Examining Students' Lived Experiences of the Curriculum Experienced in Web-Based Education

Today, the concept of distance education, due to the huge developments in the field of new technologies of communication and information, has brought different demands from the curriculum. Therefore, it is necessary and important to develop strategies for new technologies in the curriculum. For this purpose, the present research was conducted with the understanding of this necessity, and with the aim of determining the lived experiences of nursing students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran from the curriculum experienced in web-based education.

 This research is a qualitative study and has been done with phenomenology method. The statistical participants was all nursing students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran in the academic year of 2021-22. Sampling was done by purposfull sampling and with criteria such as being a student of the University of Medical Sciences, being an active student, etc. was determined equal to 15 students, by the theoretical saturation method and after initial coding. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using MAXQDA-2020 software.

The analysis of the interviews led to the extraction of 37 categories and 3 main themes. The main themes included "curriculum factors", "contextual conditions" and "positive aspects of web-based education".

Based on the findings of the current research, it can be concluded that professors have an effective role in web-based education and curriculum implementation, and they will be effective and they will be effective in strengthening the effect of the curriculum and removing the obstacles of web-based education.