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The Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회)
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Analysis of nursing doctoral dissertation formats over a decade: A comparative research between traditional and publication format at a university

간호학 박사학위논문 제도의 출판 형식 도입 10년 현황 분석: 일 대학 학위과정의 전통 형식과 출판 형식의 비교

  • Choi, Subin (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Jee-Eun (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) ;
  • Woo, Kyungmi (Center for World-leading Human-care Nurse Leaders for the Future by Brain Korea 21 (BK 21) four project College of Nursing, Seoul National University)
  • 최수빈 (서울대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 박지은 (서울대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 우경미 (BK21 세계선도 휴먼케어 간호인재 교육연구단)
  • Received : 2024.01.09
  • Accepted : 2024.02.19
  • Published : 2024.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The study aimed to examine doctoral students' degree acquisition paths and postgraduate research achievements and explore whether there are differences in the research achievements of doctoral degree holders in relation to the dissertation format. Methods: This study is a retrospective cohort study of nursing doctoral graduates whose degree conferral dates were between August 2013 and August 2023 that compared two dissertation tracks: traditional and publication. We evaluated the proportion of graduates in each track, publication of their dissertations, time to graduation, and the number of peer-reviewed journal publications after graduation. Results: Of the sample, 160 (87.4%) graduated in the traditional track, with only 56 (35.0%) of them publishing their dissertations after graduation. Excluding dissertations, 114 of the graduates (71.3%) published first-authored articles in the traditional track, while 12 (52.2%) did so in the publication track. The time to graduation was significantly shorter in the traditional track, with an average of 5.47±2.45 years, compared to 6.61±2.57 years in the publication track (z=2.26, p=.023). In the traditional track, 64 of graduates (40.0%) majored in adult health nursing, whereas in the publication track, 8 (34.8%) studied community health nursing. Conclusion: This study emphasizes the significance of the publication track for nursing doctoral dissertations in terms of research dissemination. Despite its numerous advantages, it is not yet the preferred choice for both students and faculty. Maintaining the publication track as an additional graduation option is worthwhile, as it allows students to gain research publishing experience before graduation and to effectively disseminate scientific findings in nursing.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the BK21 four project (Center for World-leading Human-Care Nurse Leaders for the Future) funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE, Korea) and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).

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