Date of Award

12-9-2022

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Nursing (MScN)

First Advisor

Dr. Khairulnissa Ajani

Second Advisor

Ms. Shireen Shehzad Bhamani

Third Advisor

Dr. Munira Amirali

Department

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Pakistan

Abstract

Background: The Covid pandemic led to a significant transformation in the education systems worldwide, including Pakistan. This forced teachers to adopt online pedagogies especially in the field of healthcare, where there was a great demand for workers. Teachers’ self-efficacy and satisfaction are considered to be the two core components that influence the quality of teaching thus outcome of the students. To enhance the standard of education, both of these factors play a vital role and need to be explored. No national statistics on teachers' self-efficacy and satisfaction with online teaching was found by the researcher. Thus, this study has provided such data as a baseline.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the mean self-efficacy and satisfaction scores of faculty members teaching online in the private nursing institutes of Karachi, Pakistan.
Methodology: This study used the quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design to answer the research question. Four private nursing institutes were selected on the basis of the inclusion criteria. A universal sampling method yielded response from 75 participants. Data was collected after receiving approval from the Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of the Aga Khan University Pakistan and respective selected settings. All eligible participants were approached and given a self-administered consent and survey form through email. The survey form required approximately 15-20 minutes to fill. The data was analyzed on SPSS version 20.0. Percentages and frequencies were calculated for categorical variables, whereas, mean and standard deviation was opted for continuous variables. Findings: The results showed that the overall mean teachers’ self-efficacy score was 5.80+1.08, and among the four sub-scales of teachers’ self-efficacy use of computer (6.21+1.25) was found to have the highest score. Similarly, overall teachers’ satisfaction was 5.80+1.085, and the highest satisfaction was reported for the subscale of course design (3.88+0.67).
Conclusion: The teachers’ self-efficacy and satisfaction are essential components to achieve quality teaching practices and the intended student outcome. It was found that teachers portrayed self[1]efficacy and satisfaction with online teaching. They responded positively with regard to continuing education to adopt new modalities. Therefore, measures should be taken to enhance teachers’ self-efficacy and satisfaction in the online mode to gain benefit in the form of competent professionals.

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