Change Change is a constant theme in the narratives from the focus group and individual interviews. The change relates not only to the higher education setting but also to the participants roles and personal lives. Participants also describe how changes in society and health care affect their role as nurse lecturers. Participants describe the constant change within their schools/departments. UFG2P4: I think of the school I mean the thing that I feel that runs ‘…when through it is constant change…no such thing as a steady stage and we are not going to get there. So I think it is characterised by this theme of constant change’. UFG2P3: are changing, changing, changing for the sake of ‘We change…’ IOTIND6: it would be impossible to remain the ‘Yes, same’. The constant change is a source of stress for some participants. UIND7: constantly changing. Nothing stays the same from year to year ‘We’re and really it’s stressful’. UFG2P3: whether those people are exhausted after ten years of ‘I don’t know constant, constant renegotiation and constant change…’ In addition to change in their schools/departments participants are also very aware of the changes facing their organisations. Participants from the institutes of technology sector focus on their institutions bids for Technological University (TU) status IOTFG1P3: ‘…we are on the path to and our goal is to become a university…’ IOTIND1: that research pressure and going to be more and ‘…there’s that’s more now as going for that TU we’re bid…’ Participants from the university sector describe the change in structures within their organisations. UIND4: example, over the last five or six years, even less, the university ‘For structures have changed so much that hard to know what meeting to it’s attend…’
Change Change is a constant theme in the narratives from the focus group and individual interviews. The change relates not only to the higher education setting but also to the participants roles and personal lives. Participants also describe how changes in society and health care affect their role as nurse lecturers. Participants describe the constant change within their schools/departments. UFG2P4: ‘…when I think of the school I mean the thing that I feel that runs through it is constant change…no such thing as a steady stage and we are not going to get there. So I think it is characterised by this theme of constant change’. UFG2P3: ‘We are changing, changing, changing for the sake of change…’ IOTIND6: ‘Yes, it would be impossible to remain the same’. The constant change is a source of stress for some participants. UIND7: ‘We’re constantly changing. Nothing stays the same from year to year and it’s really stressful’. UFG2P3: ‘I don’t know whether those people are exhausted after ten years of constant, constant renegotiation and constant change…’ In addition to change in their schools/departments participants are also very aware of the changes facing their organisations. Participants from the institutes of technology sector focus on their institutions bids for Technological University (TU) status IOTFG1P3: ‘…we are on the path to and our goal is to become a university…’ IOTIND1: ‘…there’s that research pressure and that’s going to be more and more now as we’re going for that TU bid…’ Participants from the university sector describe the change in structures within their organisations. UIND4: ‘For example, over the last five or six years, even less, the university structures have changed so much that it’s hard to know what meeting to attend…’
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