Nursing Students' Attitude toward Educational Use of Social Network at Faculty of Nursing- Menofia University | ||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 13, Volume 11, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2015, 2015, Pages 192-202 PDF (555.4 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0029191 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanan Ramzy Atalla; Asmaa Hamed Abd Elhy | ||
| lecturers of Medical surgical nursing department-Faculty of nursing- Menoufia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The impact of the Internet on education is an important issue that has caught both educators‟ and practitioners‟ attention in recent years. Aim of the study: was to identify the attitude of Nursing Students toward educational use of Social Network as Facebook. Subjects & methods: Research design: A cross sectional descriptive research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University. Egypt. Subjects: The study sample constituted 320 students. They are all student nurses who were enrolled in the first, second, third, and fourth academic year Tools of data collection: Two tools were used to collect pertinent data. Structure interviewing questionnaire Socio demographic characteristics and Student's Attitude toward Social Network in learning scale. Results: Showed that the majority of sample was ruled at the first academic year, having personal computer, having network access. There was statistical significant difference between different academic years related to their attitude toward Social Network in learning. And they were favoring applying E learning, which makes more interaction with teacher. Conclusion: The use of Facebook positively affected the attitude toward Social Network in learning. Ultimately we must discover how to hand this technology to our students for learning, or education at each level and at different places. Recommendations: It is better to use and integrates the strengths of both e-learning and lecture into nursing education to provide the most efficient and effective instruction and overcome the deficiency of limited skills and resources. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| teaching; education; Attitude to Computers; social media | ||
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