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Behzad Shams, Mohammad Garakyaraghi, Amrollah Ebrahimi, Maryam Avizhgan, Aliasghar Gyahchin,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (12-2006)
Abstract
Introduction: Medical students might face numerous problems during their educational period which makes them to seek proper ways for solving them. The aim of this study was to determine medical students’ viewpoints about the problems during their educational period and proper reference for solving them in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 400 medical students studying in 4 levels of basic sciences, introduction to clinical medicine, clerkship and internship, were selected randomly. The information was gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire including 16 questions about the problems of educational services, as well as psychological, personal, family, financial and welfare problems. The questionnaire also asked about the most appropriate reference for solving students’ problems. The data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics and Chi2.
Results: The frequency of psychological, financial-welfare, personal-family, and educational services problems were 43.7%, 30.8%, 30.2% and 29%, respectively. In educational services problems, the frequency of educational failure was 47.1% and of motivation decrease was 56.9%. Most students referred to personal experience for solving their problems. They also considered family as the most appropriate source for their financial-welfare and personal-family problems, and personal experience for their educational and psychological problems.
Conclusion: The problems are very common in the course of study and need an organized counselling system in which faculty members act as the core and there is constant interaction with families.
Kourosh Fathi Vajargah, Mohammad Jamali Tazehkand, Hamed Zamanaimanesh, Alireza Youzbashi,
Volume 11, Issue 7 (2-2012)
Abstract
Introduction: Curriculum in higher education plays a key role and can affect the efficiency, quality and effectiveness of the educational system. It is important to change curricula for meeting social needs and reflecting the latest scientific achievements. The present study aims to identify barriers to change curricula in Shahid Beheshti University and Shahid Behehsti Medical University. Methods: In this descriptive-survey study, a sample of 130 faculty members from the above-mentioned universities was randomly selected through multi level cluster sampling method. Data was collected by using a researcher-made questionnaire, with 30 items related to 5 areas of main obstacles in curriculum change. The validity of the questionnaire was determined by curriculum studies scholars the reliability was calculated 0.88 by using the alpha correlation. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics including sample T-test, independent T-test and Friedman test according to the variables. Results: One sample T- test showed that both groups had considered all the designed items as the barriers to curriculum change. Friedman test prioritized five areas studied from the perspective of the faculty members of Shahid Beheshti University as internal barriers, external barriers, economic & financial barriers, motivational & human barriers, and professional & career barriers and from the view point of faculty members of Shahid Beheshti Medical University as internal barriers, external barriers, economic & financial barriers, professional & career barriers, and motivational & human barriers. Conclusion: According to the barriers to change, strategies such as holding appropriate workshops and reviewing the curricula, creating a structure that will delegate reviewing the curricula and will institutionalize it in university and providing adequate funding to promote faculty members curricula in the process of change and reforming academic curricula are recommended for the elimination of the barriers.
