Academic partnerships in transforming nursing and midwifery education in Africa: a systematic scoping review protocol

Authors

Claudine Muraraneza, University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health SciencesFollow
Donatilla Mukamana, University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health SciencesFollow
Godfrey Katende, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Oliva Bazirete, University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health SciencesFollow
Liz Wolvaardt, University of Pretoria School of Health Systems and Public HealthFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

School of Nursing and Midwifery, East Africa

Abstract

Background. In recent decades, the literature on global partnerships in nursing and midwifery education, to enhance the quality of education and produce competent graduates in the labor market, is on the rise in Africa. However, there is a gap regarding the best practices and barriers in the African context. This systematic scoping review aims to map the evidence of academic partnerships in transforming nursing and midwifery education in Africa.

Methods. The review will be guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s methodology framework through five stages: (1) Identifying the research question, (2) identifying relevant studies, (3) study selection, (4) charting the data, and (5) collecting, summarizing, and reporting the results. A search will be conducted with the use of the following electronic databases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Applied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. Additional gray literature will be searched via the World Health Organization’s website to locate relevant policies and guidelines. The search will be limited to work published in English from 2014 to 2023. All located resources will be exported to EndNote X8. All duplicates will be removed during when the abstracts are screened. Two independent reviewers will screen and extract the full text of the selected articles. Thematic analysis will be used to analyze data from this systematic scoping review.

Discussion. Mapping. the evidence on global partnerships in transforming nursing and midwifery education in Africa will outline the best practices and preferences for sustainable collaboration. The review will also highlight knowledge gaps and limitations that could inform future research projects.

Systematic review registration https://osf.io/h83cy

Keywords. Academic partnership, Transformation, Nursing and midwifery education, Africa

Publication (Name of Journal)

BMC

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02664-4

Recommended Citation

Muraraneza, C., Mukamana, D., Katende, G., Bazirete, O., Wolvaardt, L. (2024). Academic partnerships in transforming nursing and midwifery education in Africa: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMC, 13(262), 1-6.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_sonam/539