TY - JOUR
T1 - The hidden benefits of writing retreats: Academic development and social interaction for nurses
AU - Cope, Vicki Catherine
AU - Sundin, Deborah
AU - Smyth, Aisling
AU - Wang, Carol
AU - Baum, Gwendolyn
AU - Ewens, Beverly
AU - Foxall, Fiona
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Not only do nurse academics teach, research, supervise, engage in professional development and professional organisations, they are compelled as academic nurse educators to write for publication, a task that involves expertise, creativity, skill and large amounts of time. This article describes a qualitative reflective analysis of the themes which surfaced during an offsite writing retreat attended by nurse faculty. The authors of this paper discovered an added invaluable benefit of their time at writing retreat: time to engage in social interactions that benefit their professional and personal development. In addition through experience of the retreat has been the increase in publications through the commitment to output, and academic development through engagement in mentoring, collegial partnerships, informal learning, and reflection.
AB - Not only do nurse academics teach, research, supervise, engage in professional development and professional organisations, they are compelled as academic nurse educators to write for publication, a task that involves expertise, creativity, skill and large amounts of time. This article describes a qualitative reflective analysis of the themes which surfaced during an offsite writing retreat attended by nurse faculty. The authors of this paper discovered an added invaluable benefit of their time at writing retreat: time to engage in social interactions that benefit their professional and personal development. In addition through experience of the retreat has been the increase in publications through the commitment to output, and academic development through engagement in mentoring, collegial partnerships, informal learning, and reflection.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/66c9d87e-fe6b-3ed7-b9ee-c891187782fc/
U2 - 10.5430/jnep.v6n11p73
DO - 10.5430/jnep.v6n11p73
M3 - Article
SN - 1925-4059
VL - 6
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
JF - Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
IS - 11
ER -