Original ArticleIndian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and ResearchVol. 55 | Issue 1 | 2021 | pp. 63–69Open access
Students’ Perception and Expectation towards Pharmacy Education: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacy Students in a Developing Country
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- 2,
- 3,
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- 1 School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenzhen University, CHINA.
- 2 Department of Culture, Southern Weekly, CHINA.
- 3 School of Management, Shenzhen Polytechnic, CHINA.
- 4 Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, CHINA.
- 5 School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen, Shenzhen, CHINA.
Published in Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Correspondence: Wing-Fu Lai
School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenzhen University, CHINA.; Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, CHINA.; School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen, Shenzhen, CHINA.
Email: rori0610@graduate.hku.hk
Copyright: © 2021 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jan 1, 2021
- Received:
- May 30, 2020
- Accepted:
- Jan 8, 2021
- DOI:
- 10.5530/ijper.55.1.9
How to cite
Choi, Y., Wang, J., Zhu, Y., & Lai, W. F. (2021). Students’ Perception and Expectation towards Pharmacy Education: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacy Students in a Developing Country. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 55(1), 63–69. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.55.1.9
Abstract
Background: Pharmacy education is a vital element sustaining the supply of pharmacists to meet the needs in the social and health care sectors. Understanding the perception and expectation of pharmacy students towards their study is pivotal to the maintenance of public health services in a country. Objectives: This study uses China as a sample of developing countries and seeks implications for the future development of pharmacy education. Methods: A total of 20 undergraduate students majoring in pharmacy at a university in the Guangdong province participated in in-depth individual interviews. Content analysis was adopted. Results: Four main themes were identified: intention of pursuing pharmacy education, need satisfaction by pharmacy education, implementation of pharmacy education and passion for a pharmacy practice. Conclusion: The poor motivation of pharmacy students and the low social status of pharmacists are some of the factors that may need to be addressed so as to enhance pharmacy education in developing countries in which the orientation of pharmacy education as well as the social status of pharmacists are similar to that in China.
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| Title | Students’ Perception and Expectation towards Pharmacy Education: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacy Students in a Developing Country |
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| Authors | Yolanda Choi; Jiangtao Wang; Yuxi Zhu; Wing-Fu Lai |
| Affiliations | School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenzhen University, CHINA.; Department of Culture, Southern Weekly, CHINA.; School of Management, Shenzhen Polytechnic, CHINA.; Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, CHINA.; School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen, Shenzhen, CHINA. |
| Corresponding author | rori0610@graduate.hku.hk |
| Journal | Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 55, Issue 1 (2021) |
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