Undergraduate Students’ Perception of the Educational Environment of a Medical School Provided a Framework for Strategic Planning | Chapter 05 | Current Trends in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 5
Aim: To propose a strategy for improvement of undergraduate students’ learning environment based on analysis of their perceptions. Methods: Medical, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy undergraduate students participated in the study. The study used a quantitative descriptive design, based on the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) inventory. The University of South Africa and University of Zambia Ethics Committees provided ethical approval. Using stratified random sampling, participants were drawn from the Ridgeway Campus of the University. They responded to a demographic section and the 50 DREEM items. Data analysis included descriptive statistics on demographics, total and subscales DEEM scores and mean scores on individual items. Cronbach’s alpha and confirmatory factor analysis provided reliability and validity indices of the dataset. Specific issues derived from individual items’ scores were used to propose a strategy. Results: Total participants were 488 ...