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Exploring and improving student engagement in an accelerated undergraduate nursing program through a mentoring partnership: An action research study
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Bramble, M and Maxwell, H and Einboden, R and Farrington, S and Say, R and Beh, CL and Stankiewicz, G and Munro, G and Marembo, E and Rickard, G, Exploring and improving student engagement in an accelerated undergraduate nursing program through a mentoring partnership: An action research study, International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 15, (1) Article 20170090. ISSN 2194-5772 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1515/ijnes-2017-0090
Abstract
This Participatory Action Research (PAR) project aimed to engage students from an accelerated ’fast track’ nursing program in a mentoring collaboration, using an interdisciplinary partnership intervention with a group of academics. Student participants represented the disciplines of nursing and paramedicine with a high proportion of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students. Nine student mentors were recruited and paired with academics for a three-month ‘mentorship partnership’ intervention. Data from two pre-intervention workshops and a post-intervention workshop were coded in NVivo11 using thematic analysis. Drawing on social inclusion theory, a qualitative analysis explored an iteration of themes across each action cycle. Emergent themes were: 1) ‘building relationships for active engagement’, 2) ‘voicing cultural and social hierarchies’, and 3) ‘enacting collegiate community’. The study offers insights into issues for contemporary accelerated course delivery with a diverse student population and highlights future strategies to foster effective student engagement.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | nursing, student engagement, social inclusion, diversity |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Education Systems |
| Research Field: | Higher Education |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Education |
| UTAS Author: | Bramble, M (Dr Marguerite Bramble) |
| UTAS Author: | Maxwell, H (Dr Hazel Maxwell) |
| UTAS Author: | Einboden, R (Ms Rochelle Einboden) |
| UTAS Author: | Farrington, S (Ms Sally Farrington) |
| UTAS Author: | Say, R (Mr Richard Say) |
| UTAS Author: | Beh, CL (Dr Chin- Liang Beh) |
| UTAS Author: | Stankiewicz, G (Dr Grace Stankiewicz) |
| UTAS Author: | Marembo, E (Ms Esther Marembo) |
| UTAS Author: | Rickard, G (Professor Greg Rickard) |
| ID Code: | 126399 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2018-06-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-11-29 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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