Problems That Nursing Faculty Who Were Members of Faculty Development

Committee of BSN or ADN Programs Encounter

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify the problems that nursing faculty who were members of faculty development(FD) committee of BSN or ADN programs encountered. Data were collected by semi-structured interview. The purpose and procedure of the study, and protection of anonymity and privacy were explained to the participants, and nine nursing faculty from 6 BSN programs and 3 ADN programs agreed to participate the study. The data were analyzed by using Berelson's content analysis technique. As a result, thirteen categories (e.g, "resistant or passive attitude of faculty to participating FD programs", "difficulty in carrying out the role of FD committee member because of lack of knowledge", or "difficulty to manage FD programs systematically and effectively"), were formed. The results suggested that lack of special knowledge related to faculty development and lack of human resources and money in each school are important issues in promoting the activities of FD committee members. Furthermore, inadequate understanding of FD leads to passive attitude or confusion of faculty.