Lifelong learning competencies among undergraduate first year and final year midwifery-nursing students.

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Örs M.

İnternational Journal of curriculum and instruction, cilt.12, sa.Special issue, ss.88-104, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: Special issue
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Dergi Adı: İnternational Journal of curriculum and instruction
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.88-104
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this research is to determine the lifelong learning competence of undergraduate first year and final year midwiferynursing students . A quantitative research methodology was employed. The population of the study consists of a total of 375

students attending of department of midwifery (n=106) and nursing department (n= 269) in 2017-2018 academic year. Lifelong Learning Competence Scale developed was used for data collection. In the data analysis, descriptive statistics were applied. Results indicated that the midwifery and nursing students' lifelong learning competence scale and scale subdimensions scores are high level. As a result of the Mann Whitney U test, it was put forward that there was statistically

significant differences in level of decision-making competencies based on department variable (Mdn= 3.59, U=1694.5, P<0.05). As a results of Mann Whitney U test, which was made to compare the self-management subscale scores of 1st and final year students, there was a statistically significant difference in self-management competencies subscale of studentsaccording to grade level (Mdn= 3.85, U= 2567, <0.05).

The aim of this research is to determine the lifelong learning competence of undergraduate first year and final year midwiferynursing
students . A quantitative research methodology was employed. The population of the study consists of a total of 375
students attending of department of midwifery (n=106) and nursing department (n= 269) in 2017-2018 academic year.
Lifelong Learning Competence Scale developed was used for data collection. In the data analysis, descriptive statistics were
applied. Results indicated that the midwifery and nursing students' lifelong learning competence scale and scale subdimensions
scores are high level. As a result of the Mann Whitney U test, it was put forward that there was statistically
significant differences in level of decision-making competencies based on department variable (Mdn= 3.59, U=1694.5, P
<0.05). As a results of Mann Whitney U test, which was made to compare the self-management subscale scores of 1st and
final year students, there was a statistically significant difference in self-management competencies subscale of students
according to grade level (Mdn= 3.85, U= 2567, <0.05).