title: Factors influencing the development of a Thai health-promoting faculty of nursing: an ethnographic exploration.
abstract: Universities can make a significant contribution to improve population health through encouraging faculty members and universities to focus on health promotion, using a health-promoting framework. This qualitative study explored factors influencing the development of a health-promoting nursing faculty in a Thai university. Data were collected via in-depth interviews of 15 nursing academics and four academic support staff, and fieldwork observations. Data were analyzed using Spradley's ethnographic approach. Findings included informants perceiving that the achievement of a health-promoting educational organization is dependent on a number of contexts, including the presence of the national health policy regarding health promotion, the policies and actions of a university, faculty administrative contexts, organizational culture, ThaiHealth actions and support, profession-related factors, time limitations, the physical environment, and personal factors. Moreover, the development of health-promoting faculty within nursing should be based on the existing support in a university and faculty. Factors impeding such development must determine whether health promotion and well-being are to be achieved as a foundation for faculty work, and the mission of a university within a healthy settings approach.
authors: Nursing Science Division, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthawaroros Road, Sriphum Subdistrict, Muang District, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ssirakamon@gmail.com
authors: Somjai
authors: S
authors: Sirakamon
authors: Ratanawadee
authors: R
authors: Chontawan
authors: Thitinut
authors: T
authors: Akkadechanun
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: Turale
mesh_terms: D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D003625:Data Collection; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016134:Organizational Policy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D013637:Tape Recording; D013785:Thailand