Information Literacy is one of the dimensions of digital competence and, in today’s information and media-based society, it should be a skill that everyone develops, especially secondary school teachers due to their influence on this crucial stage of student development. In this investigation we aim to determine the current level of information literacy of secondary school teachers in Spain. For this purpose we have designed a questionnaire (n=2,656) which is divided into two parts: the first asks questions related to belief and self-perception of information literacy indicators, and the second presents practical cases in which the teachers have to demonstrate their skills in information literacy. The results confirm that the beliefs of secondary school teachers show rather high values but that, even if the level of information literacy that the teachers have is acceptable, there are certain aspects of the indicators related to assessment, management and transformation of information in which the teachers display serious shortcomings. This highlights the need to establish a training plan for information literacy for the secondary school teachers in Spain. La alfabetización informacional es una de las dimensiones de la competencia digital y, como tal, debe ser tenida muy en cuenta dentro de las competencias asumibles por cualquier persona en nuestros días, inmersa en la sociedad de la información y la comunicación, pero más concretamente por el profesorado de Educación Secundaria dada la gran importancia que tiene esta etapa en la formación de los alumnos. En este estudio hemos querido conocer cuál es el grado de alfabetización informacional del profesorado de Secundaria del estado español. Para ello hemos construido y aplicado un cuestionario (n=2.656). En dicho instrumento hemos sometido al profesorado a dos partes bien diferenciadas, una con cuestiones de creencia y autopercepción sobre los indicadores de la alfabetización informacional, y por otra, con cuestiones de situación, casos prácticos en los que el profesorado ha tenido que poner en práctica las habilidades y destrezas que tiene sobre la alfabetización informacional. Los resultados obtenidos confirman que las creencias del profesorado de Educación Secundaria dan valores bastante elevados pero también nos muestran que si bien el grado de alfabetización informacional del profesorado consigue el aprobado, hay ciertos aspectos de los indicadores relativos a la evaluación, gestión y transformación de la información donde los docentes tienen graves carencias. Todo ello pone de manifiesto la necesidad de plantear un plan formativo en alfabetización informacional del profesorado de Educación Secundaria de España.
This report summarizes the outcomes of a meeting on cystic echinococcosis (CE) in animals and humans in Chile held in Santiago, Chile, between the 21st and 22nd of January 2016. The meeting participants included representatives of the Departamento de Zoonosis, Ministerio de Salud (Zoonotic Diseases Department, Ministry of Health), representatives of the Secretarias Regionales del Ministerio de Salud (Regional Department of Health, Ministry of Health), Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario (National Institute for the Development of Agriculture and Livestock, INDAP), Instituto de Salud Pública (National Institute for Public Health, ISP) and the Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (Animal Health Department, SAG), academics from various universities, veterinarians and physicians. Current and future CE control activities were discussed. It was noted that the EG95 vaccine was being implemented for the first time in pilot control programmes, with the vaccine scheduled during 2016 in two different regions in the South of Chile. In relation to use of the vaccine, the need was highlighted for acquiring good quality data, based on CE findings at slaughterhouse, previous to initiation of vaccination so as to enable correct assessment of the efficacy of the vaccine in the following years. The current world’s-best-practice concerning the use of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool for the screening population in highly endemic remote and poor areas was also discussed.
La motivación principal de estas investigaciones ha sido dotar a las organizaciones de información local y nacional, que apoye a la toma de decisiones empresariales, permita a la administración plantear estrategias que conduzcan a un desarrollo sostenido, y que estas se reflejen en el dinamismo de la economía local y en la generación de fuentes de empleo. El Boletín busca ser un apoyo directo para incrementar el nivel competitivo de las organizaciones de la región y el país; ser fuente oficial de información que permita el planteamiento y la reestructuración de políticas públicas; así como, ser un medio para la consulta y reflexión de estudiantes, docentes y la sociedad en general, interesados en las áreas de estudio que en este se plasman. 103 páginas ISBN:978-9942-778-55-0 e-ISBN:978-9942-778-58-1
Echinococcus granulosus is endemic in the Magallanes region and other areas of Chile. After a successful control programme implemented between 1979 and 2004, dogs’ prevalence decreased from 70% to 0.5%. Since the end of the programme, no prevalence study of canine echinococcosis has been performed in this region. Dog faecal samples were collected from epidemiological units for DNA isolation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect E. granulosus. In addition, dog owners were required to answer a questionnaire for a risk factor analysis. We collected 1069 environmental dog faecal samples from 267 urban, 241 periurban, and 61 rural epidemiological units. E. granulosus was found in 11/61 (18%) and 1/241 (0.4%) epidemiological units from rural and periurban areas, respectively. The Ultima Esperanza province showed the highest prevalence with eight out of 16 units with faeces positive to E. granulosus showing a main spatial cluster of canine echinococcosis. None of the risk factors investigated showed a statistical significance with positive units. This study shows the active transmission of the parasite in the Magallanes region, especially in the Ultima Esperanza province, with a possible re-emergence of the parasite. Further studies focusing on the incidence in humans are required together with the reestablishment of the compulsory deworming of dogs.
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