Browsing by Subject "STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS"

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    Affecting factors and relationship between patients' attitudes towards the nursing profession and perceptions of nursing care in a university hospital
    (PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOC) Midilli, TS; Kirmizioglu, T; Kalkim, A
    Objective: To evaluate affecting factors and the relationship between patients' attitudes towards the nursing profession and perceptions of nursing care. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Hafsa Sultan Hospital of Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey, from September to November 2014, and comprised inpatients. Data was collected by using a patient information form, the attitude scale for the nursing profession and the patient perception of hospital experience with nursing care scale. SPSS 21 was used for data analysis. Results: Of the 604 participants, 320(53%) were female and 266(44%) were aged 60 years or above. Mean satisfaction level on the patient perception scale was 70.79+/-6.69, and on the attitude scale 176.77+/-11.63. A positive, statistically significant relationship was found between the two scores (p<0.01). It was detected that the age for patient perception of nursing care, and gender and education level for patients' attitudes towards the nursing profession were the affecting factors (p<0.05 each). Conclusion: Nursing care satisfaction and positive attitudes towards the nursing profession increased while patients' perceptions of nursing care improved.
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    A structural equation modelling in distance education teacher training classroom environments
    (SPRINGER) Özüdogru, M
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of teacher candidates about distance education teacher training classroom environments and to display the relationships among distance education classroom environment variables and course achievement. This study was designed according to relational survey research and employed structural equation modelling. In this sense, 12 hypotheses were constructed and tested. The study included 253 teacher candidates who enrolled in distance educational sciences courses at a state university in Turkey. Data were collected through the implementation of the Distance Education Learning Environments Survey (DELES) and analysed using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) 20 to understand whether the recommended model fits the data. The results of the study revealed that instructor support predicted the achievement, perceived authentic learning and autonomy significantly; however, the other DELES variables were insignificant in predicting the achievement of teacher candidates. Moreover, perceived authentic learning significantly predicted personal relevancy and perceived personal relevancy significantly predicted perceived learner autonomy. Furthermore, perceived learner autonomy significantly predicted perceived active learning. Finally, active learning perceived by teacher candidates had a significant but weak effect on student interaction and collaboration. The results of the study were discussed in detail. The findings of this study might provide useful information for instructors to design distance education courses by sensitizing themselves to the positive and negative properties of distance education classroom environments.
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    Public perception and attitudes about social work in Turkey
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD) Bolgün, C; Sahin, F
    The purpose of this study is to examine public perception and attitudes about the social work profession. This research is a cross-sectional study, carried out with 500 individuals over the age of 18 in the city center of Manisa, Turkey. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire based on self-reports of participants via face-to-face interviews in December 2015. Results show that more than half of the participants had never heard of the social work profession before. Traditional fields such as child protection and care of the elderly are the most known working fields. Participants generally demonstrate a positive attitude about the profession.