Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

4 p.

Publication Date

1-2011

Publisher

National League for Nursing

Source Publication

Nursing Education Perspectives

Source ISSN

1536-5026

Original Item ID

doi: 10.5480/1536-5026-32.1.10

Abstract

The National League for Nursing has responded to the increasing need for nursing education research through its grant program. Significant growth in proposals has intensified competition for funds and challenged the Nursing Education Research Advisory Council’s review process. The purpose of this article is to explore the NLN’s nursing education research proposals from 2008 to 2010 in order to improve performance and provide guidance to future nursing education researchers. Beginning with the 2008 grant cycle, a database was developed to assist in performance improvement. A total of 113 proposals were submitted; of those, 24 were funded for a success rate of greater than 21 percent. Various designs and samples were employed and all geographic regions of the United States were represented. Inter-rater reliability among reviewers remained high and the scientific rigor of proposals steadily increased. Increased funding from other sources is urgently needed to build the science of nursing education.

Comments

Published version. Nursing Education Perspectives, Vol. 32, No, 1 (January 2011): 10-13. DOI. © 2011 National League for Nursing. Used with permission.

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