The use of educational games in midwifery: an overview
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TextPublisher number: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz Language: English Series: ; African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health Volume 14 Issue 1 Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: MA Healthcare & Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] 2020/1/2Description: Pages 1-10Online resources: Summary: This article provides an overview of the development, testing, and use of educational games in midwifery. It considers the educational advantages of this approach and draws on the authors' experience of using games to promote safer childbirth. Games designed for the World Health Organization Safe Motherhood midwifery education modules and also for the Lugina Africa Midwives Research Network are described, and the experiences of project participants of using and researching the effect of these games are discussed. Early evaluation has shown promise for the increasing use of more innovative educational approaches and considerable potential for having a positive effect on midwifery practice and consequently the quality of care.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| RESEARCH ARTICLES | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | RA0983 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | -1 | RA0983 |
This article provides an overview of the development, testing, and use of educational games in midwifery. It considers the educational advantages of this approach and draws on the authors' experience of using games to promote safer childbirth. Games designed for the World Health Organization Safe Motherhood midwifery education modules and also for the Lugina Africa Midwives Research Network are described, and the experiences of project participants of using and researching the effect of these games are discussed. Early evaluation has shown promise for the increasing use of more innovative educational approaches and considerable potential for having a positive effect on midwifery practice and consequently the quality of care.
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