Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Guglielmino, Lucy M.
Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair
Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes and experiences of community college nursing faculty related to the integration of service learning. An exploratory case study was conducted at three Florida community college nursing programs. The data were collected primarily through structured interviews with 14 community college nursing professors, three nursing administrators, and one service learning coordinator along with document analysis and site observation. The researcher posed six research questions related to service learning integration. These six questions addressed: (a) the differentiation of service programs at the three sites, (b) the meaning of service learning, (c) faculty motivation to use service learning, (d) institutional supports needed by nursing faculty, (e) the obstacles that nursing faculty face, and (f) the strategies they use to overcome them. The major conclusions were that community college nursing faculty members are vital to the integration of service learning and need training in service learning procedures. Service learning has potential for further development in community college nursing programs and may lead to a perspective change in how nursing students view the social dynamics of nursing. Time and workload obstacles, along with confusion regarding service learning, clinicals and community service have contributed to the slow growth of SL in nursing programs. There is a need for new models to guide service learning integration in nursing education. Two models for integration of service learning into community college nursing are offered. Recommendations for practice, educational leadership and further research are presented.
Extent
149 p.
Recommended Citation
Norris, Shelby D., "How Community College Nursing Faculty View Service Learning Integration" (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 1283.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/1283
Identifier
FA00000684
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2007.|College of Education|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.