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Research: promoting positive attitudes through education
Author(s) -
Med Jane Dyson
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.t01-23-00999.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , likert scale , medical education , psychology , nurse educator , positive attitude , pedagogy , medicine , nurse education , social psychology , developmental psychology
This paper outlines a study which was undertaken to explore the relationship between nurses' attitudes towards research and their educational experience. A Likert‐type attitude questionnaire, using statements derived from themes emerging within the literature, was used prior to, and following, 61 students' learning experiences on research modules at diploma and degree levels. Teaching and learning strategies adopted within the modules focused on overcoming some of the main barriers to utilization of research findings identified within the literature. The results obtained identified a significant shift towards more positive attitudes to research following the modules. The conclusions exhort nurse educators to not only include research into curricula, but also to reflect on the teaching and learning strategies adopted.