TY - JOUR
T1 - The identity of the nursing academic: Between education and research
AU - González, Mariela Aguayo
AU - Badia, Montserrat Castelló
AU - Font, Carles Monereo
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - This study aimed to analyze how nurses represent their role as nursing academics and their conceptions, strategies and feelings involved in teaching-learning and research in nursing. A qualitative study was conducted. To achieve this goal, a semi-structured interview was carried out with seven nurses who worked as teachers and researchers at a university in Barcelona, Spain. The data were analyzed through categories validated in a previous study with the support of The Atlas Ti program. The results evidenced that nurses are less equipped to develop the researcher role, and that the profession is not justified without a close relationship between nursing theory and practice. The nursing academics look for a balance between teaching and research and they also wish to promote the development of models and theories in their own discipline.
AB - This study aimed to analyze how nurses represent their role as nursing academics and their conceptions, strategies and feelings involved in teaching-learning and research in nursing. A qualitative study was conducted. To achieve this goal, a semi-structured interview was carried out with seven nurses who worked as teachers and researchers at a university in Barcelona, Spain. The data were analyzed through categories validated in a previous study with the support of The Atlas Ti program. The results evidenced that nurses are less equipped to develop the researcher role, and that the profession is not justified without a close relationship between nursing theory and practice. The nursing academics look for a balance between teaching and research and they also wish to promote the development of models and theories in their own discipline.
KW - Education, nursing
KW - Nurse's role
KW - Research
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-07072014001640013
DO - https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-07072014001640013
M3 - Article
VL - 23
SP - 241
EP - 249
JO - Texto e Contexto Enfermagem
JF - Texto e Contexto Enfermagem
SN - 1980-265X
ER -