Analysis of the Image of Nursing Shown in Chinese Basic Education(Elementary, Middle and High School) Textbooks in China

중국 기초교육 교과서에 반영된 간호 이미지 분석

  • Li, Dong-Mei (Department of Nursing Hangzhou Normal University of China) ;
  • Jung, Myun-Sook (College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, Gerontological Health Research Center, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 이동매 (중국 항주사범대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 정면숙 (경상대학교 간호대학, 경상대학교 건강과학, 노인건강 연구센터)
  • Published : 2009.09.30

Abstract

Purpose: This study examines the nursing-related contents in the middle, and high school textbooks that follows the National Common Basic Curriculum in China, with a purpose of providing basis for establishing a desirable nursing image. Method: A total of 229 New Curriculum Standard Experiment textbooks published by China People's Education Press in 2007 were analyzed using contents analysis method. Result: Total nursing-related contents in the 229 textbooks were 90 cases, with a frequency of 0.39 case per one book. Common image of nurse is traditional, i.e., it is women's job. which has traditional feminine characteristics. Conclusions: Nursing related contents were decreased in the higher level education. The descriptions of tasks and roles of nurses were very short in any school years. These platitude and superficial descriptions were old-fashioned and unable to deliver correct information about nursing and nurses to the students.

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