Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Dissertations Graduate College 12-1992 An Analysis of the Utilization of Power by Florence Nightingale 1856-1872 Louise C. Selanders Western Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, and the European History Commons Recommended Citation Selanders, Louise C., "An Analysis of the Utilization of Power by Florence Nightingale 1856-1872" (1992). Dissertations. 1997. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/1997 This Dissertation-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. AN ANALYSIS OF THE UTILIZATION OF POWER BY FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 1856-1872 by Louise C. Selanders A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Department of Educational Leadership Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan December 1992 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. AN ANALYSIS OF THE UTILIZATION OF POWER BY FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 1856-1872 Louise C. Selanders, Ed.D. Western Michigan University, 1992 This historical analysis sought to determine the types of power utilized by Florence Nightingale while providing leadership to major reforms and how these power acts were implemented- The scope of the study was her productive post- Crimean years from 1856 through 1872. Events which were examined included the reform of the health of the British Army including the Royal Commission, the establishment of modem, secular nursing education and the establishment of public health standards in India during British colonization.