Abstract
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effects of free sessions with philosophical sessions on the epistemological beliefs, critical thinking disposition and metacognitive awareness of nursing students taking research course. 
 Method: It was conducted using semi-experimental pretest-posttest design with 177 students. Ethical approval was taken. It used Epistemological Beliefs Scale, Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and Critical Thinking Disposition Scale. Research in Nursing course was implemented in a 10-week program as two hours of theory and two hours of practice. 
 Results: It was found that the posttest Epistemological Beliefs Scale total score, Metacognitive Awareness Inventory total score and was Critical Thinking Disposition Scale total score were significantly higher than their respective pretest total scores (p=0.00). A significant positive relationship was found between the posttest score of Critical Thinking Disposition Scale and posttest score of Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (r=0.452, p=0.000).
 Conclusion and Suggestions: Free sessions with philosophical sessions were found to help students develop epistemological beliefs, metacognitive skills and critical thinking skills. It is recommended for nursing education to include free sessions in different course programs and to increase research on this subject.
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