Khodaveisi Masoud, Pazargadi Mehrnoosh, Yaghmaei Farideh, Bikmoradi Ali
Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
J Res Med Sci. 2012 Jul;17(7):710-7.
Although nursing education in Iran has a positive trend in growth; it is still facing with multifaceted challenges. This study aims to explore the challenges for effective evaluation of nursing education perceived by academic managers.
A qualitative study was performed by using 21 face-to-face, in-depth interviews with academic managers in medical universities and at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran. All interviews were recorded digitally, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed by qualitative content analysis.
The main challenges could be categorized under 3 themes, each included 3 subthemes: managerial issues (inefficacy of management, inadequacy of policies and strategies, ineffective evaluation planning); administrative issues (inefficient and affected evaluators, inappropriate implementation, and inefficacy of approaches and tools); and structural issues (inappropriate culture, clinical education complexity, lack of alumni follow-up system).
The results emphasize the need for educational evaluation development in nursing, including systematic and regular educational evaluation planning focusing on efficient feedback system and regard to excellence models. The comprehensive educational evaluation requires participation, involvement, and collaboration among the Nursing Board, Nursing ministerial office, faculties of nursing, and Nursing Organization. Thus, it is necessary to better designate current educational evaluation systems, policies, approaches, methods, and procedures.
尽管伊朗的护理教育呈积极的发展趋势，但仍面临多方面的挑战。本研究旨在探讨学术管理人员所感知到的有效评估护理教育面临的挑战。
采用定性研究方法，对伊朗医科大学以及卫生和医学教育部的学术管理人员进行了21次面对面的深入访谈。所有访谈均进行了数字录音，逐字转录，并采用定性内容分析法进行分析。
主要挑战可分为3个主题，每个主题包含3个子主题：管理问题（管理效率低下、政策和策略不足、评估计划无效）；行政问题（评估人员效率低下且受影响、实施不当、方法和工具无效）；以及结构问题（文化不当、临床教育复杂、缺乏校友跟踪系统）。
研究结果强调了护理教育评估发展的必要性，包括制定系统且定期的教育评估计划，重点关注有效的反馈系统并参考卓越模式。全面的教育评估需要护理委员会、护理部长办公室、护理学院和护理组织之间的参与、介入与合作。因此，有必要更好地指定当前的教育评估系统、政策、方法、方式和程序。
