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Research in response to local need.

Julie Taylor1

  • 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, UK.

Nurse Researcher
|April 7, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Academic nursing and midwifery face challenges balancing education and practice. Research Assessment Exercise impacts healthcare research, prompting exploration of small-scale, locally grounded studies and their benefits.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Midwifery Studies
  • Healthcare Research

Background:

  • Nursing and midwifery in higher education grapple with balancing academic and practice-based demands.
  • The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) has significantly influenced research activity in academic healthcare departments.
  • Tension exists between maintaining academic rigor and practical service-based foci in healthcare education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the challenges and opportunities in conducting small-scale, locally grounded research within nursing and midwifery.
  • To examine the impact of time constraints on research activities in academic healthcare settings.
  • To analyze the benefits and challenges of undertaking practical, service-enhancing research projects.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative exploration of the tension between academic and practice-based research.
  • Analysis of a portfolio of recent small-scale, locally grounded research projects.
  • Examination of opportunities and challenges in time-constrained research initiatives.

Main Results:

  • Small-scale, locally grounded studies offer unique benefits for enhancing nursing care.
  • Significant challenges, including time constraints, impact the feasibility of such research.
  • The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) may disproportionately affect research in academic healthcare.

Conclusions:

  • Strategies are needed to support small-scale, locally relevant research in nursing and midwifery.
  • Addressing the tension between academic and practice foci is crucial for advancing healthcare research.
  • Further investigation into the RAE's impact on healthcare research is warranted.

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