Tutoring Finnish exchange students in Zambia : experiences of clinical tutors
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu, 2009
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the experiences of clinical tutors that were involved with tutoring incoming international exchange students from Finland in Zambia, and to find out what their views are on the development of clinical tutoring in their own institutions by using the following research Questions: 1) What kind of experiences do the teachers/tutors have while tutoring foreign exchange students in the university teaching hospitals? 2) What issues are related to these experiences? 3) What kind of development challenges do they identify for future tutoring of Finnish exchange students in their institution? The participants were five clinical teachers and nurse tutors who were employed by the Lusaka School of Nursing, and who were involved with the tutoring of incoming exchange students from Finland. Themed interviews took place and were digitally recorded on the premises of the Lusaka School of Nursing and the University Teaching Hospital. The interviews were transcribed and the data was analysed with the content analysis method. The theoretical background of this study was based on a nursing research methods text book. There were three main themes that surfaced from the data. The first theme was Experiences of the Participants while Tutoring Finnish Exchange Students, with the sub themes: Behaviour and Attitudes, Interaction and Language Barrier, and Living Arrangements. The second theme was Issues Related to the Participant's Experience, with the sub themes: The Working Environment, Planning the Schedule and Clinical Supervision, Clinical Instruction, Counselling, and Specific Issues that have Srisen from Previous Exchanges. The third theme was Development Challenges with the sub themes: Present and Desired Outcomes, Desired Changes and Desired Outcomes of Research and Development. The experiences of the participants while tutoring Finnish exchange students were: that the students often had a good attitude towards work and cooperation, were willing to learn and worked ...
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Tutoring Finnish exchange students in Zambia : experiences of clinical tutors
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Seppä, Anja ; Ammattikorkeakoulu, Metropolia |
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Veröffentlichung: | Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu, 2009 |
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