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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53911#.VNsLbCzQrzE Author(s)   Ludmila Alves do Nascimento * , Andressa Peripolli Rodrigues , Emanuella Silva Joventino , Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira , Patrícia Neyva da Costa Pinheiro , Lorena Barbosa Ximenes Affiliation(s) Department of Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil . ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate and to validate an educational video to promote maternal self-efficacy in preventing childhood diarrhea with women assisted in a health unit. Validation study, developed with 17 mothers whose children were under five years old, was analyzed on scenes of an educational video according to the validity of appearance (clarity/comprehension) and of content (relevance). The scenes were considered clear and comprehensive with a perceptual above 70% and with an average of 96.9% of agreement. Regarding the relevance, the a...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52964#.VK3si8nQrzE Author(s)   Aline Tomaz de Carvalho * , Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca , Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes Affiliation(s) Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil . ABSTRACT This study aimed to build an accessible online course about breast cancer, focusing on early detection. It is a methodological development study based on the construction of the Health Breast Online Course, accessible for blind women. Content assessment with three health professionals was carried out, in a public university of Ceará, in September 2012. Three blind people educators evaluated pedagogical aspects at a specialized school in Fortaleza, Ceará, in October 2012. The content was modified according to the experts’ suggestions to simple language, logical sequence and emphasis on breast self-exam. After three stages of evaluation, it was considered fully ad...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47328#.VFslEmfHRK0 Author(s)   Gustavo Daniel Constantino Affiliation(s) ICT Department, CIAFIC, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina . ABSTRACT Historically, Educational Technology (EdTech) and Teacher Education (TE) have shared a conflicted relationship, particularly where practicing teachers have not been trained in ET in a manner so that they are able to coherently and efficiently incorporate the new educational technology into their classrooms and schools. In Latin America’s diverse scenario, our analysis is focused on a scenario consisting of Argentina and Uruguay. In this scenario, we identify the social and cultural context wh...