- Title
- Social factors that contribute to poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college
- Creator
- Luzipo, Nomawabo Lessie
- Subject
- College students -- South Africa -- Social conditions
- Subject
- Nursing students -- South Africa
- Subject
- Academic achievement -- Social aspects -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MCur
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/30902
- Identifier
- vital:31210
- Description
- The study sought to discover the determinants of the poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Poor academic performance results in a number of consequences, for example: an increased cost for students and their parents when the study period is prolonged; a larger number of discontinuations; an increase in students who repeat modules, which has cost implications for institutions; and many personal effects on students, such as depression, demotivation and lack of confidence. Paucity was found regarding the social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. This paucity led to this study being conducted. The aim of the study was to investigate the social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, in order to develop strategies to assist nursing college management and staff to manage the social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance of these students. The researcher utilized a quantitative, exploratory, and descriptive design that was contextual in nature. The study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, a self-administered questionnaire was used to investigate the social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The second phase included the development of strategies for managing the social factors that contribute to poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at the public nursing college. The research population consisted of 304 second-year nursing students. A census sampling method was used to select 293 respondents. The data was collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire that was developed based on a literature review and existing questionnaires. The questionnaire consisted of questions and statements. It was comprised of three sections: demographic information (Section A), social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance (Section B), and additional relevant information on social factors that contribute to the poor academic v performance (Section C). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data, with the assistance of a statistician. The study revealed a number of factors that negatively affect students’ academic performance for instance, drug and alcohol abuse, absenteeism and stress were discussed in Chapter Four. The findings were used to develop strategies for educators and managers to manage the social factors that contribute to poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college. The limitations and recommendations were identified and can be found in the closing chapter. Reliability and validity were ensured. Ethical principles such as respect for persons, beneficence were upheld throughout the study.
- Format
- xvii, 164 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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