Abstract
In this study, semi-structured interviews with 12 nursing instructors teaching a technical practicum in nursing were conducted in order to obtain ideas for instructional strategies by illuminating teaching activities that facilitate collaborative relations among students. Qualitative and inductive analysis of the interview data yielded 17 categories of teaching activities that facilitated collaborative relations among students, including “development of a teaching plan intended to facilitate communication among students,” “detection of emerging stagnation in collaborative relations and assessment of causes of the problem,” and “prompt instruction and guidance to resolve problems in collaboration.” The results revealed that the nursing instructors considered how to build collaborative relations among students when they developed their teaching plan. The nursing instructors also continually monitored and assessed students’ collaborative relations during the technical practicum and based on the results, they used different teaching techniques to facilitate collaborative relations by helping students play their role in the practicum. Furthermore, the 17 categories of teaching activities were performed at each stage of the PDE cycle （plan, do, evaluate）, suggesting that continuous implementation of a PDE cycle for building collaborative relations leads to effective support.
