Internal Evaluation of Midwifery Department of Nursing & Midwifery Faculty in Qom University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Internal evaluation is a process in which academic members of an education department elucidate the goals of the group and judge its performance, then, they revise their role, and in the way of a desired future, they take the first steps by planning to implement it. The present study was carried out with the purpose of evaluating the situation of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Qom University of Medical Sciences in 2011. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed using an internal evaluation questionnaire consisting of 8 domains (department manager, educational courses and educational/non-educational programs, academic members’ situation, students’ situation, teaching and learning strategies, educational facilities and services, thesis and sabbatical leaves, seminars, and graduated students’ situation. The data were analyzed by comparing the current situation with the optimum situation. Results: The total mean of the internal evaluation results of the Department of Midwifery were analyzed in each domain. The highest score was related to educational courses and educational/non educational programs, and students’ situation with the mean of 3, then, respectively goals (2.85), management and structure (2.85), academic member (2.8), teaching and learning strategies (2.5), graduated students (2.5), thesis, sabbatical leaves and seminars. The lowest score was related to educational facilities and services (2.4).Conclusion: Considering the analysis of the current situation with the help of internal evaluation, promotion of educational facilities, development of complementary education, and provision of employment areas for graduates of Midwifery seem to benecessary.

Keywords

• Self-evaluation Programs
• Education
• Educational Measurement
• Midwifery
• Qom
• Iran