International Journal of Nursing Education
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Informal Curriculum as a Important Part of Education: The Various Dimensions of Hidden Curriculum from the Professors and Students Viewpoints

1Asisstant Professor, Mental Health Department Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran

2MSC, Maternity Department, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran

3Msc, Nursing Department, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran

*Corresponding author: Leili Mosalanejad, Main Campus, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Motahari street, Jahrom, Iran, Postalcod: 74148, Mobile: 00098-09177920813, Email: mossla_1@yahoo.com, mosalanejad@jims.ac.ir

Online published on 14 August, 2013.

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate different dimensions of this curriculum from the viewpoints of the professors as well as the students of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.

The present study was a cross-sectional on the professors of nursing and medicine in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences who had been selected through census. Data were collected using two valid and reliable reresearcher-made questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and analytic statistics were used in order to analyze the data.

According to the results, the total mean of the individual dimension was higher among the

students, while the professors gained higher values regarding the ethical dimension.

Considering the various dimensions proposed by the students and the professors and concerning their important effect on the students’ individual, scientific, and ethical orientations, more attention must be paid to hidden dimensions of the curriculum.

Keywords

Hidden Dimensions of Curriculum, Professors, Students