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I Was Clear with My Goals, Where I'm Heading, and What I Wanted with My Life: Life History of an Omani Woman and Nurse Leader Kennesaw State University DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University Doctorate of Nursing Science Dissertations Wellstar School of Nursing Fall 11-8-2018 I Was Clear with My Goals, Where I’m Heading, and What I Wanted with My Life: Life History of an Omani Woman and Nurse Leader Christie Emerson Kennesaw State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dns_etd Part of the Other Nursing Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Emerson, Christie, "I Was Clear with My Goals, Where I’m Heading, and What I Wanted with My Life: Life History of an Omani Woman and Nurse Leader" (2018). Doctorate of Nursing Science Dissertations. 8. https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dns_etd/8 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Wellstar School of Nursing at DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctorate of Nursing Science Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Running Head: LIFE HISTORY OF AN OMANI WOMAN AND NURSE LEADER I WAS CLEAR WITH MY GOALS, WHERE I’M HEADING, AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO WITH MY LIFE: LIFE HISTORY OF AN OMANI WOMAN AND NURSE LEADER By Christie Emerson A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Nursing Science in the WellStar School of Nursing Kennesaw State University 2018 LIFE HISTORY OF AN OMANI WOMAN AND NURSE LEADER Copyright 2018 by Christie Emerson All Rights Reserved ii LIFE HISTORY OF AN OMANI WOMAN AND NURSE LEADER Abstract This study uses life history methodology to examine the personal experience of being an Omani woman during the Omani Renaissance, choosing a career in nursing, and evolving into a nurse leader. There is a lack of research on why Omani women choose to enter the workforce, choose nursing career paths, and what sustains them in the nursing workforce. There is also a lack of research on the path to Omani nurse leadership. The research question is: What is the personal experience of being an Omani woman during the Omani Renaissance, choosing a career in nursing, and becoming a nurse leader? Life history methodology was used to examine the life of an Omani woman nurse leader within a few years of retirement, who has been a nurse in Oman since she was a young woman, in relation to the context in which her life occurs. The researcher spent many hours of informal time and conducted four in-depth interviews with this nurse. Interviews were also conducted with ten colleagues, as well as three family members. Inductive thematic analysis revealed three dominant themes: opportunity, visionary, and nursing; with subthemes: national identity, country building, nursing pioneer, leadership, perseverance, resilience, mentors, advocacy, caring, and fulfillment. Conclusions from this study are that opportunities, personal attributes and motivations all played a role in overcoming barriers to empowerment in the workforce and shaped decisions about employment. Additionally, personal attributes of perseverance and resilience, as well as mentors, facilitated leadership development. Keywords: life history, Arab women’s employment, Oman, nurse leaders iii LIFE HISTORY OF AN OMANI WOMAN AND NURSE LEADER Acknowledgements When most of my contemporaries were starting to think about slowing down and even early retirement, I took a position teaching nursing in a university. I had no idea what was involved with a job in academe, but I learned quickly and thrived on the challenge. For several years I was happy contributing with the skills I had, and told myself I was too late in life to pursue a doctorate. More and more I realized that I was interested in contributing at a higher level and pursuing a doctorate was the necessary next step. I decided that I wanted to work for another 10-15 years and still had much to offer to the discipline of nursing, so if I could do it without going into debt and could somehow decrease the expectations of my current position, I was going to do it. Those conditions were met, and I was blessed with the opportunity to take this demanding, but remarkable journey. I would like to acknowledge STEPS funding and the tuition assistance program, both from the University System of Georgia (USG), that made it possible for me to pursue this doctorate without going into debt and for allowing a reduced teaching load while going to school. I am appreciative of the personal support, but also for USG support of nursing education. This dissertation would not have been possible without the willingness of my key participant to share her life story with me. She invited me into her life for month and was willing to introduce me to her family and colleagues who could help me understand her. I will be forever honored that she trusted me to tell her story. She is an amazing woman with an amazing story and I am so thankful for all I have learned about life from her. I am also thankful to her family and colleagues for their willingness to participate in this study. Thanks also to my dear friend Linda Clark for making the connections that laid the foundation for everything. I am grateful for the guidance of Dr. Mary de Chesnay. I appreciate her willingness to let me talk through my ideas, give me guidance when I was clueless, and boost my confidence when iv LIFE HISTORY OF AN OMANI WOMAN AND NURSE LEADER I was overcome with doubt. She was the best coach anyone could ever have. I would also like to thank Dr. Jackie Jones and Dr. Maia Hallward for their insightful feedback and help with editing, as well as their encouragement along the way. I am also grateful to Dr. Yvonne Eaves for helping shape and clarify my early ideas and providing valuable feedback as my thinking and writing matured. I am extremely grateful for all the support and encouragement I received from my friends all over the world. I am afraid to mention them by name for fear of leaving someone out, but I want anyone that offered a kind word to know how much it meant. I would also like to thank my colleagues for their understanding when I was overwhelmed. Most of all, I would like to thank my amazing husband Tom, for his unwavering support when we were supposed to be slowing down, and my dear Charlie, Alex, Anna, and Julie. You will never know how much your pride in me encouraged me to finish this when I thought there was no point. And to my precious Claire, you encouraged me even before you were born by giving me motivation to make you proud of your Cici. I have always said that journeys are worth taking, and this one was no different. Henry Ford said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” v LIFE HISTORY OF AN OMANI WOMAN AND NURSE LEADER Table of Contents Chapter I: Overview of the Study 1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Research Question ....................................................................................................................... 3 Theoretical Support ..................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose of the Framework 4 Assumptions 5 Structure 6 Concepts and Definitions 8 Concluding Thoughts about Theoretical Framework 13 Study Assumptions .................................................................................................................... 14 Definitions ................................................................................................................................. 15 Study Limitations ...................................................................................................................... 16 Significance to Nursing ............................................................................................................. 17 Oman Overview ........................................................................................................................ 18 Geography 18 Demographics 19 Government 19 Economy 20 History of Modernization 21 Culture and Society 24 Education 29 Healthcare 31 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 34 Chapter II: Review of Research Literature 36 Literature Search Strategy ......................................................................................................... 37 Omani and Arab Women’s Employment .................................................................................. 37 vi LIFE HISTORY OF AN OMANI WOMAN AND NURSE LEADER Omani Nurses ............................................................................................................................ 42 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 44 Chapter III: Methodology 46 Qualitative Approach ................................................................................................................ 46 Paradigm .................................................................................................................................... 48 Life History Research ................................................................................................................ 50 Comparison of Life History
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