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Education as Change

On-line version ISSN 1947-9417
Print version ISSN 1682-3206

Abstract

KEKANA, Ramadimetja Mable  and  STEENEKAMP, Karen. Improving teaching and learning of ethics and human rights in the radiography undergraduate programme with the HECAF model. Educ. as change [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.1, pp.1-23. ISSN 1947-9417.  http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/1947-9417/4440.

Education for healthcare professionals, including radiography, is focused on cognitive, affective and psychomotor learning. The aim of this article is to present and argue for the consideration of the HECAF model, which is designed to improve the teaching and learning of Ethics and Human Rights in the radiography undergraduate programme. This model was developed as a result of a qualitative study using action research as a research design. There were two phases, namely situation analysis and appreciative inquiry. The study used multiple data collection tools. Quantitative data was collected during phase one and qualitative data was collected in phase two. Content analysis was appropriate because it could be used for both quantitative and qualitative data. Participants were facilitators of learning, third-year radiography students and clinical supervisors from the eight higher education institutions that offer radiography education and training in South Africa. Ethical approval was granted. The HECAF model is presented as a strategy that can improve the teaching and learning of Ethics and Human Rights in the undergraduate radiography programme. HECAF is as an acronym for humanness, environment, core curriculum, assessment and feedback. It is argued in this article that the HECAF model can contribute to enhancing professional conduct and ethical behaviour in the clinical radiography environment.

Keywords : radiography; ethics; human rights; facilitator of learning; clinical supervisor; professional conduct and ethical behaviour.

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