Professional Development Program (PDP) As a Tool to Improve Educational Quality in Higher Education: Views and Expectations of Nursing Academics
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| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Eurasian Journal of Teacher Education | ||
| Makale Dili | – | Basım Tarihi | 08-2022 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 3 / 2 / 91–107 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ejte/article/846188?issue_id=72410 | ||
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| This study aims to determine the views and expectations of the nursing academics about professional development programmes to improve educational quality in higher education. The study has a qualitative research feature and it is designed as a holistic single case study. The study group consisted of 25 academics in the nursing education departments of higher education institutions and are determined by a simple random sampling method. A semi-structured interview form including mainly open-ended questions and close-ended was used as the data collection instrument. The data was analysed via content analysis and basic descriptive statistics. It was determined the academics thought that Professional Development Programs should have aimed to enable participants gain knowledge/skills about different methods/techniques, classroom management, measurement and evaluation, distance education, effective communicate, and continuous improvement. They explained views about the content in line with the aims they declared. They indicated active participation of the learners should be enacted and extra importance should be given to the time, the place and the instructor for effective teaching/learning process. Lastly, they uttered their belief about the necessity of evaluation after such programs. This study will facilitate and guide the development of the Professional Development Program to be held in the field of nursing. Conducting similar studies on the subject will increase the effectiveness of Professional Development Programs and the quality levels of teaching/learning quality in higher education. |
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