Perception of Nursing Students and Faculty Members of the Quality of Academic Advising System | ||||
Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 16, Issue 1, July 2014, Page 169-197 PDF (374.8 K) | ||||
Document Type: Research articles | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2014.205587 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Amira Maher Mansour* 1; Alice Reizian2; Faten Abd El-Monem El Sebaey3 | ||||
1Quality Assurance Unit, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
2Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
3Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Academic advising can assist nursing students in understanding the purpose of the curriculum and to foster their intellectual and personal development toward academic success and lifelong learning. Therefore, the implementation of an academic advising program in nursing faculty based on the needs of students leads to promote their academic success at the faculty. Objective: This study aimed to determine the perception of nursing students and faculty members of the quality of academic advising system at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Setting: Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Subjects: The study subjects comprised undergraduate nursing students and nursing faculty members. Tool: Data was collected using a tool that included three parts, part I: Represents a continuum between the two contrasting advising. Part II: Measures the frequency of a particular activity taking place during advising sessions. Part III: Relates to various aspects of students and faculty members satisfaction with the advising received during the current academic semester. Results: the majority of studied baccalaureate nursing students perceived low level of quality of academic advising, while half of studied nursing faculty members perceived moderate level of quality of academic advising. Conclusion: the majority of the studied baccalaureate nursing students were advised by academic advisor who used prescriptive academic advising style. While half of the studied nursing academic advisor used developmental academic advising style to direct nursing students. Recommendations: Strengthen academic advisor orientation, training, and development through providing them with the essential components of the faculty advising system. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Perception; Quality; Academic Advising System | ||||
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