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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, RE 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 ISSN 2194-5772 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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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 |
| Author: | Bramble, M (Dr Marguerite Bramble) |
| Author: | Maxwell, H (Dr Hazel Maxwell) |
| Author: | Einboden, R (Ms Rochelle Einboden) |
| Author: | Farrington, S (Ms Sally Farrington) |
| Author: | Say, RE (Mr Richard Say) |
| Author: | Beh, CL (Dr Chin- Liang Beh) |
| Author: | Stankiewicz, G (Dr Grace Stankiewicz) |
| Author: | Marembo, E (Ms Esther Marembo) |
| Author: | Rickard, G (Professor Greg Rickard) |
| ID Code: | 126399 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2018-06-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-06-08 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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