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An Investigation of Replication Practice in Nursing Education Research
Miriam R B Abbott1, Jami Nininger
1About the Authors Miriam R. B. Abbott, MA, RN, is an associate professor and faculty fellow, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio. Jami Nininger, DNP, RN, is associate dean of academic affairs, Mount Carmel College of Nursing. For more information, contact Miriam R. B. Abbott at mabbott@mccn.edu .
Aim:
The project aims to explore replication, as a concept and practice, in nursing education research.
Background:
Replication practices are important features supporting the science of nursing education. The absence of replication studies in the wider education community raises questions about the potential for similar absences in nursing education. As such, an investigation into replication practices within nursing education provides directions for future discussion.
Method:
Using Scopus and databases of nursing education journals, three search strategies were launched to assess replication practices using bibliometric data and content analysis.
Results:
Inconsistency in definitions of the term replication creates barriers to recognizing replication attempts in the body of literature. Based on bibliometric data and content analysis, conceptual replication appears to be common in highly cited nursing education research.
Conclusion:
Within the academic nursing community, consensus on the meaning of the term and promotion of practices that support replication is recommended.
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