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Masoud Khodaveisi1, Mehrnoosh Pazargadi, Farideh Yaghmaei
1Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Academic managers face challenges in evaluating nursing education in Iran. Key issues include managerial, administrative, and structural problems hindering effective assessment and feedback systems.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Management
- Educational Evaluation
Background:
- Nursing education in Iran shows growth but faces significant challenges.
- Effective evaluation of nursing education is crucial but hindered by multifaceted issues.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the challenges in effective nursing education evaluation.
- To identify perceptions of academic managers regarding these challenges.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study employing 21 in-depth, face-to-face interviews.
- Interviews conducted with academic managers in Iranian medical universities and the Ministry of Health.
- Data analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Main Results:
- Managerial issues: inefficacy in management, policies, strategies, and evaluation planning.
- Administrative issues: inefficient evaluators, flawed implementation, and inadequate tools.
- Structural issues: unfavorable culture, complex clinical education, and lack of alumni follow-up.
Conclusions:
- Development of nursing educational evaluation is essential, requiring systematic planning and feedback.
- Comprehensive evaluation necessitates collaboration among nursing boards, ministries, faculties, and organizations.
- Current evaluation systems, policies, and methods require significant improvement.
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