Al-Nawafleh Ahmed, Zeilani Ruqayya S, Evans Catrin
Faculty of Nursing, The University of Mutah, Mutah, Jordan.
Nurs Health Sci. 2013 Dec;15(4):423-9. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12035. Epub 2013 Jan 24.
There is a dearth of research exploring the development of postdoctoral nursing research careers in non-Western contexts. This paper reports on a qualitative study of Jordanian graduates of UK PhD programs. Interviews were held with 16 graduates who worked in the nursing faculty of seven different universities in Jordan. Participants reported that their doctoral degree had equipped them with confidence and enthusiasm for developing a research career. Mentorship, leadership, and peer support were identified as essential to supporting ongoing research activity. Access to these sources of support was variable and participants also described a range of institutional and organizational structures that directly or indirectly discouraged them from developing research productivity. This research suggests that support for postdoctoral novice researchers is an important area for further attention - for Jordanian universities, for UK PhD supervisors (and their associated academic departments), and for the wider nursing community.
在非西方背景下，探索博士后护理研究职业发展的研究非常匮乏。本文报告了一项对约旦籍英国博士项目毕业生的定性研究。对在约旦七所不同大学护理学院工作的16名毕业生进行了访谈。参与者表示，他们的博士学位使他们有信心和热情开展研究事业。指导、领导力和同行支持被认为是支持持续研究活动的关键。获得这些支持来源的情况各不相同，参与者还描述了一系列直接或间接阻碍他们提高研究生产力的机构和组织结构。这项研究表明，对博士后新手研究人员的支持是一个需要进一步关注的重要领域——对于约旦的大学、英国的博士导师（及其相关学术部门）以及更广泛的护理界来说都是如此。
