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KMID : 0388320150220020169
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2015 Volume.22 No. 2 p.169 ~ p.179
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An Action Research to Improve Fundamental Nursing Practice Course: Designing College Courses Model
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Kim Hee-Young
Kim Yun-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to improve the quality of fundamental nursing practice course.
Methods: Participants were 132 students who took the fundamental nursing practice course at D university in N city. The study included processes of planning, action, observation, and reflection. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 program and qualitative data were evaluated through content analysis.
Results: The 12-step designing college courses model by Fink was applied in the planning. In the acting stage, the course was conducted according to the instruction in designing the course, students wrote reflective journals and the professor gave feedback to the reflective journal and the class observation journal was used for lessons. In the observation stage, the course evaluation was surveyed and analyzed, evaluations were positive with 47.1% of students positively evaluating the teaching strategy. In the reflecting stage, outcomes in course improvement were reflected on and, the number of students at the lower level-of-achievement decreased.
Conclusion: Action research was a useful research method that could capture the quality improvement process in college courses. Expression of effort and passion to improve quality of education through action research in various ways and to share quality improvement strategies for nursing education are important.
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KEYWORD
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Quality improvement, Nursing Education, Action Research
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