Assessing nursing students’ approaches to learning in selected nursing schools in Malawi
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2021-01-13
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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Abstract
Study type: This will be a quantitative cross-section study.
Problem to be studied: Students’ approaches to learning are vital in nursing education. This is
because nursing is a profession where classroom learning leads to clinical performance.
Literature recognizes the student’s approaches to learning as a significant aspect affecting the
quality of student’s learning. A student’s adopted approach to learning affects the student’s
ability to acquire critical thinking, problem solving and lifelong learning which in turn aids
nursing students and nurses to tackle various challenges in diverse clinical settings.
Consequently, it affects positive health outcomes in health care consumers. In Malawi, nursing
and midwifery technicians are a largest nursing workforce, however, there is scarcity of
empirical data on learning approaches that Malawian nursing and midwifery technician students
in nursing colleges employ. This study therefore, seeks to establish learning approaches that
Malawian nursing and midwifery technician students employ.
Study objective: The main objective of this study is to assess the different approaches to
learning among nursing and midwifery technician students in selected Malawian nursing
colleges. It will specifically identify approaches to learning adopted by nursing and midwifery
technician students in selected nursing colleges in Malawi. It will also measure the association
between demographic characteristics of the nursing and midwifery technician students and their
adopted approaches to learning in selected nursing colleges in Malawi. The study will further
specifically assess the association between the assessment the nursing and midwifery technician
students pass through and the adopted approaches to learning in selected nursing colleges in
Malawi.
Methodology: This will be a cross- sectional study that will employ quantitative methods. The
target population is nursing and midwifery technician students in year one, two and three from
Nkhoma College of Nursing, Ekwendeni College of Health Sciences and Malawi College of
Health Sciences. A total of 253 students will be sampled from the three nursing colleges. Data
will be collected through a self-administered questionnaire and will be analyzed using SPSS
version 22.0. To ensure adherence to ethical standards the research proposal will be submitted to
COMREC for ethical approval. Furthermore, throughout the process of conducting the research,
confidentiality, beneficence, respect for human dignity and justice will be strictly observed.
Dissemination of results: The findings from this study will be disseminated at the selected
colleges. In addition, the findings will be submitted to Kamuzu College of Nursing and
COMREC in form of a report (thesis) and further be published in peer reviewed journals after
authorization. Furthermore, the thesis will be shared with KCN libraries for both campuses so
that it can be used for educational purposes.
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Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE