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Nurse-academics' scholarly productivity: perceived frames and facilitators
Kay Kathryn L Roberts1, Beverley J Turnbull
1School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
Contemporary Nurse
|November 24, 2004
Summary
Nurse academics face challenges to scholarly productivity due to heavy teaching and service workloads. Supportive departmental culture and university management are key facilitators, but mentorship is often lacking.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Higher Education Studies
- Academic Productivity
Background:
- University reward systems prioritize research, impacting academic promotion.
- Nurse academics, despite being newer to tertiary education, face the same research benchmarks.
- Scholarly productivity is a critical metric for academic success and career progression.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate factors constraining scholarly productivity for nurse academics.
- To identify facilitators that promote research and writing among nurse academics.
- To understand the interplay between workload and academic output in nursing.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a questionnaire survey to assess current productivity levels.
- Applied frame and facilitating factor theory for in-depth analysis.
- Examined constraints and facilitators impacting nurse academics' scholarly output.
Main Results:
- Heavy workloads in teaching, course coordination, and university service significantly hinder research and writing.
- A departmental culture valuing and supporting research is a crucial facilitator.
- Tangible support from university management positively influences productivity.
- Mentorship opportunities, while desired, are frequently unavailable.
Conclusions:
- An environment prioritizing and actively supporting academic scholarly productivity is essential for nurse academics.
- Addressing workload burdens is critical to foster research output.
- Strengthening mentorship programs can enhance scholarly endeavors in nursing academia.