title: Great expectations: points of congruencies and discrepancies between incoming accelerated second-degree nursing students and faculty.
abstract: This study analyzes the expectations that incoming students and faculty bring to accelerated pre-licensure education programs for second-degree students. Although research supports the congruence of expectations between students and faculty as essential to learning, anecdotal evidence and single case reports suggest there may be important discrepancies in expectations of second-degree students and their faculty. Data are intended to support curriculum review, refinement, and innovation in these programs.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. dantonio@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Antonio
authors.forename: Margaret W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Beal
authors.forename: Patricia W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Underwood
authors.forename: Frances Rieth
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKelvey
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guthrie
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lindell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003237:Connecticut; D003479:Curriculum; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009820:Ohio; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010414:Pennsylvania; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires