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Influencing Factors In-Hospital School Education: Exploring the Context From the Teacher’s Perspective Cover

Influencing Factors In-Hospital School Education: Exploring the Context From the Teacher’s Perspective

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|Jan 2025

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Participating Hospitals, Their Healthcare Level, Teachers, and Location.

HOSPITALHEALTHCARE LEVELNUMBER OF TEACHERSLOCATION (CITY)
Hospital Vall d’Hebron35Barcelona
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu33Barcelona
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau31Barcelona
Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta21Girona
Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol21Badalona
Parc Taulí – Hospital Universitari22Sabadell
Hospital Arnau de Vilanova21Lleida
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu22Manresa

[i] Note. Healthcare levels refer to the available medical technology and equipment. Third-level care hospitals handle high-complexity cases from all over Catalonia, as secondary-level hospitals do not offer specialized services.

Table 2

Pedagogical, Socioemotional, and Hospital-Context-Related Factors That May Influence Education in Hospital Schools.

PEDAGOGICAL FACTORSSOCIOEMOTIONAL FACTORSHOSPITAL CONTEXT-RELATED FACTORS
COMPETENCY PROFILEEMOTIONAL IMPACT
  1. Educational stage

  2. Subject specialisation

  3. Teaching methodology

  4. Lesson adaptations

  5. Materials and resources

  6. Class climate

  7. Lesson duration

  8. Beginning of coordination with school of origin

  9. Means of communication with school of origin

  10. Contact periodicity with school of origin

  11. Programming

  12. Coordination with other professionals

  13. Financing

  14. Workplace

  15. Technological resources

  16. Specific professional training

  17. Supervision and support

  18. Value given to being a hospital teacher

  1. Flexibility

  2. Serenity

  3. Creativity

  4. Dedication

  5. Perseverance

  6. Patience

  7. Happiness

  8. Empathy

  9. Positivity

  10. Communication skills

  11. Fostering positive personal relations

  12. Emotional stability

  13. Kindness

  14. Openness to communication

  15. Sensitivity towards the illness situation

  16. Harmony with oneself

  17. Passion for life, students and work

  18. Ability to inspire hope and prospects for the future

  19. Ability to create a positive classroom environment

  20. Acceptance towards students’ and family’s emotions

  21. Stress-reducing capacity

  1. Deterioration of health conditions

  2. Transition to palliative care

  3. End-of-life process

  4. Need for debriefing

  5. Seeking support

  6. Satisfaction in regard to being a hospital teacher

  7. Positive professional experience

  8. Teaching as a normalising tool

  9. Admiration for the students’ trust and dedication

  10. Satisfaction when providing support

  11. Valuing the relationships established with the pupils

  12. Joy when reducing anxiety, stress and suffering

  13. Joy upon students’ recovery and discharge

  14. Satisfaction regarding family responses

  1. Sense of belonging

  2. Specific hospital training

  3. Daily information transfers

  4. Professional needs

  5. Working space

  6. Means of communication

  7. Availability of classrooms

  8. Use of personal material resources

  9. Access to daily student information

  10. Interruptions

  11. Hospital school accessibility

  12. Uniform availability

  13. Uniform distinction

[i] Note. The above factors were extracted from the literature review.

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Figure 1

Frequency of HS Teachers’ Regularly Scheduled Meetings With Other Professionals.

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Figure 2

Pedagogical Factors Influencing Education in HS.

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Figure 3

Competency Profile of Hospital Teachers.

*One participant did not respond to this item.

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Figure 4

Emotional Impact of Working as a Hospital Teacher.

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Figure 5

Hospital Context-Related Factors Influencing Education in HS.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cie.126 | Journal eISSN: 2631-9179
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 26, 2024
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Accepted on: Oct 1, 2024
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Published on: Jan 31, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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