Development of a Non-formal Learning Model to Enhance Emotional and Moral Quotients of Registered Nurses

Abstract

In this research, the purpose is to develop a non-formal learning model to enhance emotional and moral quotients of registered nurses. Research Framework based on the Transformative Learning Theory that through transforms meaning schemes of experience’s learners to positive perspective frame of references based on Neo-Humanist Concept. The four objectives are to analyze learning situation and learning needs of registered nurses to enhance emotional and moral quotients, develop a non-formal learning model, deploy an implementation of the model and analyze the success factors of the model.

The research methodology composes of four phases : 1) survey of learning situation and learning needs of registered nurses; 2) developing a non-formal learning model to enhance emotional and moral quotients that consists of 6 components within 8 steps of learning cycle and interviewing nursing experts to valid and suggest the actual model before implementation; 3) try out the learning model experimental and evaluation is used to pre-test and post-test scores design in 3 assessments of content of knowledge, attitudes and behaviour about emotional and moral quotients in t-test statistics; 4) analysing the success factors of the model. This research advantages are academic field to setting development strategies for enhancing emotional and moral quotients of registered nurses to happy of work lives; make satisfaction clients; executive of agencies can lead the model to using in organization. Finally, researcher expects that the findings could contribute a great deal to development of nursing profession.