Attracting students to the professorate: a faculty shadowing experience.
The nursing profession is facing an unprecedented shortage of faculty as baby boomers retire and fewer students select teaching as a career. One innovation, underway since 2001, introduces undergraduate students to the faculty role through a shadowing experience, with the goal of sparking interest in the professorate as a career choice. Student interest in teaching, perceptions of motivators and deterrents, and the implications for new faculty recruitment are presented.
Seldomridge
Lisa A
LA
Department of Nursing, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. laseldomridge@salisbury.edu
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload