children's community and specialist nursing, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Hertfordshire, England.
children's nursing, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England.
Nurs Child Young People. 2023 Nov 2;35(6):28-34. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.2023.e1462. Epub 2023 Mar 20.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in significant changes to education delivery. For many university programmes this has included a move from face-to-face to virtual and online learning and teaching.
To gain insight into the experiences of students undertaking the community children's nursing specialist practitioner programme during the academic year 2020-21, when most learning and teaching was delivered using virtual and online methods as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A survey questionnaire containing qualitative and quantitative questions was distributed to 28 students by programme leaders at three universities in England. Seven questionnaires were returned, yielding a 25% response rate.
Respondents' experience of online and virtual learning was generally positive, with benefits for work-life balance and the opportunity to revisit recorded lectures being particularly well regarded. Loss of opportunity for face-to-face engagement with fellow students and the teaching team were identified as disadvantages.
There was strong student support for the provision of more flexible approaches to learning and teaching. Universities should recognise that failure to offer such flexibility could potentially affect recruitment and the viability of courses in the future.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行导致教育方式发生重大变化。对于许多大学课程来说，这包括从面对面教学转变为虚拟和在线学习和教学。
了解在 COVID-19 大流行期间，当大多数学习和教学都通过虚拟和在线方式进行时，2020-21 学年期间，正在攻读社区儿童护理专科实践课程的学生的体验。
通过英格兰三所大学的项目负责人，向 28 名学生分发了一份包含定性和定量问题的调查问卷。共收回了 7 份问卷，回复率为 25%。
受访者对在线和虚拟学习的体验总体上是积极的，他们特别赞赏这种学习方式对工作与生活平衡的好处，以及有机会复习已录制的课程。但也有人认为，这种学习方式失去了与同学和教学团队面对面交流的机会。
学生强烈支持提供更加灵活的学习和教学方式。大学应该认识到，如果不提供这种灵活性，可能会影响未来的招生和课程的可行性。
