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Nursing Students' Perceptions Of Clinical Teachers' Use Of Empowering Teaching Behaviours: Instrument Psychometrics And Application, Yolanda Babenko-Mould, Carrolll Iwasiw, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn, Heather Laschinger, Wayne Weston
Nursing Students' Perceptions Of Clinical Teachers' Use Of Empowering Teaching Behaviours: Instrument Psychometrics And Application, Yolanda Babenko-Mould, Carrolll Iwasiw, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn, Heather Laschinger, Wayne Weston
Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn
The authors present findings of 2nd year nursing students’ (N = 352) perceptions of their clinical teachers’ use of empowering teaching behaviours (ETB) and to highlight steps undertaken to establish psychometric properties of the Empowering Teaching Behaviours Questionnaire – Student (ETBQ-S). The authors identify a) the process involved in the adoption of the ETBQ-S, b) ETBQ-S validity procedures completed prior to instrument implementation, c) results of nursing students’ responses to the ETBQ-S, d) criterion validity, and e) ETBQ-S confirmatory factor analysis findings conducted after study completion. The ETBQ-S reliably measures five facets of empowering actions that clinical teachers can employ …
Five Years Of Solid Growth In Nursing Education Scholarship, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn
Five Years Of Solid Growth In Nursing Education Scholarship, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn
Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn
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Nursing Students’ Empowerment In Distance Education: Testing Kanter's Theory, Elizabeth Ledwell, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn, Carrolll Iwasiw
Nursing Students’ Empowerment In Distance Education: Testing Kanter's Theory, Elizabeth Ledwell, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn, Carrolll Iwasiw
Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn
This qualitative, explanatory study examined Post-RN baccalaureate nursing students’ experiences of empowerment with distance education and computer conferencing (CC) for fit with the constructs of Kanter’s (1977, 1993) Theory of Structural Power in Organizations. Seven post-RNs from Canadian distance education nursing programs were interviewed. Interview transcripts were examined using content analysis. Kanter’s theory was useful in describing empowerment structures in distance education courses. Feedback from instructors, access to library facilities, and support from employers and family are essential elements of an empowering educational experience. Students missed face-to-face contact. Two themes unrelated to Kanter’s theory—self-direction and determination to succeed—emerged. This study, …