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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 72-77 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Teaching in Higher Education |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 21 Nov 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
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Keywords
- professional identity
- nursing
- education
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Building communities in higher education: the case of nursing. / Andrew, Nicky.
In: Teaching in Higher Education, Vol. 19, No. 1, 01.2014, p. 72-77.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Building communities in higher education: the case of nursing
AU - Andrew, Nicky
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - The historic and current case to retain a focused clinical nursing identity within an academic context is explicit; however there is tension between the need for excellence in teaching and research, and obligation to maintain a credible clinical identity. Nursing is politically and vocationally advanced but, arguably, weaker academically. Considered an ‘old vocation’ but a ‘young discipline’, nursing lacks the traditional background found in established academic communities. Nurses still find it difficult to ‘let go’ of the past and new academics will often try to re-create a clinical role because they lack confidence in their ability to fulfil an academic one.
AB - The historic and current case to retain a focused clinical nursing identity within an academic context is explicit; however there is tension between the need for excellence in teaching and research, and obligation to maintain a credible clinical identity. Nursing is politically and vocationally advanced but, arguably, weaker academically. Considered an ‘old vocation’ but a ‘young discipline’, nursing lacks the traditional background found in established academic communities. Nurses still find it difficult to ‘let go’ of the past and new academics will often try to re-create a clinical role because they lack confidence in their ability to fulfil an academic one.
KW - professional identity
KW - nursing
KW - education
U2 - 10.1080/13562517.2013.859850
DO - 10.1080/13562517.2013.859850
M3 - Article
VL - 19
SP - 72
EP - 77
JO - Teaching in Higher Education
JF - Teaching in Higher Education
SN - 1356-2517
IS - 1
ER -