Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)

Korean Society of Adult Nursing (한국성인간호학회)
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The Academic Work and Life Experience of Newly Appointed Professors of Nursing Science

간호학 신임교수의 교수생활 경험

  • Lim, Eun-Ju (Chung-Ang University, Red Cross College of Nursing) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Young (Ewha Womans University, College of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing Science)
  • 임은주 (중앙대학교 적십자간호대학) ;
  • 김미영 (이화여자대학교 건강과학대학 간호과학부)
  • Received : 2012.02.14
  • Accepted : 2012.04.18
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the life of newly appointed professors of nursing by exploring the meaning and essence of their academic work and life experience. Methods: The participants consisted of 11 newly appointed female full-time professors with less than five years of experience who had been purposely sampled from three or four-year nursing colleges. Data were collected from October 2010 to December 2011 through the face-to-face interview and phone interview. Thematic analysis was conducted using hermeneutic phenomenological methodology. Results: The findings were classified into seven themes: 'Starting feeling hope and delight', 'putting sustained energy into lecturing and training', 'struggling in the tense atmosphere where assessments are often conducted', 'gaining courage in an associated relationship network', 'experiencing confusion of the identity as a professor', 'seeking compromise, handling their work and housework', and 'shedding new light on reality with self-awareness'. Conclusion: This study is significant in that it offered the foundation for the creation of human resources networks and mentoring programs that help newly appointed professors to effectively adjust to university society on the basis of the sympathetic understanding of and support for their life.

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