Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore Irish post-registration nurses' experiences of higher education nursing programmes in terms of influences on their motives to engage and their participation in such programmes. The study is set against a backdrop of change to the entry level education for nurses in Ireland in 2002. The conceptual framework to inform this study was drawn from the community of practice theory described by Lave and Wenger (1991) and Wenger (1998) which provided a new perspective on the experiences of post-registration nurses' engagement in higher education.

Author Details

Kathleen Bernadette Rooney, EdD, RN

Sigma Membership

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Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Irish Nursing Education, Nurse Student Motivations, Improving Nursing Education

Advisor

Gareth Parry

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

University of Sheffield

Degree Year

2015

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-03-23

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