Opinions of Midwifery and Nursing Students about the Level of Individual Innovativeness and Innovation in Education

Objective: This study was carried out to determine the individual innovativeness levels of midwifery and nursing students and their views on innovation in education Method: Designed in descriptive type, this study was conducted on 590 (62%) students attending a state university in Turkey. The data of the study were collected using a questionnaire form gathering information about the socio-demographic features of the students and their opinions on innovation in education, and the Individual Innovativeness Scale (IIS). In the analysis of the data, frequency distribution, Independent Samples t-test and One-way ANOVA test were used. Findings: The overall mean score that the students got from IIS was 63.71 ± 10.18. According to the IIS, the individual innovativeness level of the majority of the students was in the 'interrogator' category with 37.8 % (n = 276). In general, students (64-88%) agreed that innovation-based applications and studies should be carried out and supported in their education. Conclusion: In this study, the level of midwifery and nursing students' innovativeness was found to be low and in the 'interrogator' category. It was observed that the students thought there had to be changes in their education in terms of innovation.