ANALYSIS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND TIME CONCEPT OF THE LEARNER
a. The problem addressed in this journal is of significance to the nursing profession. The focus of the article is how cultural perceptions of time affect the learning process. Because African language speakers (on average) in South Africa tend to perceive time differently from speakers of Afrikaans and English, they tend to encounter learning problems that affect achievement outcomes. The nursing profession in South Africa now and especially in the future is and will be dependent on African language speakers for new entrants into the profession. Thus, the significance of this article to the nursing profession is associated with the impact of the perception of time by learners on nursing education. The study authors did not make this point clear, although they did note that the study was important to both the education and health professions.
b. This study is an example of basic research. The researchers were not attempting to apply prior research to the solution to a problem. Rather, they were attempting to define the problem confronting some learners and the effect of the problem in achievement.
a. The philosophical foundation of the research was the variation in the philosophical approach to the concept of time and the meaning of time. The researchers were especially concerned with the perception of time involving constraints and the perception of time that does not involve recognition of immediacy and a need to manage time.
b. The epistemological perspective in this research is holistic, in that the researchers attempt to understand the interaction among all elements of the system of involving the learning process.
c. The theoretical perspective of the study was based in the effective of different perceptions of time on the mental health of individuals. The researchers proceeded from a theoretical assumption time is a scarce...