title: Providing 360-degree multisource feedback to nurse educators in the country of Georgia: a formative evaluation of acceptability.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Due to insufficient nursing education standards in the country of Georgia, 15 health professionals participated in a USAID grant-funded nurse educator faculty development program. These educators then offered continuing education courses and taught more than 1,700 practicing Georgian nurses over 3 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a 360-degree multisource feedback model (MSF), self, video, learner, peer, and program coordinator evaluations of teaching effectiveness were completed. After nurse educators reviewed their results and identified areas for improvement, a questionnaire about the perceived acceptability of teacher evaluations was completed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 15 nurse educators, 93.3% indicated that nurse educators should receive feedback through self, learner, peer, and video evaluations, and 100% indicated that nurse educators should receive feedback from the program coordinator. The accuracy and usefulness of the program coordinator evaluation was rated the highest, whereas peer evaluation was rated the lowest.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study revealed that MSF was acceptable to Georgian nurse educators.
authors.forename: Christopher Carl
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: DeStephano
authors.forename: Kimberley Anne
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Maia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jashi
authors.forename: Judith Lupo
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wold
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D005246:Feedback; D005846:Georgia (Republic); D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D017145:Models, Educational; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010865:Pilot Projects