Shirazi Fatemeh, Sharif Farkhondeh, Molazem Zahra, Alborzi Mahboobeh
Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
J Adv Med Educ Prof. 2017 Jan;5(1):33-41.
Working in the complex and ever changing healthcare settings forces the nurses and nursing students to be equipped with lifelong learning skills. One of the lifelong learning skills is self-directed learning. This study aimed to explore the M.Sc. nursing students' self-directed learning activities.
A qualitative design using conventional content analysis approach was used in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve Iranian M.Sc. nursing students who were selected using purposive sampling.
Data analysis indicated that the M.Sc. nursing students performed different activities in their self-directed learning. These activities were categorized into four main themes and ten subthemes. The main themes were "sensory perceptions", "knowledge construction", "problem-centered orientation", and "interaction with others".
According to the findings, the M.Sc. nursing students performed different intellectual and experiential self-directed activities for promoting their learning. Besides, the students' perseverance and inquisitiveness played an important role in their self-directed learning in the challenging clinical environments.
在复杂且不断变化的医疗环境中工作，要求护士和护理专业学生具备终身学习技能。自我导向学习是终身学习技能之一。本研究旨在探索护理学硕士研究生的自我导向学习活动。
本研究采用传统内容分析法进行定性设计。对12名伊朗护理学硕士研究生进行了半结构式访谈，这些学生采用目的抽样法选取。
数据分析表明，护理学硕士研究生在自我导向学习中开展了不同的活动。这些活动分为四个主要主题和十个子主题。主要主题为“感官认知”“知识构建”“以问题为中心的导向”和“与他人互动”。
根据研究结果，护理学硕士研究生开展了不同的智力和经验性自我导向活动以促进学习。此外，学生的毅力和好奇心在具有挑战性的临床环境中的自我导向学习中发挥了重要作用。
