Educator Perceptions of VR in Nursing and Midwifery Education in South Africa

TSHEPO KABELO MOHALE's qualitative study explores nursing and midwifery educators' perceptions of Virtual Reality integration in clinical training. The 825.7 KB dataset, last updated in 2026, contains focus group discussion results from 22 educators at two South African universities. It examines perceived benefits, implementation challenges, and strategies for sustainable curricular incorporation.

Use Cases

• Analyzing perceived educational benefits of VR for clinical skills development based on educator insights.
• Identifying implementation challenges for VR in resource-variable contexts based on the described rural-urban institutional comparison.
• Developing best-practice guidelines for VR pedagogical alignment based on the themes of facilitation strategies and sustainability.
• Studying educator attitudes towards VR as a complementary tool versus a replacement for clinical practice.

Strengths

• Data is based on four focus group discussions with 22 nurse educators, providing qualitative depth.
• The study design is explicitly guided by Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Training Evaluation Model.
• The dataset compares perspectives from institutions with established and limited VR infrastructure, offering contextual insight.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 825.7 KB PDF file, indicating a very limited scope and scale.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data structure must be inferred from the textual report.
• The data reflects a specific qualitative study from two South African universities and may not be generalizable.

Provenance

Source

TSHEPO KABELO MOHALE via figshare

Collection Method

Qualitative descriptive design using focus group discussions and reflexive thematic analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 07:57:18

Geography

South Africa (specifically one urban and one rural university)