Situations and guidelines for academic administration to enhance desirable characteristics of nursing students in the 21st Century, Praboromarajchanok Institute

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine the situations and guidelines for academic administration for the nursing college under the jurisdiction of Praboromarajchanok Institute to promote desirable characteristics of nursing students in the 21^stCentury.The sample were 175academic administrators. The academic administration situations questionnaire was developed by the researcher consisting of three aspects including 1) inputs 2) process of academic administration, and 3) output.  The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.98. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Data regarding guidelines for academic administration was collected by semi-structured interview from ten informants who were academic administrators. The data were analyzed by content analysis. The results showed that overall score for situations of academic administration to enhance desirable characteristics of nursing students in the 21st century was at a high level ( =4.27, SD.=0.43) with each aspect scored at high level. Interview data regarding academic administration guidelines to enhance the desirable characteristics of nursing students revealed five aspects as following: curriculum administration, teaching and learning administration, teaching supervision administration, measurement and evaluation administration, and student affairs administration. The results of this study can be used as primary information for administrators to apply in accordant to academic administration in their own context to promote desirable characteristics for nursing students in the century 21 of the Praboromarajchanok Institute