Open AccessDevelopment of an educational programme to facilitate critical thinking of student nurses in Namibia
Author(s) -
Louise Pretoruis,
Agenes Van Dyk,
Luis Small,
Hans Justus Amukugo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of advanced nursing studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-488X
DOI - 10.14419/ijans.v5i2.6553
Subject(s) - phase (matter) , process (computing) , critical thinking , conceptual framework , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , engineering ethics , sociology , computer science , engineering , social science , chemistry , organic chemistry , operating system
The article focused on the development process of an educational programme to facilitate the development of critical thinking in the students. The study was conducted in four phases, beginning with the needs assessment in phase 1 through which the researcher determine the need of the students in terms of critical thinking. The deductive data analysis of phase 1 served as basis of the conceptual framework for the development of an educational programme. Phase 2 focused on the development of the conceptual framework and it was achieved by utilized a specific educational approaches and philosophical framework were employed. Phase 3 and 4 were conducted simultaneously. Phase 3 focuses on implementation while phase 4 focuses on evaluation. A quasi – experimental design was implemented which focused on active participation by the participants in the programme.