Doctorate in Education
Research
Lecturers
Aim of Study
​The study is part of my Doctorate in Education. I am interested in your experiences of supporting Registered Nurses with dyslexia in post registration education.
What will I need to do?
You will be asked to take part in an in-depth semi-structured interview which will include asking to remember your experiences of supporting Registered Nurses in their continuting professional development. This interview will take place either by Skype or telephone, and may take an hour. I may need to speak to you again to clarify any issues that have been raised during the interview. The interview will be audio recorded unless you ask for it not to be. I will check with you at the beginning of the interview that you consent to audio recording.
Once the interview has taken place, I will translate that interview into your story and ask you to read and verify it. This will not be a complete transcript of the interview but an interpretation of what you have said. You will be able to change or remove any information that you are not happy with.
I will then ask you to take part in an online discussion forum with another lecturers who have also taken part in an interview to verify any themes that I have been able to identify from your stories. You will not meet the other lecturers and your identities will be protected by the use of new email accounts and false names. I will explain to you how to use the discussion forum if required.
What sort of questions will I be asked?
The planned questions within the interview are:
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How long have you been a lecturer?
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What is your professional background?
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Have you had any specific training in suporting learners with dyslexia?
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Do you have any expectations of learners with dyslexia?
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Can you give me examples of your experiences of supporting registered nurses with dyslexia in post registration education?
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Did you seek any extra support for either your learner(s) or yourself in those situations?
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Have you ever identified a registered nurse that you felt might have dyslexia and if so what did you do?
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If you have supported both pre and post registration nurses with dyslexia, have you noticed any differences in approaches to learning?
However, as the interviews are semi-structured and narrative in nature these questions are only a guide. The most important aspect is that you feel able to tell your story.
Consent
​You will be asked to give written consent to take part in the research. You will be free to withdraw from the project at any time without any adverse consequences and you don’t have to give a reason for this. If you do withdraw I will discuss with you whether you want the information you have given me to date to be included in the research analysis on the basis of confidentiality described below. If you prefer your data removed, it will be destroyed.
How will the information I give be protected?
Your data will be protected using the eight Principles of Data Protection (Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2001), further details of which can be found online at http://www.gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2393&p=0. The audio recordings, transcripts and subsequent narrative stories will be held in password protected files. Any paper copies will be kept in a locked file. The files will be destroyed once the research project had been completed and published.
How will my identity be protected?
It is very hard to guarantee that nobody would be able to identify you form the information that you will give. However I will do my best to protect your identity. This will include the use of pseudonyms and limited use of information such as role, area of work and length of experience.
Confidentiality
Some of the information that you tell me may be personal. You may be happy for that information to go into your story, but if you are not this will be removed at your request. Any information that you disclose during the course of the research but do not want to share will be held in confidence, including having dyslexia. However you must also be aware that if you disclose an issue of poor or unsafe practice I am professionally bound by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to disclose this. I will encourage you to speak to the appropriate person or use the appropriate reporting mechanism initially but may have report a safeguarding incident if you don’t.
Where will my information be presented?
The data from this project will form part of my Doctorate in Education and therefore will be seen by my supervisor, co-supervisor and those marking my work. The research will be presented to the Open University and a copy will be kept in the library and the Institute library and may be accessible online. The research may also be published in nursing and educational journals. However, the information that you have given will be anonymised before it is included in the study.
Still Interested?
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