ERIC Number: ED553067
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 218
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ISBN: 978-1-3030-2984-4
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Nursing Faculty Members' Perspectives of Faculty-to-Faculty Workplace Incivility among Nursing Faculty Members
Amos, Kimberly S.
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Capella University
In recent years, nursing faculty incivility has been a searing topic of research. Nursing research included studies on incivility among nursing students, incivility between nursing students and nursing faculty, and incivility in the clinical setting. However, literature specifically on nursing faculty incivility was limited. This descriptive, quantitative study examined perceived levels of workplace incivility among nursing faculty members. The sample (n = 257) consisted of nursing faculty members employed at community colleges in North Carolina. The methodology included a non-experimental, online survey design using Martin and Hine's (2005) "Uncivil Workplace Behavior Questionaire" and a demographics survey. Data analysis included use of descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed three themes (a) the description of workplace incivility among nursing faculty aligned with Bandura's (1977) social learning theory and Andersson and Pearson's (1999) incivility spiral; (b) workplace incivility among nursing faculty existed in the community college setting; and (c) most demographic factors did not influence the extent to which faculty members perceived uncivil behaviors among their peers. However, there were four exceptions: hostility and full-time employment, hostility and salary range, privacy invasion and ethnicity, and uncivil behaviors and the number of years of full-time teaching. Implications for nursing education included turning conflict into problem-solving and collaboration, and cultivating climates of civility and cultures of openness, inclusion, and social connectedness. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nurses, College Faculty, Teacher Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Community Colleges, Work Environment, Peer Relationship, Conflict, Psychological Patterns, Income, Employment Level, Privacy, Ethnicity, Teaching Experience, Online Surveys, Demography, Data Analysis
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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