Kontakt 2019, 21(2):151-156 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.003

Evaluation of the self-directed learning readiness of different healthcare profession students in TurkeyNursing - Original article

Dilek Gürçayir1,*, Yeşim Yaman Aktaş2, Esin Kavuran3, Neziha Karabulut1
1 Atatürk University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Surgical Nursing, Erzurum, Turkey
2 Giresun University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Nursing, Giresun, Turkey
3 Atatürk University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Erzurum, Turkey

Objective: Self-learning is a process in which the initiative is on the individual and in which the individual determines his/her own learning necessities, aims and learning sources with or without the help of others. He/she also chooses appropriate learning strategies and evaluates learning results. This study was aimed at determining the self-directed learning readiness levels of students of nursing, midwifery and nutrition-dietetics.

Methods: The design of this study is descriptive. A total of 335 nursing, 171 midwifery, and 170 dietetic students participated in this study. This study was conducted at a local university in Turkey.

Results: In the study, more than half of the students (67.7%) demonstrated a high level (>150) of SDLR. There were statistical differences between students' academic year, reading habits, and willingness to proceed to post-graduate training in the SDLR scores.

Conclusions: Our findings are encouraging and could help staff to assist students who require additional assistance to access strategies to develop the skills of self-management, desire for learning and self-control for use in an educational setting. Future research should address the facilitating factors for SDLR, barriers to SDLR and strategies to improve SDLR among health profession students.

Keywords: Healthcare students; Nursing students; Self-directed Learning Readiness (SDLR)

Received: October 10, 2018; Accepted: November 28, 2018; Prepublished online: March 5, 2019; Published: June 17, 2019  Show citation

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Gürçayir D, Yaman Aktaş Y, Kavuran E, Karabulut N. Evaluation of the self-directed learning readiness of different healthcare profession students in Turkey. Kontakt. 2019;21(2):151-156. doi: 10.32725/kont.2019.003.
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