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Student narratives of faculty incivility
Sue Lasiter1, Lisa Marchiondo, Kathleen Marchiondo
1Department of Adult Health, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5243, USA. lasiters@iupui.edu
Nursing Outlook
|August 16, 2011
Summary
Academic incivility by faculty negatively impacts nursing students. A study found most students experienced uncivil treatment, affecting learning, clinical performance, and program satisfaction.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Academic Psychology
- Higher Education Studies
Background:
- Academic incivility is a persistent issue in higher education.
- Research focus has shifted towards aberrant faculty behaviors impacting students.
- Previous studies often centered on student misconduct, neglecting faculty's role.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate nursing students' experiences with uncivil faculty behavior.
- To identify common themes and categories of negative faculty interactions.
- To understand the impact of incivility on nursing students' academic and clinical experiences.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Nursing Education Environment Survey for data collection.
- Conducted latent, inductive content analysis on student narratives of negative faculty experiences.
- Analyzed qualitative data to identify patterns in perceived incivility.
Main Results:
- 133 out of 152 student participants (87.5%) reported experiencing uncivil treatment from faculty.
- Four primary categories of negative faculty behavior emerged: public humiliation, gossip, intellectual belittling, and condescension.
- Incivility significantly increased academic pressure and interfered with learning and clinical performance.
Conclusions:
- Aberrant faculty behavior creates a hostile learning environment, contradicting core nursing values.
- Incivility negatively affects student satisfaction, retention, and the overall quality of nursing education.
- There is a critical need for nursing schools to implement faculty civility policies and safe reporting mechanisms.
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