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    Assessing nursing students’ approaches to learning in selected nursing schools in Malawi
    (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2021-01-13) Zolowere, Dalitso
    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.