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Understanding Doctoral Nursing Students’ Experiences of Blended Learning: A Qualitative Study Pubmed



Emami Sigaroudi A1, 2 ; Ghiyasvandian S3 ; Nasabadi AN3
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  1. 1. Department of Medical Educations, Medical Education Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Guilan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Guilan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Acta Medica Iranica Published:2016


Abstract

The concept of blended learning in the field of nursing and medicine has been accepted. Blended learning has been extensively used thanks to the development of communication technologies and the availability of Internet services. Meanwhile, experiences-based research, by all accounts, can help the expansion of such a learning modality. Therefore, this study was designed to explain nursing doctoral students’ experiences of blended learning. To attain this goal, a descriptive phenomenology method was used to illustrate experiences as they are experienced by the participants in the study. With regard to the nature of the investigated phenomena and the existing methods for the inductive analysis, Colaizzi’s method of data analysis was used. The findings of the study led to the discovery of three main themes: “failure”, “synergy” and “specific interaction”. Each of the themes has been further divided into some sub-themes. © 2016 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.