DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN NURSING: THE PERCEPTIONS OF GRADUATE NURSING FACULTY.
Contributors: Illinois State University.
Published: 1983
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Health Sciences, Education.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: The problem of this study was to determine similarities and differences among graduate nursing faculty perceptions about the actual and ideal outcome and curricular characteristics of Ph.D., Ed.D. and D.N.S. programs in nursing. The data were collected by a questionnaire sent to graduate nursing faculty from twenty-four universities that grant a doctoral degree in nursing.

On the basis of the findings in the study, the following conclusions were derived: (1) All characteristics of the three types of doctoral programs in nursing could be improved with the Ed.D. program being perceived as needing most improvement and Ph.D. programs needing least improvement. Administrative and organizational theory and skills and being able to teach issues and trends relevant to nursing needed most improvement. (2) The Ph.D. programs were perceived as emphasizing research and theory skills and as preparing educators. (3) The Ed.D. program was perceived as primarily preparing educators and administrators for academic settings. (4) The D.N.S. programs were perceived as emphasizing theory, research, and clinical skills, and as preparing administrators for clinical settings.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-01, Section: B, page: 0121.

Thesis (PH.D.)--ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, 1983.

School code: 0092.