Abstract

Student-faculty trust and related concept characteristics have been shown to be factors associated with successful student learning. Research investigating the role of trust in communications and education has been conducted with students in other disciplines but not with nursing students. The purpose of the research is to investigate the complex relationships between students' trust in faculty, the students' mood states, and students' educational performance and outcomes. Special emphasis is placed on the relationship between student-faculty trust and critical thinking skills. A further purpose of this research is to establish a baseline understanding of trust and related characteristics in a typical nursing student population. The hypothesis is that there is a positive correlation between a student's level of trust in his or her instructor, the student's mood state, and the student's success in nursing education.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3534155; ProQuest document ID: 1243423313. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

John E. Scarbrough, PhD, PT, RN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Critical Thinking, Student-Factuly Relationship, Educational Success

Advisor

Pamela C. Schultz

Second Advisor

Teresa L. Keller

Third Advisor

Kathleen W. Huttlinger

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

New Mexico State University

Degree Year

2011

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-10-09

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