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The response of most educational institutions to the health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic was the adoption of emergency remote teaching and assessment. The paper aims to evaluate students’ satisfaction with assessment activities in a Romanian university and to identify elements pertaining to sustainable assessment in the post-pandemic period. A collaborative research strategy was developed with students being invited as co-researchers for data collection by distributing an online questionnaire and for interpretation of the results in a focus group. The factor analysis of the responses to the survey extracted two pillars pertaining to students’ appraisal of remote assessment activities: Knowledge, and leisure and stress. The discussion in the focus group showed that the research helped participants to process and reason their experience with remote assessment activities in the summer of 2020. Students missed their academic rituals and interactions with peers and teachers. Despite their enthusiasm for technological innovation and the benefits brought by computer assisted assessment, students are inclined towards preserving human evaluators, preferably from their familiar teachers, in educational settings resembling pre-pandemic academic life. A sustainable, resilient model of education needs to be based on retaining features identified as acceptable by students as examinees.
Mariana Cernicova-Buca; Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir. Romanian Students’ Appraisal of the Emergency Remote Assessment due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6110 .
AMA StyleMariana Cernicova-Buca, Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir. Romanian Students’ Appraisal of the Emergency Remote Assessment due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6110.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMariana Cernicova-Buca; Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir. 2021. "Romanian Students’ Appraisal of the Emergency Remote Assessment due to the COVID-19 Pandemic." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6110.
This study focused on the characteristics of postmenopausal breast cancer in the population of southeastern Europe. This retrospective study explored the clinical, epidemiological, and molecular characteristics of women with postmenopausal breast cancer. Material and methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed on 721 postmenopausal breast cancer patients selected from the database of our institution. The data collected consisted of age, living environment, location of the breast tumor, stage of the disease, and molecular sub-type. Patient characteristics were collected based on a systematic chart audit from medical records. The data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 and Pearson analysis. Results: The most frequent age range for breast cancer diagnosis was 51 to 70 years old. Most of the patients (80.7%) came from an urban environment. The vast majority of patients were initially diagnosed in stage II (40.3%) and III (30.3%). The most frequent molecular sub-types were luminal B (39%) and luminal A (35.4%). Almost half of the breast tumors were located in the upper outer quadrant (48.8%). Conclusions: The results of this study describe the profile of patients in southeastern Europe within our institution diagnosed with postmenopausal breast cancer. In our study, patients were first diagnosed with more advanced stages of breast cancer compared with other European countries.
Cristina Oprean; Serban Negru; Dorel Popovici; Sorin Saftescu; Robert-Alexandru Han; Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Teodora Hoinoiu; Alis Dema. Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in Women, Clinical and Epidemiological Factors Related to the Molecular Subtype: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Single Institution for 13 Years. Follow-Up Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 8722 .
AMA StyleCristina Oprean, Serban Negru, Dorel Popovici, Sorin Saftescu, Robert-Alexandru Han, Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir, Teodora Hoinoiu, Alis Dema. Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in Women, Clinical and Epidemiological Factors Related to the Molecular Subtype: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Single Institution for 13 Years. Follow-Up Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (23):8722.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Oprean; Serban Negru; Dorel Popovici; Sorin Saftescu; Robert-Alexandru Han; Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Teodora Hoinoiu; Alis Dema. 2020. "Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in Women, Clinical and Epidemiological Factors Related to the Molecular Subtype: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Single Institution for 13 Years. Follow-Up Data." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 23: 8722.
The study reports on research carried out at the five major technical higher institutions in Romania. It views the human values students bring with them to the educational setting as rhizomatic lines, in the Deleuzian sense, and aims at identifying the intensity of each value, respectively, at grasping the correlations between the students’ values and their projection concerning postgraduation life, including nomadic (i.e., migration) intentions. Such an approach is novel in educational research. The 1782 valid responses collected after applying an online questionnaire were subjected to multivariate statistical analyses. The results unfold the research stages, from intensity-identification concerning the 18 values included in the questionnaire to the factor extraction and correlation findings that highlight strata beneath the upper layer of responses. The values boil down to three nodes of the rhizome, anchoring the Romanian engineers-to-be in the present setting and allowing them to grow in a sustainable manner, i.e., to become professionals, socially accepted, and belonging to a group. The findings are useful to professors, who need to constantly check their assumptions about the profile of the young generation, to better ground their partnership relation with students in moral realities that are relevant and help learners face disruption, crisis, incertitude.
Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Mariana Cernicova-Buca; Vasile Gherheș; Liliana Cismariu. Engineering Students’ Human Values as Rhizomatic Lines of Sustainability. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7417 .
AMA StyleGabriel-Mugurel Dragomir, Mariana Cernicova-Buca, Vasile Gherheș, Liliana Cismariu. Engineering Students’ Human Values as Rhizomatic Lines of Sustainability. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7417.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Mariana Cernicova-Buca; Vasile Gherheș; Liliana Cismariu. 2020. "Engineering Students’ Human Values as Rhizomatic Lines of Sustainability." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7417.
This paper aims to diagnose Romanian engineering students in relation to their migration intentions, motivations, and destinations, and to predict the magnitude of migration in the polled population. It presents the results of a quantitative study based on a questionnaire survey consistent in terms of number and structure of variables and responses. The online questionnaire was self-administered by 1782 students from the five major technical Romanian universities, which are the main providers of the highly skilled labor force in the area of engineering. Regression analysis was carried out to correlate the drivers of migration and the potential for real migration. According to the results, Romanian students from technical universities are inclined to migrate in a significant proportion; the economic factor being the main migration driver. The predictive model built on the logistical regression and the collected data accounts only partially for the variations of the variable decision to migrate, so further research is needed. The analysis of the students’ mindset can prove useful to understand the future interactions between the new graduates and the labor market, to develop regional and national policies regarding human capital, and to root development plans towards sustainable economic growth in solid databases concerning the engineering profession.
Vasile Gherheș; Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Mariana Cernicova-Buca. Migration Intentions of Romanian Engineering Students. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1 .
AMA StyleVasile Gherheș, Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir, Mariana Cernicova-Buca. Migration Intentions of Romanian Engineering Students. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (12):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVasile Gherheș; Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Mariana Cernicova-Buca. 2020. "Migration Intentions of Romanian Engineering Students." Sustainability 12, no. 12: 1.
The current paper is based on a survey conducted on 321 engineering students studying at University Politehnica of Bucharest and University Politehnica of Timişoara. The research aims at outlining the profile of the teacher in technical higher education as depicted by engineering students. The results of the study highlight the importance of the student-teacher relationship and of the teacher’s roles as evaluator and examiner. Moreover, the test data show significant statistical differences between the real and ideal teacher in technical higher education from a student perspective. Regarding the dimensions of the teacher in technical higher education, based on the statistics, on a 1 to 5 scale, the results show similarities of the two models. For instance, students rank first intelligence and last elitism and competitiveness as teacher attributes.
Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Liliana-Luminița Todorescu; Anca Greculescu. Teacher Dimensions in Technical Higher Education – A Student Perspective. Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala 2019, 11, 72 -93.
AMA StyleGabriel-Mugurel Dragomir, Liliana-Luminița Todorescu, Anca Greculescu. Teacher Dimensions in Technical Higher Education – A Student Perspective. Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala. 2019; 11 (2):72-93.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Liliana-Luminița Todorescu; Anca Greculescu. 2019. "Teacher Dimensions in Technical Higher Education – A Student Perspective." Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala 11, no. 2: 72-93.
The hereby paper presents the de Romanians have while travelling to the USA through the Work & Travel Program and its personal and professional benefits. For this purpose we interviewed 145 students who participated in this program, in order to assess the following aspects: the advantages and disadvantages of the program, the issues young people faced while away and the added value of this experience. Approximately 70% of the interviewed students state that they signed up of the Work & Travel program in order to live the American Dream, being driven by curiosity and the desire to be financially independent, but also in order to perfect their English language skills. Among the advantages of the program, mentioned by over 50% of the respondents, we would like to mention the following: the experience they gained, developing their integration and socializing abilities in the new cultural, professional and social environment; the opportunity to travel and visit new places; and personal development. Regarding the disadvantages of the program, 70% of the students interviewed cannot see any weaknesses to it. The rest of the 30% are of the opinion that there are some disadvantages like the long distance from home, possible misunderstandings or disagreements with the employer and also certain health issues that might arise during the program. Among the above mentioned added value items to the program, we noticed the following in the respondents answers: the opportunity to get to know the American culture, to improve their English language skills, to travel and also to recover their initially made financial investment.
Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Liliana-Luminița Todorescu; Iuliana Grazela Stroe. The Work & Travel Program – Means of Training and Integrating Youth for Adult Life. Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala 2019, 11, 94 -109.
AMA StyleGabriel-Mugurel Dragomir, Liliana-Luminița Todorescu, Iuliana Grazela Stroe. The Work & Travel Program – Means of Training and Integrating Youth for Adult Life. Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala. 2019; 11 (2):94-109.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriel-Mugurel Dragomir; Liliana-Luminița Todorescu; Iuliana Grazela Stroe. 2019. "The Work & Travel Program – Means of Training and Integrating Youth for Adult Life." Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala 11, no. 2: 94-109.