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Alyce S Ashcraft1, Carol Boswell, Virginia G Miller
1Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas 79430-6264, USA. Alyce.Ashcraft@TTUHSC.EDU
The Journal of Nursing Education
|August 23, 2007
Summary
Nursing faculty spent over 1 hour weekly on pre- and post-course tasks and nearly 4 hours on within-course activities. This highlights the significant time demands of the course facilitator role for nursing educators.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Academic Administration
- Faculty Workload Studies
Background:
- The course facilitator role is critical in nursing education.
- Understanding the time commitment for this role is essential for faculty support and workload management.
- Previous assessments of faculty time demands in this specific role are limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify the time required for nursing faculty to fulfill the course facilitator role.
- To analyze time expenditures across pre-course, within-course, and post-course responsibilities.
- To inform workload expectations and faculty development in nursing programs.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive study design was employed.
- Faculty participants at a southwestern US health sciences center school of nursing completed instruments detailing task responsibilities.
- Tasks were categorized into pre-course, within-course, and post-course activities.
Main Results:
- Faculty spent over 1 hour per week on combined pre-course and post-course activities.
- An average of 3.79 hours per week was dedicated to within-course responsibilities.
- These findings indicate substantial time investment in the course facilitator role.
Conclusions:
- Recommendations include exploring management alternatives for time-intensive tasks.
- Workload expectations should be revised to accurately reflect total time requirements.
- Mentorship by experienced course facilitators is suggested for novice faculty.
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