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Facilitators and Barriers to Developing a Research Program: A Focused Ethnography of New Tenure-Track PhD-Prepared
Winnifred Savard1, Christy Raymond1,2, Solina Richter1,3
1Candidate at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Background:
Creating a research program is a critical requirement for new PhD-prepared tenure-track nursing faculty in Canada.
Purpose:
The purpose of this article is to present key findings of new faculty members focusing on facilitators and barriers to development of their research program.
Method:
We conducted focused ethnography research examining the experience of 17 new faculty members from across Canada.
Results:
The following themes were identified: teaching release, preparation from PhD program, intense feelings, supports and processes, mentoring, obtaining grants, and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusions:
Implications for practice include identifying ways to facilitate faculty retention as they develop their research program. This research will be of interest to deans of nursing and new faculty members.
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