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Transforming Academic Internationalization In Nursing Education In Ghana, Emmanuel Akwasi Marfo, Desire Urindwanayo
Transforming Academic Internationalization In Nursing Education In Ghana, Emmanuel Akwasi Marfo, Desire Urindwanayo
Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière
The development of formal nursing education in Ghana has been influenced by international organizations since its beginning in the mid-1940s. Some of the 218 accredited nursing institutions in Ghana engage in academic internationalization through several international activities. Today, the focus of nursing education and healthcare delivery worldwide appears to be shifting towards globalization owing to the emerging market economies and political alliances that lean towards neo-liberal perspectives. In this paper, the aspects of internationalization and globalization of Ghanaian nursing education that need to be retained and those aspects that require transformation are discussed. International student exchange programs with a western …
Implementation Of Preceptorship In Ghana: “Marriage Between School And Clinical Settings”, Mary Asor Asirifi, Judith E. Mill, Florence Myrick, George Richardson
Implementation Of Preceptorship In Ghana: “Marriage Between School And Clinical Settings”, Mary Asor Asirifi, Judith E. Mill, Florence Myrick, George Richardson
Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière
This research study was designed to explore roles of nursing students, preceptors and nurse educators in the implementation of preceptorship in the Ghanaian context. Preceptorship provides the opportunity for preceptors to offer practical experience to nursing students in the clinical setting. In order to provide effective clinical teaching and learning in Ghana, preceptorship was introduced in nursing education and preceptors were prepared primarily to provide clinical teaching at the clinical settings in Ghana. Ghanaian nurse educators therefore draw on preceptors to supervise students in the clinical practice setting. In Ghana, however, preceptorship is faced with challenges such as ineffective lines …