Publication Date
12-2011
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Dr. Barbara Burch (Chair), Dr. Keith Bird, Dr. Linda Thomas-Glover, Dr. Sherry Reid
Degree Program
Educational Leadership Doctoral Program
Degree Type
Doctor of Education
Abstract
This exploratory study examined successful associate degree nursing students’ perceptions regarding the importance of caring by the nursing faculty, nursing faculty/student interaction, and faculty use of active teaching strategies. Participants completed a researcher developed survey instrument that measured both the importance and frequency of the caring, interaction, and active teaching strategies. The survey instrument measured six demographic factors and 30 statements regarding caring, interaction, and active teaching. Participants rated the statements for both importance and frequency on a four-point Likert scale. Five community and technical college associate degree nursing programs participated in the research with a total of 270 successful associate degree nursing student candidates completing the survey.
Data analysis revealed that successful nursing students value caring, faculty/student interaction, and active teaching by their nursing faculty. Additionally, the students rated their nursing faculty as providing the care, interaction, and active teaching as often to almost always.
Disciplines
Community College Leadership | Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Nursing
Recommended Citation
Logsdon, Penelope Sue, "Caring, Interaction, and Active Teaching Strategies: Factors That Contribute to the Success of the Associate Degree Nursing Student" (2011). Dissertations. Paper 15.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/diss/15
Included in
Community College Leadership Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Nursing Commons