Dissertation: Nurse Educators' Perceptions of Male Nursing
NURSE EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF MALE NURSING STUDENTS IN THE CLINICAL SETTING A dissertation submitted to the Kent State University College of Education, Health and Human Services in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Mary Kathleen Dwinnells May 2017 © Copyright, 2017 by Mary Kathleen Dwinnells All Rights Reserved ii A dissertation written by Mary Kathleen Dwinnells A.D.N., Youngstown State University, 1980 B.S.N., Youngstown State University, 1982 M.S.N., Kent State University, 1989 Ph.D., Kent State University, 2017 Approved by __________________________________, Director, Doctoral Dissertation Committee James G. Henderson __________________________________, Member, Doctoral Dissertation Committee Denise N. Morgan __________________________________, Member, Doctoral Dissertation Committee Teresa Rishel Accepted by __________________________________, Director, School of Teaching, Learning, Alexa L. Sandmann and Curriculum Studies __________________________________, Interim Dean, College of Education, Health Mark A. Kretovics and Human Services iii DWINNELLS, MARY KATHLEEN, Ph.D., May 2017 TEACHING, LEARNING, AND CURRICULUM STUDIES NURSE EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF MALE NURSING STUDENTS IN THE CLINICAL SETTING (170 pp.) Director of Dissertation: James G. Henderson, Ed.D. Men have worked in the nursing profession throughout history, yet, the stereotypes and gender bias that male nurses experience still permeates society today. Indications of these may be responsible for the relatively minimal growth in the percentage of males choosing nursing as a career. Studies on nurse educators’ evaluative interactions and observations of male nursing students’ performance have not included those in a clinical setting, a critical component of nursing education. No research has provided insight into the nurse educators’ perceptions of male nursing students in these settings, although there is a plethora of literature focused on men in nursing.
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