Perception of Pharmacy Teachers About Their Roles and Current Practice at Governmental Universities in Sudan

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Participants

Demographic Characteristics		Frequency	%
Gender	Female	77	61.6
	Male	38	38.4
Age (years)	25–35	62	49.6
	36–45	48	38.4
	>45	15	12
University	University of Khartoum	33	26.4
	University of Gezira	36	28.8
	Omdurman Islamic University	41	32.8
	Al Neelain University	15	12
Designation	Lecturer	82	65.6
	Assistant Professor	30	24
	Associate Professor	11	8.8
	Professor	2	1.6
Years of experience (years)	0–5	57	45.6
	6–10	34	27.2
	11–15	19	15.2
	>15	15	12
Department	Pharmaceutical Chemistry	30	24
	Pharmaceutics	20	16
	Pharmaceutical. Microbiology	14	11.2
	Pharmacology	28	22.4
	Pharmacognosy	9	7.2
	Pharmacy practice	5	4
	Clinical pharmacy	19	15.2
Training on education improvement last five years	Yes	95	76
	No	30	24

Table 2 Perception of Pharmacy Educators Regarding the Role of Teachers

Teachers’ Role	Perception %	Mean	SD
Lecturer in classroom setting	93.92	4.7	0.557
Teacher in clinical or practical class setting	92.64	4.63	0.532
On-the-job role model	85.12	4.26	0.717
Role model in the teaching setting	89.44	4.47	0.642
Mentor, personal adviser or tutor	89.28	4.46	0.603
Learning facilitator	88.48	4.42	0.71
Planning or participating in formal examinations of students	92.32	4.62	0.606
Curriculum evaluator	92.8	4.64	0.559
Curriculum planner	91.36	4.57	0.614
Course organizer	87.2	4.36	0.723
Production of study guides	87.36	4.37	0.69
Developing learning resource materials in the form of computer program, videotape or print which can be used as adjuncts to the lectures and other sessions	88.8	4.44	0.766

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 3 Commitment of Pharmacy Educators Towards Different Roles

Teachers’ Role	Practice %	Mean	SD
Lecturer in classroom setting	90.4	4.52	1.044
Teacher in clinical or practical class setting	75.52	3.78	1.217
On-the-job role model	70.24	3.51	1.248
Role model in the teaching setting	72.48	3.62	1.261
Mentor, personal adviser or tutor	76.64	3.83	1.113
Learning facilitator	73.12	3.66	1.232
Planning or participating in formal examinations of students	85.6	4.28	1.09
Curriculum evaluator	65.92	3.3	1.409
Curriculum planner	67.04	3.35	1.369
Course organizer	76.8	3.84	1.26
Production of study guides	63.2	3.16	1.37
Developing learning resource materials in the form of computer program, videotape or print which can be used as adjuncts to the lectures and other sessions	70.24	3.51	1.293

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 4 Scale System for Perception and Practice of Pharmacy Educators Regarding the Role of Teachers

Category	Perception		Practice
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Good	66	52.8%	67	53.6%
Poor	59	47.2%	58	46.4%

Table 5 Association of Socio-Demographic Data with Perception and Practice

Demographic Characteristics		Score of Perception		P-value	Score of Practice		P-value
		Good	Bad		Good	Bad
Gender	Female	39	38	0.542	42	35	0.788
	Male	27	21		25	23
Age (years)	25–35	29	33	0.364	26	36	0.026*
	36–45	29	19		30	18
	>45	8	7		11	4
University	University of Khartoum	17	16	0.730	13	20	0.179
	University of Gezira	20	16		23	13
	Omdurman Islamic University	23	18		24	17
	Al Neelain University	6	9		7	8
Designation	Lecturer	41	41	0.825	35	47	0.004*
	Assistant Professor	18	12		21	9
	Associate Professor	6	5		10	1
	Professor	1	1		1	1
Years of experience (years)	0–5	34	23	0.507	25	32	0.102
	6–10	15	19		18	16
	11–15	9	10		13	6
	>15	8	7		11	4
Department	Ph. Chemistry	13	17	0.238	19	11	0.568
	Pharmaceutics	7	13		7	13
	Ph. Microbiology	10	4		9	5
	Pharmacology	16	12		14	14
	Pharmacognosy	4	5		5	4
	Pharmacy practice	3	2		3	2
	Clinical pharmacy	13	6		10	9
Training on education improvement last 5 years	Yes	47	48	0.185	46	49	0.039*
	No	19	11		21	9
Training addressing role of teachers	Yes	39	27	0.542	37	40	0.115
	No	38	21		30	18

Note: *Significant difference between the compared groups at p-value < 0.05.

Table 6 Association Between Perception and Practice

Score of Practice	Score of Perception		P-value
	Good	Bad
Good	41	25	0.043*
Bad	26	33

Note: *Significant difference between the compared groups at p-value < 0.05.