De. Benor et I. Leviyof, THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING - THE IDEAL, BEST AND POOREST CLINICAL TEACHER IN NURSING, The Journal of nursing education, 36(5), 1997, pp. 206-211
This article attempts to study students' perceptions of effective clin
ical teacher in nursing. To do this, 123 students from three schools w
ith different curricula identified the important characteristics of a
clinical teacher, using a modified NCTEI instrument. Then each respond
ent assessed to what extent her or his best and poorest clinical teach
ers possess these characteristics. The profile of an effective clinica
l teacher which emerged places the highest weight on the nursing compe
tencies of the teacher and downplays both interpersonal relationships
and personality traits. Differences between 2nd and 3rd year students
were found in the placement of teaching skills and evaluation characte
ristics. No differences were disclosed among the compared schools. Con
flicting research findings are analyzed. The results strongly suggest
that the image of the ideal clinical teacher is not rooted in an exist
ing teacher figure. The possible implications of the findings on the r
ole model function of the clinical teacher are discussed.