عوامل مؤثر در برقراري ارتباط بين دانشجو و اساتيد از نظر دانشجويان پيراپزشكي

Effective factors on the communication between students and faculty members in the viewpoint of paramedical students

Aims: Communication skills are fundamental for human beings. Effective education depends on correct usage of communication. The communication in educational process is in the shape of information and opinion interchange between teacher and student. This study was performed to determine the viewpoint of Paramedical students about effective factors in the communication between students and faculty members. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in 2008 in Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 181 Paramedical students that were selected by census sampling method. Data were collected by well structured questionnaire about personal information and factors effective in communication and analyzed by SPSS 13. Results: In comparison of different students groups, most answers were the same and only the students of 2007 entry had significant differences with 2006 entry in teacherʹs cheerfulness (p<0.02) and teachersʹ experience in communication (p<0.03). Conclusion: In studentsʹ point of view, in the communication between students and teachers, proper cheerfulness, humility, confidentiality and trustworthiness are important in order to improve teaching. Keywords: Communication Skills, Paramedical Students, Education