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Challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of South Africa

Dissertation (MCur (Nursing Education))--University of Pretoria, 2021.

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Other Authors: Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth
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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/82985 Challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of South Africa Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth gloriamodutoane@gmail.com Moagi, Mmamphamo Miriam Udeagha, Gloria Moraba UCTD Recognition of prior learning nursing training programme nursing education institution South Africa Dissertation (MCur (Nursing Education))--University of Pretoria, 2021. Introduction: Recognition of prior learning in South Africa was established in 1996 as a policy by the Department of Education to provide fair and equal opportunities for individuals who want to advance their studies. Recognition of prior learning provides possibilities for entrance, transfer and advancement to education and training. According to the literature, and researcher’s observations at a specific nursing education institution, admitting learners with lower grades, affect their academic performance leading to termination of training in many cases. Objectives: The aim of the study was to explore and describe challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates related to the four-year comprehensive nursing training programme and three-year nursing training programme at a nursing education institution of South Africa. Methods: A qualitative, descriptive, and contextual phenomenological approach was used to explore and describe the challenges experienced by the recognition of prior learning candidates in a nursing education institution. The research sample consisted of 10 purposefully selected participants. The unstructured, face-to-face individual phenomenological interviews with participants were conducted to collect data by exploring the candidates’ challenges during their nursing programme. Data were analysed using Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological method. Trustworthiness was obtained through credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability. Findings: The following four themes were identified in this study: challenges related to teaching and learning, personal challenges, coping methods and suggestions regarding recognition of prior learning students. Some candidates for recognition of prior learning stated that they were not receiving appropriate support from the institution, which had a detrimental impact on their studies, while others stated that they were receiving adequate assistance from their peers. Nursing education institutions should conduct an orientation program for newly recognition of prior learning candidates to learn about the course and how to prepare for it before starting training. Recognition of prior learning candidates should interact with younger students or non-nursing students because they learn and absorb material more quickly, allowing them to aid and support learning. Nursing Science MCur (Nursing Education) Unrestricted 2021-12-07T10:59:20Z 2021-12-07T10:59:20Z 2022 2021 Dissertation * A2022 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82985 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Recognition of prior learning
nursing training programme
nursing education institution
South Africa
Challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of South Africa
title Challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of South Africa
title_full Challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of South Africa
title_fullStr Challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of South Africa
title_short Challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of South Africa
title_sort challenges experienced by recognition of prior learning candidates in the nursing education institution of south africa
topic UCTD
Recognition of prior learning
nursing training programme
nursing education institution
South Africa
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82985