Table 1 Characteristics of nursing faculty
From: Incidence and perception of nursing students’ academic incivility in Oman
Characteristic | Category | Frequency (n = 40) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (Mean = 36.16, SD = 9.77) | 18–21 | 3 | 7 |
22–30 | 10 | 23.2 | |
>30 | 30 | 69.8 | |
Gender | Male | 9 | 28.1 |
Female | 23 | 71.9 | |
Academic Qualification | Bachelors | 6 | 15 |
Masters | 24 | 60 | |
Doctorate | 10 | 25 | |
Number of years as a nurse educator (Mean = 11.56; SD = 8.34) | <5 | 8 | 22.2 |
6–15 | 21 | 58.3 | |
16–25 | 4 | 11.2 | |
26–30 | 3 | 8.3 | |
Number of years in current position (Mean = 4.63; SD = 3.32) | <5 | 15 | 53.6 |
6–10 | 7 | 25 | |
11–15 | 2 | 7.1 | |
16–20 | 4 | 14.3 | |
Average No of students in a theory class (Mean =35.31; SD = 20.629) | <20 | 7 | 17.1 |
21–40 | 10 | 24.4 | |
41–60 | 8 | 19.5 | |
>60 | 16 | 39 | |
Average number of students at a time in Clinical (Mean = 7.55: SD = 8.38) | <20 | 32 | 76.2 |
21–40 | 3 | 7.1 | |
41–60 | 2 | 4.8 | |
>60 | 5 | 11.9 | |
Level of nursing courses in the BSN Program you commonly teach | Third level | 10 | 37 |
Fourth level | 12 | 44.4 | |
All levels | 5 | 18.5 |