Protectionism or competition in managing British nursing research? Current debate among nurse and midwifery teachers.
OBJECTIVE
The intention is to highlight key issues related to research by nurse and midwifery teachers.


BACKGROUND
The debate centres on the 'culture change' facing teachers from traditional colleges moving to universities where a more formal research requirement prevails.


METHODS
Data were drawn from selected official reports and other literature informing the introductory discussion. Emerging themes were discussed by 25 nurse and midwife teachers at Forresterhill College, Aberdeen in March 1996 and their views were recorded and analysed.


METHODS
Selected documents and discussion records were reviewed, using a thematic approach.


RESULTS
Main themes concerned nursing as art and science, balance between multidisciplinary and unidisciplinary research and ring-fencing nursing research funds.


CONCLUSIONS
Anxieties among teachers centred on the increased research requirement in universities with possible neglect of teaching excellence.
Lorentzon
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M
Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary's, London, UK.
Gass
L
L
Wimpenny
P
P
Gibb
S
S
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom