Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland.
Int Nurs Rev. 2010 Dec;57(4):415-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00828.x.
This paper describes a peer-to-peer and supervisor support and mentoring process that was implemented in one PhD programme in nursing in the Republic of Ireland.
PhD Away Days are held once per year and attended by all enrolled PhD students and their academic supervisors. Positive evaluations were obtained both from students and supervisors as collective learning occurred and group cohesiveness developed. All participants expressed interest in continuing the PhD Away Days as they learned from others' experiences. In addition, the range of topics provided learning on topics of concern across content areas, e.g. conceptual and theoretical developments, research design, challenges in data collection, and analysis and publication plans. Most importantly, there was a feeling of togetherness among students, thus decreasing the feeling of being alone with the challenges of PhD work.
Plans for the future include the need to have the PhD Away Days continued structured around key topics of concern to both students and supervisors, and to implement content-specific modules in the PhD programme.
本文描述了一种在爱尔兰共和国的一个护理博士课程中实施的同行支持和导师指导过程。
博士研讨会每年举行一次，所有注册博士生及其学术导师都参加。学生和导师都对这种方式给予了积极的评价，因为集体学习和团队凝聚力得到了发展。所有参与者都表示有兴趣继续举办博士研讨会，因为他们从他人的经验中学习。此外，研讨会涵盖了各个领域关注的主题，例如概念和理论发展、研究设计、数据收集挑战、分析和出版计划。最重要的是，学生之间有一种团结感，因此减少了独自面对博士工作挑战的感觉。
未来的计划包括需要围绕学生和导师共同关注的关键主题继续组织博士研讨会，并在博士课程中实施特定内容的模块。
