Factors associated with nursing students' academic success or failure: A retrospective Italian multicenter study

Dante, Angelo; Valoppi, Graziella; Saiani, Luisa; Palese, Alvisa

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2010.03.016

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“…[12] added that gender is not associated with students' academic success rate. Other study [13], found that there is no statistical significant difference between male and female students in their perception of effective teacher regarding professional competencies, interpersonal relationship and personal characteristics.…”

Section: Students' Perceptions Of the Quality Dimensions Of All Nursimentioning

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Quality of Nursing Courses as Perceived by Students: Relationship with Their Academic Achievement in Palestine College of Nursing

Awad¹

2015

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The purpose of this study was to determine the Bachelor Science of Nursing (BSN), student's perceptions of the quality of nursing courses taught at Palestine College of Nursing (PCN), which were fundamentals of nursing course, adult nursing course, pediatric nursing course, maternity nursing course, community nursing course, mental health and psychiatric nursing course and nursing management and leadership course, and its relationship with their academic achievement. The Palestine College of Nursing is governmental and Ministry of Health (MOH) affiliated. The sample included 467 nursing students registered in the college who studied the previously mentioned nursing courses. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire developed by the researcher, and guided by literature. That was to assess the included nine quality dimensions of the nursing courses as perceived by the students. Content validity and reliability tests were done for the tool. The study revealed that the total students' perceptions of the quality of all nurses courses were within average quality level (80.42%). The nursing management course and community health nursing course were of the first two ranks of high quality level (84.54%, and 84.48%, respectively), where mental health and psychiatric nursing course, fundamentals of nursing course, adult health nursing course, pediatric nursing course and maternity health nursing course were the next ranks of average quality level. The study revealed that students' perceptions of seven dimensions from nine were with average quality level (80.50%). The first rank was the "teacher/instructor characteristics and attributes", dimension of high quality level (84.44%), while the last rank was "teaching methodology" dimension of average quality level (77.54%). There was a positive relationship between students' achievement and the courses' quality dimensions, pertaining objectives of the course, contents of the course, teacher/instructor competencies, teacher characteristics, teaching methodology, students/teacher interaction and course evaluation. The study recommended improving the quality of nursing courses for better level and to improve the quality of some dimensions like using different teaching strategies, the quality of clinical settings, and improve the quality of nursing instructors in some clinical areas. Finally the researcher Y. M. Awad 37 recommend for further studies about concerning quality in nursing education.

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Section: Students' Perceptions Of the Quality Dimensions Of All Nursimentioning

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Quality of Nursing Courses as Perceived by Students: Relationship with Their Academic Achievement in Palestine College of Nursing

Awad¹

2015

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“…Th erefore, it is extremely important to enroll people in this study who are willing not only to study nursing but who understand the needs of the others, and are empathetic, aware of their reactions to the others, critically refl ect in the care conducted and are prepared for lifelong learning. Th e number of students who do not end up enrolled nursing studies ranged up to 30% 1 . Th e most common reasons for non-completion of the study are a failure during the study, personal and family reasons, wrong choice of career, unrealized expectations about the study, and nursing and fi nancial diffi culties 2,3 .…”

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Changes in Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards Nursing During Undergraduate Study

Čukljek

Jureša

Bile

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SUMMARY -Th e aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of nursing students towards nursing, and changes in their attitudes during the study. A quantitative study with pre-post survey was conducted among nursing students enrolled in fi rst study year in the academic year 2012/2013 (N=115) and third study year in the academic year 2014/2015 (N=106). Students voluntarily and anonymously completed a questionnaire consisting of demographic information and the Nursing Image Questionnaire, which includes 30 items that assess how an individual looks at the roles and tasks, values, social stereotypes of nursing, professionalism and performance of nurses. Th e results indicated that students had positive attitude towards nursing at the beginning and during the study. During the study, there was a positive change in attitudes in the majority of items of the questionnaire, whereas at the end of the study lower attitude was expressed in only four items. Th e study conducted among nursing students indicated that students' attitudes changed during the study, infl uenced by the acquisition of knowledge and skills. During the study, students acquire a more realistic perception of nursing, and adoption of professional values emerges.

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“…Furthermore, it should be noted that students who confront family or marital issues during their doctoral research often experience considerable additional limitations or even academic failure (Dante, Valoppi, Saiani, & Palese, 2011), regardless of impediment (e.g., disruption of family life due to bereavement or divorce or war in their country) (Maher et al, 2004). Emotional support ÜNİVERSİTEPARK Bülten | Bulletin • Volume 6 • Issue 1 • 2017 from family members is often cited as critical to those in the throes of the doctoral process, providing them with the encouragement needed to persist and succeed.…”

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Factors Influencing the Degree Progress of International PhD Students from Africa: An Exploratory Study

Soumana¹,

Uddin²

2017

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In recent decades some countries of the Middle East have offered facilities to attract international students to pursue their higher education within their higher education institutions. The purpose of this study is to understand the difficulties faced by these students while conducting their studies abroad, and in doing so, to broaden the awareness of the challenges they face to complete their research. The participants of this qualitative study are international PhD students studying at a Middle Eastern public university. The university has reported increasing enrollment of international students, particularly from Africa in the last few years. Data were collected using a set of semi-structured interviews that drew out information on critical incidents that characterized the kind of difficulties students had faced in their studies. The data collected was further analyzed using a qualitative software package, NVivo (QSR International, 11). Six main themes came out from the content analysis of the interviews, which are the role of the adviser, student features, funding issues, family engagement, research and psychological obstacles which provide a holistic picture of student perspectives on the factors that influence degree progress. While these students might have faced difficulties mentioned in existing literature, this study argues that the participants have indicated experiencing psychological obstacles that were not described in earlier studies, such as the state of mind they were in as a result of being worried for family members due to war or violence in their home countries, and drop in currency exchange rates and difficulties in acquiring money due to international sanctions imposed against their countries. This study provides important thoughts on the factors that impact the degree progress of international PhD students from Africa, while at the same time revealing a serious gap in the advisers' role which can contribute to the problems experience during the study progress of doctoral students.

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Factors associated with nursing students' academic success or failure: A retrospective Italian multicenter study

Cited by 71 publications

References 17 publications

Quality of Nursing Courses as Perceived by Students: Relationship with Their Academic Achievement in Palestine College of Nursing

Quality of Nursing Courses as Perceived by Students: Relationship with Their Academic Achievement in Palestine College of Nursing

Changes in Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards Nursing During Undergraduate Study

Factors Influencing the Degree Progress of International PhD Students from Africa: An Exploratory Study

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