title: Defining the cultural milieu for implementing faculty practice in Pakistan.
abstract: Faculty practice can promote a collaborative partnership mutually beneficial to both nursing education and service. However, little is known about its implementation in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential for introducing faculty practice within the cultural milieu of Karachi, Pakistan. Focus groups of nursing faculty, staff and students were conducted in various settings: government, semigovernment and private institutions to elicit the data. Data analysis revealed that a more comprehensive definition of faculty practice is needed that will provide the foundation for a culturally acceptable model of faculty practice in Pakistan. Hierarchy dominates the current cultural milieu and must be addressed before faculty practice can be implemented.
authors.affiliation: BScN Programme, School of Nursing, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. michele.upvall@aku.edu
authors.forename: Michele J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Upvall
authors.forename: Zeenatkhanu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kanji
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaffer
authors.forename: Khurshid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khowaja
authors.forename: Rubina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barolia
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amarsi
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003906:Developing Countries; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010154:Pakistan; D016730:Program Development; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*