Ms. Aishath Sana Shareef is a senior lecturer at School of Nursing, The Maldives National University. She is a dedicated nurse educator with over eight years of comprehensive full-time experience in nursing education, keen to develop teaching and learning experience, complemented by a strong interest in developing research knowledge to advance evidence-based practice and to inform teaching practices and ensure positive student outcomes. She currently plays a key role as a course coordinator and subject coordinator along with curriculum design and development, and research work at School of Nursing.  

Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, Faculty of Education, The Maldives National University

Master of Nursing, School of Nursing, The Maldives National University

Bachelor of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Maldives National University

Shareef, A. S. (2025). Perceptions and Readiness of Nurses, Nurse Educators, and Nursing Students Towards the Incorporation of Micro-Credentials. The Maldives National Journal of Research, 13(1), 38-56.

Shareef, A. S. (2025). Developing Self-Directed Learning Skills Through Scaffolding in Problem-Based Learning. The Maldives National Journal of Research, 13(1), 83-101.

Shareef, A. S. (2024). Internationalization of Curriculum (IoC) in Higher Education: A Global Cooperative Strategy. The Maldives National Journal of Research, 12(1), 7-21

Theveli International Conference in the Maldives, August 2024

 Incorporation of micro credentials in nursing education: Perceptions of students, educators, and nurse managers

Scaffolding as a teaching strategy to support and develop self-directed learning (SDL) skills in PBL projects: An Action Research

Internationalization of Curriculum (IoC) in Higher Education: A Global Cooperative Strategy.

Theveli International Conference in the Maldives, August 2025

A Case Study of Leadership Styles and Management Practices of a Higher Education Institute Leader in the Maldives

Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2025) in Malaysia 21st-25th February 2025.

 Scenario-Based Learning (SBL) in Developing Supervision and Mentoring Skills Among Nursing Students

 Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2026) in Singapore, 4th-9th February 2026.

Novice Nurse Educators’ Transition: Perspectives and Experiences of Clinical Nurses Transforming to Nurse Educators in the Maldives