Professional Nursing Value Development in Nursing Students Who Participate in International Service Learning

Authors

Heather Ferrillo, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow

Document Type

Dissertation

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

Background: International Service Learning (ISL) is becoming widely used in nursing education as a means to provide global learning opportunities. Concrete outcomes for these experiences have not been clearly supported in previous research. Determining if ISL experience facilitate the development of Professional Nursing Values (PNV) can support the use of ISL as a viable pedagogy. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine if there were a difference in PNV development in students who participate in ISL as part of their clinical experiences compared to those who do not. The hypothesis was that there was a difference in the two groups. Theoretical framework: The study utilized Kolb’s experiential learning theory, which has a focus on the experiences of students as an impetus for learning. Methods: The research was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest, posttest design. Consecutive sampling was utilized for the experimental group and stratified random sampling for the control group. Results: Pretest analysis did not demonstrate any significant difference in the two groups at baseline. Post-test analysis indicated that while the mean PNV of the ISL group was higher, the results were not statistically significant. However, the difference in the pretest and posttest scores across all participants was statistically significant. Conclusions:While the findings were not significant in determining a difference between the two groups, the findings indicated that experiential learning in itself does support the development of PNV. Further research using a larger sample size may support the difference in these two groups and support the use of ISL as a viable pedagogy.

Comments

Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Education, Nova Southeastern University, 2017.

Recommended Citation

Ferrillo-Diiulio, H. (2017). Professional nursing value development in nursing students who participate in international service learning (Unpublished doctoral dissertation), Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_con_stuetd/41/

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