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An (interpretive) phenomenological analysis of nursing professionals experience of developing a transnational curriculum

Lee, Amanda

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Amanda Lee



Abstract

Aim : The purpose of this phenomenological study is to reveal how senior staff who have engaged in the development of a transnational nursing curriculum make sense of the opportunity.
Background : Merging two, country specific curricula for a dual award bachelor degree nursing program, taught exclusively in China through ‘flying faculty’ model is an innovative way to deliver a global nursing education. As with any innovation, lessons can be learned through reflection, to streamline future institutional investments which are responsive to country specific needs.
Methods : Four senior staff involved in curriculum development were recruited through purposive sampling. Semi structured interviews were undertaken to elicit data on their experiences during the merger.
Discussion : Five main themes were key to participant’s sense making during the curriculum development process. These were: managing and overcoming differences in expectations and pedagogy, meeting deadlines, engaging stakeholders and the need to think creatively. All participants revealed there had been a significant learning curve during the process, and highlighted the benefits of this in their own development.
Conclusions : Participants perceived transnational education curriculum development as complex. They cited differences in learning, teaching, pedagogy and quality processes as factors to address and identified the most crucial elements to success, were communication, mutual engagement, meeting deadlines and the ability to think creatively. Their continual efforts to understand systems and processes allowed them to make sense of this complex undertaking.

Citation

Lee, A. (2020). An (interpretive) phenomenological analysis of nursing professionals experience of developing a transnational curriculum. Nurse education today, 84, Article 104251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104251

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 15, 2019
Online Publication Date Oct 31, 2019
Publication Date 2020-01
Deposit Date Oct 24, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Nurse Education Today
Print ISSN 0260-6917
Electronic ISSN 1532-2793
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 84
Article Number 104251
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104251
Keywords Transnational education; China nursing education; Staff experiences; Curriculum development; Phenomenology; IPA
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2975531
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0260691719302552?via%3Dihub

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