Advisor
Hayes, Janice
Committee Member
Clukey, Lory
Committee Member
Middleton, Valeria
Committee Member
Scheckel, Martha
Department
Nursing
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
12-1-2011
Genre
Thesis
Extent
118 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Description
The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological research study was to understand the experiences of nursing educators in implementing American Association of Colleges of Nursing's standards related to cultural diversity education. The goal of the study was to discover nursing educators' experiences of implementing cultural diversity standards into their teaching practice. Fifteen nursing faculty from across the United States agreed to participate and were interviewed. Phone interviews were audio taped, transcribed, and interpreted for meanings. Four themes emerged in implementing standards related to cultural diversity education: Engaging the Learner: Bringing the Guidelines to Life; Faculty's Experiences in the Teaching/learning of Cultural Diversity Education; Getting students to Get It, Racism in Nursing; Owning our Part, and Teaching Cultural Diversity; Do We Really Know What it Takes. The qualitative research findings contributes to the nursing profession through understanding nursing faculty's experiences in implementing American Association of Colleges of Nursing's standards related to cultural diversity education as well as their experiences in teaching cultural diversity education. This research challenges faculty to consider their level of expertise and comfort in teaching cultural diversity education.
Degree type
PhD
Degree Name
Doctoral
Organization
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Language
English
Local Identifiers
Kuhle_unco_0161D_10110.pdf
Rights Statement
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