RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY OF DOCTORALLY PREPARED NURSES.
Contributors: University of North Texas.
Published: 1987
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Education, Higher.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: The purpose of this study is to determine the possible relationship between post-doctoral research productivity of doctorally prepared nurses and instructional experiences of doctoral study, conditions of employment and other factors that may be related to research productivity. The design of the study is causal comparative.

Data for the study was gathered through use of a three-part questionnaire developed by the researcher. The first part of the questionnaire solicits demographic data used to describe the respondents as to age, employment and clinical specialty. The next part gathers data describing the respondents' academic experiences, and the final section explores attitudes toward research and actual research activities. The questionnaire was reviewed by a panel representative of the population prior to its use in the study and was revised for clarity.

The population for this study is registered nurses holding earned doctorates of the type Ed.D., Ph.D. and D.N.S. identified by the Directory of Nurses With Doctoral Degrees 1984, compiled by the American Nurse's Association (ANA). The directory lists 3,648 nurses, of whom 200 were selected for the study. The sample was randomly selected from five degree categories: the Ed.D., Ed.D. in nursing, the Ph.D., the Ph.D. in nursing and the D.N.S. Forty selections were provided from each category through use of the computerized data bank from the directory of the ANA. An over-all return rate of 76% was achieved following distribution of questionnaires.

Findings of the study are as follows. The respondents closely resembled the population as to age, sex, number of years in nursing and employment. The majority of respondents are female, over age forty-five, employed full time with the most common employment setting being nursing education. Through use of chi square analysis of data a significant relationship was determined to exist between research productivity and certain instructional experiences of doctoral study: selected research support factors and the opportunity for collaboration with peers.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-08, Section: A, page: 1997.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, 1987.

School code: 0158.