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Alawneh JI, Barnes TS, Parke C, Lapuz E, David E, Basinang V, Baluyut A, Villar E, Lopez EL, Blackall PJ. Description of the pig production systems, biosecurity practices and herd health providers in two provinces with high swine density in the Philippines. Prev Vet Med 2014; 114:73-87. [PMID: 24529343 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2011 and March 2012 in two major pig producing provinces in the Philippines. Four hundred and seventy one pig farms slaughtering finisher pigs at government operated abattoirs participated in this study. The objectives of this study were to group: (a) smallholder (S) and commercial (C) production systems into patterns according to their herd health providers (HHPs), and obtain descriptive information about the grouped S and C production systems; and (b) identify key HHPs within each production system using social network analysis. On-farm veterinarians, private consultants, pharmaceutical company representatives, government veterinarians, livestock and agricultural technicians, and agricultural supply stores were found to be actively interacting with pig farmers. Four clusters were identified based on production system and their choice of HHPs. Differences in management and biosecurity practices were found between S and C clusters. Private HHPs provided a service to larger C and some larger S farms, and have little or no interaction with the other HHPs. Government HHPs provided herd health service mainly to S farms and small C farms. Agricultural supply stores were identified as a dominant solitary HHP and provided herd health services to the majority of farmers. Increased knowledge of the routine management and biosecurity practices of S and C farmers and the key HHPs that are likely to be associated with those practices would be of value as this information could be used to inform a risk-based approach to disease surveillance and control.
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Affiliation(s)
- J I Alawneh
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, Queensland, Australia.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, St Lucia 4067, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture Region 3, RADDL, Pampanga, Philippines
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- Department of Agriculture Region 3, RADDL, Pampanga, Philippines
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- Provincial Veterinary Office of Bulacan, Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines
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- Provincial Veterinary Office of Pampanga, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
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- Livestock Research Division PCAARRD-DOST, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- Animal Health Division, Bureau of Animal Industry, Quezon City, Philippines
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, Queensland, Australia
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