Creator

Molly Kuhle

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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