Educational Environment as Perceived by Nursing Students at Tanta University | ||||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2012, 2012, Page 18-33 PDF (224.07 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2012.38867 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| El-Demerdash Mohamed El-Demerdash; Reda Abd El-Fatah Abo Gad | ||||
| Lecturers of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: In a nursing programme, the main objective is to produce nursing graduates who can provide comprehensive care and treatment to the community. A good approach to the systematic design of a learning environment can lead to positive outcomes for graduates. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify students’ perception of the educational environment at Nursing Faculty at Tanta University. Design: Comparative design was used. Setting & sample: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing at Tanta University. The research design was carried out on 399 nursing students are selected randomly from 4th, 3rd, and 2nd year students and willing to participate in the study. Tools: the data of the study was collected using Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) instrument. Results: results of study reveals that the global mean score of 4th year students 112.42 with mean percent 56.2% is higher than what is observed in 3rd, and 2nd year students 107.20, 107.140 with mean percent 53.6%, 53.5%, respectively. The highest mean percentage score is 59.4%, 57.6% and 56.6% for 2nd, 4th and, 3rd year students respectively, are for students’ perception of teachers with mean score 26.114±5.1315, 25.366±5.3813 and 24.911±6.3038 respectively, while, nursing students` lowest mean percentage is 48.7%, 48.6% and 47.8% for 2nd 4th, and 3rd year students’ perception of atmosphere with mean score 23.386±6.3323, 23.333±6.7033 and 22.948±6.8668, respectively. Conclusion: Remedial measure should be needed in the subscales for the three years students` perceptions of atmosphere, as well as students’ academic self perception and students’ social self perceptions for 2nd year students need further improvement It recommended that the need for the creation of a supportive environment, in addition to designing and implementing interventions to remedy unsatisfactorily elements of the learning environment for more effective and successful teaching and learning. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Educational Environment; student perception; DREEM; Nursing students | ||||
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