Teachers' experiences of English-language-taught degree programs within health care sector of Finnish polytechnics
| Autor: | Marianne Pitkajarvi, Pertti Kekki, Elina Eriksson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Attitude of Health Personnel
Teaching method Foreign language Health Care Sector English language Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cultural diversity Health care Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Finland Qualitative Research General Nursing Language 030504 nursing business.industry Teaching 4. Education Education Nursing Baccalaureate Focus Groups Focus group Clinical Practice Nursing Evaluation Research Content analysis Faculty Nursing 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Nurse Education Today. 31:553-557 |
| ISSN: | 0260-6917 |
| Popis: | summary article i nfo Article history: Accepted 29 October 2010 The purpose of this study was to research teachers' experiences of the English-Language-Taught Degree Programs in the health care sector of Finnish polytechnics. More specifically, the focus was on teachers' experiences of teaching methods and clinical practice. The data were collected from eighteen teachers in six polytechnics through focus group interviews. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results suggested that despite the positive interaction between students and teachers, choosing appropriate teaching methods provided a challenge for teachers, due to cultural diversity of students as well as to the use of a foreign language in tuition. Due to students' language-related difficulties, clinical practice was found to be the biggest challenge in the educational process. Staffs' attitudes were perceived to be significant for students' clinical experience. Further research using stronger designs is needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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