Relationship between Educational Philosophy and Teaching Styles of Nursing Educators | ||||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 16, Issue 1, July 2014, Page 57-74 PDF (112.19 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2014.205577 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Abeer Mohamed Abd Elkader* | ||||
| Nursing Education, Faculty of Nursing, El-Minia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Educational philosophies and teaching styles are two aspects of adult learning that influence the teaching-learning transaction in colleges and universities. The educational philosophy can inform the educator with strategies and methods for implementing adult learning principles. The study of teaching style is important because it assists educators in designing a positive learning experience for students. Objective: This study aims to identify the relationship between the educational philosophies and teaching styles among nursing educators at El-Minia Faculty of Nursing. Setting: The study was carried out at at El-Minia Faculty of Nursing. Subjects: The study subjects included a total number of 70 nursing educators. Tools: Tools used in the study were the Educational philosophy and Teaching style questionnaires. Results: The study results indicated that the dominant educational philosophies among educators were humanistic and radical education philosophy. Also, the dominant teaching styles were expert and facilitator. Recommendations: It was recommended to conduct a study to investigate the quality of nursing education services provided at the national level and compare the results to student achievement, teaching style, or educational philosophy. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Educational philosophy; Teaching Style; Nursing Education | ||||
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