An exploration of the experiences of cultural safety educators : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy, Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorWepa, Dianne T. N
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-13T21:46:42Z
dc.date.available2016-09-13T21:46:42Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a study of the experiences of four cultural safety lecturers in nursing education in Aotearoa / New Zealand. A review of literature reveals the recent and turbulent evolution of cultural safety. The media which documented this journey in a negative light in the 1990s prompted ministerial inquiries and the publication of the Nursing Council of New Zealand's Guidelines for cultural safety in nursing and midwifery education (1996). Action research methods enabled the participants to implement change in their practice and gain positive personal involvement in the study. Reflective diaries provided the major tool in this process as participants were able to achieve at least one action research cycle by identifying issues, planning action, observing the action and reflecting. The findings of the research revealed that the participants not only coped with every day stressors of teaching but they were also required to formulate knowledge of cultural safety. For the Maori participants their stress was confounded with recruiting and retaining Maori students and macro issues such as commitments to iwi. Lack of support to teach cultural safety was identified to be a key theme for all participants. An analysis of this theme revealed that it was organisational in nature and out of their immediate control. Action research provided a change strategy for participants to have a sense of control of issues within their practice. Recommendations have been made which focus on supporting cultural safety educators to dialogue on a regular basis through attendance at related hui; the introduction of nurse educator programmes; paid leave provisions for cultural safety educators to conduct and publish research so that a body of knowledge can be developed; and that Maori cultural safety educators be recognised for their professional and cultural strengths so that they do not fall victim to burn out.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/9856
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectNursing schoolsen_US
dc.subjectFacultyen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectTranscultural nursingen_US
dc.subjectMāori Master's Thesisen
dc.titleAn exploration of the experiences of cultural safety educators : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy, Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorWepa, Dianne T. Nen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePhilosophyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Philosophy (M. Phil.)en_US
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