Publications
The yearning to maintain the attitudes of caring in the health professions
Jul 13, 2017
By Dr Vivienne Decleva on LinkedIn
Today, more than ever, it is important to maintain the attitudes of respect, acceptance, caring, and compassion for the other.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/yearning-maintain-attitudes-caring-health-professions-decleva
Reflection: The relationship between teacher and students
Jan 4, 2017
By Dr Vivienne Decleva on LinkedIn
Teaching is an interpersonal relationship: an intimate rapport between teacher and students, that is necessary for learning to occur.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflection-relationship-between-teacher-students-dr-vivienne-decleva
Nursing care across the lifespan: younger adulthood to middle adulthood
Sep 16, 2016
By Vivenne Decleva
Published by Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd)
Tabbner’s Nursing Care Theory and Practice 7E by Gabrielle Koutoukidis, Kate Stainton and Jodie Hughson
Completed Chapter 14 on ‘Nursing care across the lifespan: younger adulthood to middle adulthood’ including:
Emerging adulthood
Growth and development in early adulthood
Health risks/problems in early adulthood
Growth and development in middle-aged adults
Health risks/problems in middle-aged adults
Cultural diversity
Health promotion
Implementing the nursing process
Tabbner’s Nursing Care Theory and Practice 7E by Gabrielle Koutoukidis, Kate Stainton and Jodie Hughson
https://www.amazon.com.au/Tabbners-Nursing-Care-Theory-Practice/dp/0729542270
The Rights of Students to a Quality Education
Jan 21, 2016
By Dr Vivienne Decleva
Published on LinkedIn
Students who attend CBT training do not just come to learn specific skills, they come with dreams, hopes and aspirations
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rights-students-quality-education-dr-vivienne-decleva
Nurse education, the forgotten discipline
Jan 6, 2016
By Vivienne Decleva
Published by Open Forum
Nurse education does not have the same level of recognition as other disciplines. Dr Vivienne Decleva wishes the nursing profession would recognise this specialised field more formally.
http://www.openforum.com.au/nurse-education-forgotten-discipline
Have you ever been ‘away with the fairies?’
Aug 15, 2015
By Dr Vivienne Decleva
Published by LinkedIn
Students can often be distracted whilst learning. Instead of worrying that you are ‘off with the fairies,’ consider asking the fairies to help you!
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/have-you-ever-been-off-fairies-dr-vivienne-decleva
The influence of a student centred approach to teaching on the achievement of students’ career goals and personal aspirations
Jan 3, 2014
By Vivienne Decleva
Published by Victoria University
Thesis for: Doctor of Education
Supervised by Professor Maureen Ryan and Dr Kerry Renwick
Competency Based Training focuses on the acquisition of work related competencies. This study examines the acquisition of such competencies and it investigates students’ progress in the direction of their career goals and personal aspirations when a humanistic/student centred approach to teaching is used in a Competency-Based program. Nineteen students in Certificate III, Community Services Education (Aged Care Work) participated in the study. Information was collected during the 17-week program, three and six months after the program. The methodology for the study was derived from the Theory of Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) as presented by George Kelly (1955/1991). The theory of PCP acknowledges individuals as responsible, active and meaning seeking agents who are open to change and to personal development. The theory also proposes active participation between researcher and respondents. In the study therefore, the respondents became co-researchers who monitored and interpreted their constructs systems. Through their stories and personal reflections the study monitored their progress in becoming “the person that I would like to be”.
http://vuir.vu.edu.au/25841/
http://vuir.vu.edu.au/view/people/Decleva=3AVivienne_Therese=3A=3A.html
Humanism, the Forgotten Element in Nurse Education: How Can It Be Restored?
Aug 1, 2012
By Vivienne Decleva and Jacquie Wise
Published by Common Ground Publishing
Nursing is essentially a human discipline, and yet in the last decade, the education of enrolled nurses has been concerned less with human aspects of care and more the with acquisition of clinical tasks. Nursing care however, has remained constant, provided around the clock and intimate care, consisting of face-to-face interaction between nurse and patient. The proximity and consistency of nursing care makes patient-nurse relationships special and unique. The qualities of compassion, empathy, and tolerance are therefore integral to this relationship. The aim of this paper is to examine how the human aspects of caring can be preserved in nurse education, at a time when nursing has become more skilled and technologically-oriented, and nurse education itself has become governed by economic rationalism.
Keywords: Nursing, Nursing Care, Concept or Caring, Nurse Education, Humanistic Attitudes
Stream: Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning
Presentation Type: 5 minute Roundtable Presentation in English
Vivienne Decleva
Coordinator, Transition Program Diploma of Nursing
School of Health, Victoria University
St. Albans, Victoria, Australia
Vivienne Decleva is the program coordinator at Victoria University, St. Albans Campus, Victoria, Australia. She is a nurse and an educator who over the years has taught in a number of nursing and community health courses. Presently, she is working with enrolled nurses returning to study. As an educator, she believes that nursing education involves the acquisition of skills, as well as the development of the whole person. She has studied education and counseling in Australia and in the United States. She has presented several papers on nurse education at national and international forums. Vivenne has worked primarily as a community and disability nurse.
http://l12.cgpublisher.com/proposals/217/index_html
The influence of accelerated learning and student-centred teaching on the achievement of students’ career goal and personal aspirations
Jan 1, 2005
By Vivienne Decleva
Vol 57 Page 2-2
Competency-Based Training focuses on the acquisition of work-related competencies. The study examined the acquisition of competencies, and it investigated students’ progress in the direction of their career goals and personal aspirations when a humanistic/student-centred approach to teaching
was used in a Competency-Based program. Nineteen students in Certificate III, Community Services Education (Aged Care Work) participated in the study. Information was collected during the 17-week program, three and six months after.
The methodology for the study was derived from the Theory of Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) as presented by George Kelly (1955/1991). The theory of PCP acknowledges individuals as responsible, active and meaning-seeking agents who are open to change and to personal development.
The theory also proposes active participation between researcher and respondents. In the study, the students became co-researchers who examined and interpreted their constructs systems. Through their stories and personal reflections, the study monitored the students’ progress in becoming the person that I would like to be.
Adult, Community, and Professional Learning
The influence of accelerated learning and student-centred teaching on the achievement of students’ career goal and personal aspirations Influence of a Student-Centred Approach to Teaching on the Achievement of Students’ Career Goals and Personal Aspirations Vivienne Decleva Competency-Based Training focuses on the acquisition of work-related competencies. The study examined the acquisition of competencies, and it investigated students’ progress in the direction of their career goals and personal aspirations when a humanistic/student-centred approach to teaching was used in a Competency-Based program. Nineteen students in Certificate III, Community Services Education (Aged Care Work) participated in the study. Information was collected during the 17-week program, three and six months after. The methodology for the study was derived from the Theory of Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) as presented by George Kelly (1955/1991). The theory of PCP acknowledges individuals as responsible, active and meaning-seeking agents who are open to change and to personal development. The theory also proposes active participation between researcher and respondents. In the study, the students became co-researchers who examined and interpreted their constructs systems. Through their stories and personal reflections, the study monitored the students’ progress in becoming the person that I would like to be.
https://thelearner.com/assets/downloads/Schedule_report_45-12.pdf
CAE : the journey continues
Jan 1, 2004
By Joanne Birkett, Louise Courtney and Vivienne Decleva
Published by Centre for Adult Education CAE Melbourne
Chapter in a Booklet
Physical Description
iv, 88 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Series
Innovation – evaluation – review : a journal of reflection into aspects of adult education ; v. 2
Innovation – evaluation – review : a journal of reflection into aspects of adult education ; v. 2(July 2004)
Subjects
Adult education — Victoria.
Contents
Stepping stones to further study – Diploma of Liberal Arts: an evaluation of five years delivery of the Diploma of Liberal Arts at CAE
Pathways for adult learners from ESL to VCE. Exploring the viability fo pathways for adult NESB learners at CAE from ESL to VCE
Teaching in the workplace. The changing role of teachers.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Language
English
ISBN 1876339365
Libraries Australia ID 26766231
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3370725
Teaching in the Workplace: The Teacher’s Role in the Workplace Setting
Jul 15, 2003
By Vivienne Decleva
Published by The Learning Conference 2003 – Institute of Education, University of London
The paper discusses the changing role of teachers in vocational education and training. The introduction of workplace competencies in vocational education has shifted the emphasis from classroom to workplace learning. The paper discusses how teachers, of a course in Certificate III, Human Services Education (Aged Care Work), contributed to positive learning by supporting and guiding students and staff of two Nursing Homes that were part for workplace setting.
The discussion centres on the teachers role in responding to students individual learning styles. It describes the support given to students and to staff.
During their workplace learning experience students were able to acknowledge and use their individual learning style to fit and adapt to the expectations of the workplace and to acquire the competencies and attitudes expected of a Certificate III, Aged Care Worker.
Presenters Vivienne Decleva (Australia) Coordinator/ teacher, Certificate III Human Services Education, Aged Care Work, Human Services Education, Centre for Adult Education
Vivienne Decleva is a nurse and educator who has taught for many years in the fields of Nursing and Human Services. Her expertise is working with students with different learning styles and needs and in the use of accelerated learning strategies to assist learning.
Keywords
Vocational Education and Training
Changing Role of Vocational Teachers
Workplace Learning Experience
Individual Learning Styles
(30 min Conference Paper, English)
The Learning Conference 2003 – Institute of Education, University of London 15-18 July 2003 Teaching in the Workplace: The Teacher’s Role in the Workplace Setting Vivienne Decleva. The paper discusses the changing role of teachers in vocational education and training. The introduction of workplace competencies in vocational education has shifted the emphasis from classroom to workplace learning. The paper discusses how teachers, of a course in Certificate III, Human Services Education (Aged Care Work), contributed to positive learning by supporting and guiding students and staff of two Nursing Homes that were part for workplace setting.
The discussion centres on the teachers role in responding to students individual learning styles. It describes the support given to students and to staff. During their workplace learning experience students were able to acknowledge and use their individual learning style to fit and adapt to the expectations of the workplace and to acquire the competencies and attitudes expected of a Certificate III, Aged Care Worker. Presenters Vivienne Decleva (Australia) Coordinator/ teacher, Certificate III Human Services Education, Aged Care Work Human Services Education Centre for Adult Education Vivienne Decleva is a nurse and educator who has taught for many years in the fields of Nursing and Human Services. Her expertise is working with students with different learning styles and needs and in the use of accelerated learning strategies to assist learning. Keywords Vocational Education and Training. Changing Role of Vocational Teachers. Workplace Learning Experience Individual Learning Styles (30 min Conference Paper, English)
http://lc03.commongroundconferences.com/ProposalSystem/Presentations/P000309.html
The Effectiveness of Storytelling and Metaphors in First Aid Training
Jan 1, 2003
By Vivienne Decleva
Published by Common Ground Publishing The Learner Collection
Article Electronic $US5.00
First Aid Level II Certificate was mandatory for all Human Services workers. Students undertaking Certificate III in Human Services had to be registered First Aiders prior to undertaking workplace-learning experiences.
International Journal of Learning, Volume 9. Article: Electronic (PDF File; 346.870KB), ISSN: ISSN 1447-9540, LC02-0107-2002. 2003 Article Electronic USD$5.00
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.9.103