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Gender, gender roles and completion of nursing education: A longitudinal study

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dc.contributor.author McLaughlin, Katrina
dc.contributor.author Muldoon, Orla T.
dc.contributor.author Moutray, Marianne
dc.date.accessioned 2020-12-10T00:07:36Z
dc.date.available 2020-12-10T00:07:36Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08
dc.identifier.uri doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2009.08.005
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/179
dc.description data, tables, 5 p. ; (includes bibliographical references) en_US
dc.description.abstract The current worldwide nursing shortage and high attrition of nursing students remain a challenge for the nursing profession. The aim of this paper was to investigate how key psychological attributes and constructions differentiate between completers and non-completers of nursing education. A questionnaire including measures of gender role identity and perceived gender appropriateness of careers was administered to 384 students early in the first year of the course. At the end of the programme attrition rates were obtained. The findings indicate that males were more likely to leave the course than females. Furthermore, those who completed the course tended to view nursing as more appropriate for women, in contrast to the non-completers who had less gender typed views. The female-dominated nature of nursing, prevalent stereotypes and gender bias inherent in nursing education seem to make this an uncomfortable place for males and those with less gendered typed views. Whilst it is acknowledged that attrition is undoubtedly a complex issue with many contributing factors, the nursing profession need to take steps to address this bias to ensure their profession is open equally to both female and male recruits. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Nurse Education Today 30 (2010) 303–307;
dc.subject Nurse education en_US
dc.subject Gender en_US
dc.subject Attrition en_US
dc.title Gender, gender roles and completion of nursing education: A longitudinal study en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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