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Stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in Sri Lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study
INTRODUCTION: The quality and the range of vocational training (VT) courses offered to youth with disabilities (YwD) in low-middle-income countries are underexplored. This protocol describes a study designed to gather perceptions of a range of stakeholders related to the quality and relevance of VT...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8744120/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34996803 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056678 |
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author | Colonne, Uvini Tharumali Dharmarathna, Isuru Siriwardhana, Dhammika Deepani Handy, Tamara Gamage, Madhushika Harshani Athawuda, Nuwanda Sumanasena, Samanmali P |
author_facet | Colonne, Uvini Tharumali Dharmarathna, Isuru Siriwardhana, Dhammika Deepani Handy, Tamara Gamage, Madhushika Harshani Athawuda, Nuwanda Sumanasena, Samanmali P |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The quality and the range of vocational training (VT) courses offered to youth with disabilities (YwD) in low-middle-income countries are underexplored. This protocol describes a study designed to gather perceptions of a range of stakeholders related to the quality and relevance of VT programmes conducted by the Department of Social Services in Sri Lanka. The purpose of this study is to communicate with authorities the ways in which they can improve their services by paying close attention to the needs and recommendations of all stakeholders. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A parallel mixed-methods study will be conducted at eight vocational training institutes (VTIs). A survey will be conducted with five participant groups; YwD presently enrolled in VTIs (n=358) and their caregivers (n=358), YwD who completed the VT (n=45) and their caregivers (n=45) and educators at VTIs (n=47). The qualitative component includes semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. The three groups of participants include: educators, caregivers of potential YwD for future VT (6–10 per group) and key informants from state, corporate and non-governmental sectors (a total of 20). Quantitative and qualitative data will be analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and cross-thematic analysis, respectively. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study received ethical clearance from the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (Ref. No: P/15/02/2021). All data collection processes will abide by health and safety measures required by the national government. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Results from this research will be disseminated, to local stakeholders and participants, via local and international conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals. |
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spelling | pubmed-87441202022-01-20 Stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in Sri Lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study Colonne, Uvini Tharumali Dharmarathna, Isuru Siriwardhana, Dhammika Deepani Handy, Tamara Gamage, Madhushika Harshani Athawuda, Nuwanda Sumanasena, Samanmali P BMJ Open Medical Education and Training INTRODUCTION: The quality and the range of vocational training (VT) courses offered to youth with disabilities (YwD) in low-middle-income countries are underexplored. This protocol describes a study designed to gather perceptions of a range of stakeholders related to the quality and relevance of VT programmes conducted by the Department of Social Services in Sri Lanka. The purpose of this study is to communicate with authorities the ways in which they can improve their services by paying close attention to the needs and recommendations of all stakeholders. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A parallel mixed-methods study will be conducted at eight vocational training institutes (VTIs). A survey will be conducted with five participant groups; YwD presently enrolled in VTIs (n=358) and their caregivers (n=358), YwD who completed the VT (n=45) and their caregivers (n=45) and educators at VTIs (n=47). The qualitative component includes semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. The three groups of participants include: educators, caregivers of potential YwD for future VT (6–10 per group) and key informants from state, corporate and non-governmental sectors (a total of 20). Quantitative and qualitative data will be analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and cross-thematic analysis, respectively. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study received ethical clearance from the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (Ref. No: P/15/02/2021). All data collection processes will abide by health and safety measures required by the national government. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Results from this research will be disseminated, to local stakeholders and participants, via local and international conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals. BMJ Publishing Group 2022-01-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8744120/ /pubmed/34996803 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056678 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Medical Education and Training Colonne, Uvini Tharumali Dharmarathna, Isuru Siriwardhana, Dhammika Deepani Handy, Tamara Gamage, Madhushika Harshani Athawuda, Nuwanda Sumanasena, Samanmali P Stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in Sri Lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study |
title | Stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in Sri Lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study |
title_full | Stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in Sri Lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study |
title_fullStr | Stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in Sri Lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study |
title_full_unstemmed | Stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in Sri Lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study |
title_short | Stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in Sri Lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study |
title_sort | stakeholders’ perspectives on the provision of vocational training for youth with disabilities in sri lanka: protocol for a mixed-methods study |
topic | Medical Education and Training |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8744120/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34996803 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056678 |
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