Learner Centered Approach as Perceived by Teaching Staff and Students at Benha Faculty of Nursing

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1 Nursing specialist

2 lecturer of Nursing Administration, , Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

3 Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt.

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Student-centered approach, interactive teaching and learning are important in nursing education because it is critical for student nurses to achieve balanced core competencies for better clinical performance, also foster preparedness of the new graduate nurse to meet the ever changing health care environment. Purpose of the study: The study was conducted to identify learner centered approach as perceived by teaching staff and students. Research design: Descriptive study was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The current study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Benha University. Sampling: The sample included 55 teaching staff and 634 nursing students in the second and fourth academic year. Instrument: One instrument was used: Learner –Centered Approach Perception Questionnaire. The result showed that: more than three quarter of teaching staff (78.2%) had a high perception level toward learner centered approach. while more than half of students (51.0%) have low perception level toward learner centered approach. Conclusion: there was no statistical significant difference between teaching staff and students' perception level toward learner -centered approach and their demographic characteristics, except for students' academic year. This study recommended: Nursing educators have to explain for their students the learner –centered activities and give them opportunity to share in formulating these activities.

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