Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Education
Copyright Statement
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Department
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Lynne Bryant
Publication Date / Copyright Date
2017
Publisher
Nova Southeastern University
NSUWorks Citation
Heather Ferrillo-Diiulio. 2017. Professional Nursing Value Development in Nursing Students Who Participate in International Service Learning. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, College of Nursing. (41)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_con_stuetd/41.
Abstract
Background: International Service Learning (ISL) is becoming widely used in nursing education as a means to provide global learning opportunities. Concrete outcomes for these experiences have not been clearly supported in previous research. Determining if ISL experience facilitate the development of Professional Nursing Values (PNV) can support the use of ISL as a viable pedagogy. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine if there were a difference in PNV development in students who participate in ISL as part of their clinical experiences compared to those who do not. The hypothesis was that there was a difference in the two groups. Theoretical framework: The study utilized Kolb’s experiential learning theory, which has a focus on the experiences of students as an impetus for learning. Methods: The research was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest, posttest design. Consecutive sampling was utilized for the experimental group and stratified random sampling for the control group. Results: Pretest analysis did not demonstrate any significant difference in the two groups at baseline. Post-test analysis indicated that while the mean PNV of the ISL group was higher, the results were not statistically significant. However, the difference in the pretest and posttest scores across all participants was statistically significant. Conclusions: While the findings were not significant in determining a difference between the two groups, the findings indicated that experiential learning in itself does support the development of PNV. Further research using a larger sample size may support the difference in these two groups and support the use of ISL as a viable pedagogy.
Disciplines
Nursing
Keywords
Health and environmental sciences, Education, International service learning, Professional nursing values, Professional values, Service learning, Values
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