Debating the impact of doctoral research on the future of nursing

Ehlers, Valerie

dc.contributor.author	Ehlers, Valerie
dc.date.accessioned	2016-12-20T08:49:41Z
dc.date.available	2016-12-20T08:49:41Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.citation	Ehlers, VJ. 2014. Debating the impact of doctoral research on the future of nursing. SA J Higher Education, 28(6):1895-1908	en
dc.identifier.issn	1011-3487
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.20853/28-6-432
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21879
dc.description	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. © Unisa Press	en
dc.description.abstract	The major obligations of universities are to teach, to do research and to provide community service. Doctoral programmes should prepare nurse leaders for the academic, service and policy-making sectors. In order to be awarded a doctoral degree by most universities, the candidate needs to satisfy the examiners that his/her thesis has made a unique and original contribution to nursing and/or health sciences. The impact of these ‘unique and original contributions’ on nursing, healthcare services and policies should be examined. Presenting the research findings in academic and popular publications and at conferences should help to disseminate the findings. However, the implementation and evaluation of the recommendations made in the studies should also be realised in order to impact on the future of nursing.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	South African Journal of Higher Education	en
dc.rights	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.rights	© Unisa Press
dc.subject	distance education doctoral programmes, doctoral research, international recognition of doctoral qualifications, nursing’s future, research publications, South Africa, supervision of doctoral students	en
dc.title	Debating the impact of doctoral research on the future of nursing	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en