Master of Science in Nursing Theses
Date Degree Awarded
5-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
School
Nursing
Committee Chair
Jan Conway, Ph.D., RN
Second Committee Member
Rachel Parrill, Ph.D., RN
Keywords
Service-learning, social justice, leadership, BSN, nursing eduation, Patricia Benner
Abstract
Service-learning (SL) is proposed as a pedagogical method by the American Associate of Colleges of Nursing (AACN, 2008) for achieving the essential of professionalism and professional values (Essential VIII), which includes the concept of social justice. Along with the concept of social justice being discussed in Essential VIII, the concept of leadership is discussed throughout the AACN Essentials. SL has been implemented in many educational settings across the United States, including nursing. There continues to be a lack of quantitative research on service-learning to qualify it as an evidenced-based teaching strategy. The purpose of this study was to assess if there were changes in perspectives of social justice and leadership for students enrolled in a senior level Care of Populations’ course at Cedarville University after completing a service-learning experience. Fifty subjects completed the Service-Learning Self-Evaluation Tool (SLSET) before and after the learning experience. The findings are of use in nursing education by helping to provide supportive evidence for the continued use of service-learning as a pedagogical method.
DOI
10.15385/tmsn.2013.6
Recommended Citation
Tucholski, Lindsay S., "A Descriptive Study of Service-Learning on Social Justice and Leadership Perceptions in Senior BSN Students" (2013). Master of Science in Nursing Theses. 1.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/nursing_theses/1
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