Balancing power: A grounded theory study on partnership of academic service institutes

Authors

  • EESA MOHAMMADI Departments of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  • FATEMEH HESHMATI NABAVI Nursing Management Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;
  • SHAHRAM YAZDANI School of Medical Education Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • ZOHREH VANAKI Departments of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:

Introduction: Governments and professional organizationshave called for new partnerships between health care providersand academics to improve clinical education for the benefit ofboth students and patients. To develop a substantive groundedtheory on the process of forming academic-service partnershipsin implementing clinical education, from the perspective ofacademic and clinical nursing staff members and managersworking in Iranian settings.Methods: The participants included 15 hospital nurses, nursemanagers, nurse educators, and educational managers from twocentral universities and clinical settings from 2009 to 2012. Datawere collected through 30 in-depth, semi-structure interviewswith the individual participants and then analyzed using themethodology of Strauss and Corbin’s grounded theory.Results: Utilizing “balancing power” as the core variableenabled us to integrate the concepts concerning the partnershipprocesses between clinical and educational institutes. Threedistinct and significant categories emerged to explain the processof partnership: 1) divergence, 2) conflict between educational andcaring functions, and 3) creation of balance between educationaland caring functions.Conclusions: In implementing clinical education, partnerships havebeen formed within a challenging context in Iran. Conflict betweenclinical and educational functions was the main concern of bothsides of the partnership in forming a collaborative relationship, withour findings emphasizing the importance of nursing educators’ rolein the establishment of partnership programs.Keywords: Education; Nursing student, Power; Partnership practice

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volume 5  issue 3

pages  124- 133

publication date 2017-07-01

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