Differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in Japan: a qualitative cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To clarify the current state of communication between clinical nursing educators and nursing faculty members and the perceived difficulties encountered while teaching nursing students in clinical training in Japan.</p> <p>...

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Main Authors: Taniyama Maki, Kai Ichiro, Takahashi Miyako
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Nursing
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/11/21
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spelling doaj-f84ea923afd84a75964f79eeee65eed12020-11-24T21:34:42ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552012-10-011112110.1186/1472-6955-11-21Differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in Japan: a qualitative cross-sectional studyTaniyama MakiKai IchiroTakahashi Miyako<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To clarify the current state of communication between clinical nursing educators and nursing faculty members and the perceived difficulties encountered while teaching nursing students in clinical training in Japan.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We collected data via focus group interviews with 14 clinical nursing educators, two nursing technical college teachers, and five university nursing faculty members. Interview transcripts were coded to express interview content as conclusions for each unit of meaning. Similar compiled content was categorized.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Difficulties in providing clinical training mentioned by both clinical educators and faculty members were classified into four categories: “difficulties with directly exchanging opinions,” “mismatch between school-required teaching content and clinical teaching content,” “difficulties with handling students who demonstrate a low level of readiness for training,” and “human and time limitations in teaching.” In some categories, the opinions of educators matched those of the faculty members, whereas in others, the problems differed according to position.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The Japanese culture and working conditions may affect communication between clinical educators and faculty members; however, a direct “opinion exchange” between them is crucial for improving the clinical teaching environment in Japan.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/11/21
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author Taniyama Maki
Kai Ichiro
Takahashi Miyako
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Kai Ichiro
Takahashi Miyako
Differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in Japan: a qualitative cross-sectional study
BMC Nursing
author_facet Taniyama Maki
Kai Ichiro
Takahashi Miyako
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title Differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in Japan: a qualitative cross-sectional study
title_short Differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in Japan: a qualitative cross-sectional study
title_full Differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in Japan: a qualitative cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in Japan: a qualitative cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in Japan: a qualitative cross-sectional study
title_sort differences and commonalities in difficulties faced by clinical nursing educators and faculty in japan: a qualitative cross-sectional study
publisher BMC
series BMC Nursing
issn 1472-6955
publishDate 2012-10-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To clarify the current state of communication between clinical nursing educators and nursing faculty members and the perceived difficulties encountered while teaching nursing students in clinical training in Japan.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We collected data via focus group interviews with 14 clinical nursing educators, two nursing technical college teachers, and five university nursing faculty members. Interview transcripts were coded to express interview content as conclusions for each unit of meaning. Similar compiled content was categorized.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Difficulties in providing clinical training mentioned by both clinical educators and faculty members were classified into four categories: “difficulties with directly exchanging opinions,” “mismatch between school-required teaching content and clinical teaching content,” “difficulties with handling students who demonstrate a low level of readiness for training,” and “human and time limitations in teaching.” In some categories, the opinions of educators matched those of the faculty members, whereas in others, the problems differed according to position.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The Japanese culture and working conditions may affect communication between clinical educators and faculty members; however, a direct “opinion exchange” between them is crucial for improving the clinical teaching environment in Japan.</p>
url http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/11/21
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