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ECU School of Nursing thesis
ECU School of Nursing thesis. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Summary |
This study was designed to investigate the importance of role models in the socialization process that occurs during baccalaureate The term role model was broadly defined based on nursing education. Bandura's social learning theory and included directly observable (human) as well as vicarious (books and audiovisuals) models. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The sample population consisted of 200 sophomore, junior, and senior students from two baccalaureate schools of nursing in Eastern North Carolina. Factorial Modeling (FaM) was the statistical method employed to analyze the data. Results indicated that of the factors studied, reinforcement is the single most important causal factor in socialization. Reinforcement accounted for 88% of the variance. Tables are included. |
| General note | "Presented to the faculty of the Department of Nursing ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Nursing." |
| General note | Advisor: Winona B. Ackerman |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 1980 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-49). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
