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A Focused Ethnography Of Tenure-Track Phd-Prepared Nursing Faculty Members' Teaching Experiences, Winnifred Savard, Christy Raymond, Solina Richter, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul
A Focused Ethnography Of Tenure-Track Phd-Prepared Nursing Faculty Members' Teaching Experiences, Winnifred Savard, Christy Raymond, Solina Richter, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul
Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière
Abstract
Introduction: New faculty’s experiences in a tenure track position have been reported to be stressful and retention of new faculty can be difficult in the competitive academic climate. However, research literature on this topic is predominantly American based. A focused ethnography was undertaken to understand the experience of new PhD-prepared nursing faculty in Canada more fully.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present findings about the teaching experiences from a research study examining the experiences of 17 new PhD-prepared, tenure-track nursing faculty in their role from nine Canadian universities representing various provinces and regions.
Method: A focused …