Aspects of the difficulty of newly appointed assistant professors of nursing faculty in Japan

Joint Event on 21^st Global Nursing Education Conference & 4^th International Conference on Holistic Medicine and Nursing Care

March 25-26, 2019 | Orlando, USA

Manami Nozaki, Kyoko Oyamada, Ruriko Nakahara, Miyoko Okamoto, and Yui Matsuda

Juntendo University Faculty of Health Care and Nursing, Japan
St. Luke’s International University Graduate School of Nursing Science, Japan
Kyoritsu Women’s University Faculty of Nursing, Japan
University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies,USA

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

In the past two decades, the number of universities opening a faculty of nursing has rapidly increased and faculty members run short in Japan. Along with the situation, the faculty members had to deal with an increasing number of undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds, and the difficulty of teaching has increased. In response to these circumstances, the Japan Association of Nursing Programs in Universities (or JANPU) proposed the guidelines for newly appointed assistant professors. According to the guidelines, the “FD Mother Map” has been developed and distributed it to faculties of nursing all over the country. A prototype career development ladder for newly appointed assistant professors has also developed and introduced. However, it was clarified that newly appointed assistant professors are still facing difficulties right after their inauguration. The purpose of this research is to clarify the aspects of the difficulties that newly appointed assistant professors are facing in order to improve the career development ladder for newly appointed assistant professors. According to the literature review, it is found that a teacher development proceeds along the three phases, <survival>, <familiarization with teaching activities> and <commitment as middle level>. In each phase, there were the characteristics of the professional experience as a teacher. in the survival phase, there are the three characteristics; <role transition>, <seeking identity>, <challenge to continue teaching>. Among them, <seeking identity> is a unique characteristic of the professional experience as a newly appointed assistant professor of nursing faculty who has an abundance of clinical experience. Therefore, it is suggested that “establishing an identity as a teacher” is a necessary aspect to include for the career development ladder for assistant professors of nursing faculty.

Biography :

Manami Nozaki has completed her Ph.D. from Waseda University. She is a Professor and her specialty in Nursing Education. She has published some textbooks and DVD as educational materials.

E-mail: ma-nozaki@juntendo.ac.jp