Nursing Students' Readiness for Self-Directed Learning and their Sustainable Developmental Behavior | ||||
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 33, Issue 2, May 2024 PDF (1.28 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.367917 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ebtsam Adel Mohamed Belal![]() | ||||
11Master student at Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2Demonstrator, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt. | ||||
2Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
3Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
4Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Education is a crucial mean for nursing students to grow themselves in modern societies. Therefore, they must possess the ability of self-directed learning which is a vital component for sustainability in nursing education. Aim: This study aimed to assess nursing students' readiness for self-directed learning and their sustainable developmental behavior. Subjects and Method: Design: Descriptive correlational research design used in the study. Setting: The study was conducted in Faculty of Nursing at Tanta University. Subject: Consisted of 945 nursing students of Faculty of Nursing at Tanta University. Tools: Two tools were used to collect the data. Tool I: Nursing Students' Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale. Tool II: Nursing Students' Sustainable Development Behavior Scale. Results: More than three-quarters (78.73%) of nursing students had a high level of self-directed learning readiness. Furthermore, more than two thirds (71.75%) of nursing students had a high level of sustainable development behavior. Conclusion: There were statistically positive correlations between overall nursing students' self-directed learning readiness and their perception regarding sustainable development behavior. Recommendations: The nursing faculty reinforces nursing students' self-directed learning readiness and keeps the progress of sustainable development behavior through attending workshops and training programs | ||||
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