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Thompson, C. And Sheckley, B. (1997). Differences in classroom teaching preferences between traditional and adult BSN students. Journal of Nursing Education, 36(4), 163-170.

When a critique is presented on behalf of any research endeavor the reviewer must always assume a position of fairness and objectivity. To this end the research reported upon is evaluated and assessed from the standpoint of interest, interpretive accuracy, and the contribution being made to a scientific body of content knowledge. The professional article authored by Thompson and Sheckley will, therefore be evaluated on the merits of its research purpose, stated problem, scientific framework, and supportive literature.

Whenever a research investigator uses such descriptive labels as differences, effects, and/or relationships to describe a study the reader is immediately made aware that the investigation is empirical and scientific in purpose. As such the investigator is obligated, in keeping with proper research protocol, to not only state a purpose of study but present also a well defined research question and testable null hypothesis. Although the purpose of the study has been clearly defined by the authors they failed to immediately follow through with a stated research question and null hypothesis. The actual research question was not identified until reading the very last paragraph of the literature review. The authors could have avoided this research infraction simply by attaching to the research purpose statement a research question and null hypothesis similar to the following: Will there exists differences in classroom teaching preferences between traditional and adult BSN students? There will exist no statistically significant differences at the ?<. 05 or ?<. 01 in classroom teaching preferences between traditional and adult BSN students as measured by the two-part Chickering, Gamson, and Barsi and Sheckley questionnaire. The main difference null hypothesis would be further broken down into secondary difference hypotheses that would account for all possible nested variables important to the study such as participant gender, age, class level, race, and a host of other possibilities. Important as well is for the author of a scientific investigation to make mention at the very beginning that a study will be statistically analyzed by a selected statistical tool. Once again the authors failed to adhere to this required research tenet. By not following the proper protocol the scientific framework under which the investigation was conducted becomes faulty from an interpretive standpoint.

Notwithstanding the academic importance of the subject being investigated the authors should have also identified early on in the presentation the nine variables being measured. Adhering to this research objective provides the reader with advanced information as to what to expect and look for when reading the results section. Again the authors failed to accomplish this objective. In addition, the review of literature was presented before well before the statement of purpose and research question. A literature review, in keeping with proper research investigative protocol is to support the need of a study, not result in a study. In addition the literature that was reviewed by the authors lacked significantly in timeliness. In fact all articles reported upon were nearly 10 years old - not a very commanding support system for the present study by Thompson and Sheckley.

The discussion on the merits of the article being reviewed with respect to purpose, theoretical framework, and support structure cannot be concluded without a comment on the author's investigative topic itself. Optimal patient healthcare is the primary goal of every healthcare practitioner and medical facility. Providing the medical consumer with premier service is not only costly but also deeply embedded in the training and education healthcare practitioners receive in order to sustain optimal healthcare delivery. To this end educating nurses is a high priority in any educational setting. Thompson and Skeckley not only stress the importance of education for nurses but also hone… READ MORE

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