Educating Towards Equity, Citizenship, and Respectful Relations in Nursing and Health Care: A Faculty and Student Transformative Intervention Project

TitleEducating Towards Equity, Citizenship, and Respectful Relations in Nursing and Health Care: A Faculty and Student Transformative Intervention Project
Faculty/College/UnitApplied Science
StatusCompleted
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2012
Completion09/30/2013
Project Summary

Health inequities in Canada and globally challenge nursing’s commitment to social justice. Educating for equity, citizenship and respectful relations in nursing and health care is fundamental to redressing inequities and facilitating human flourishing across the life span. Because optimal health is achieved through physical, mental and social well being, nurse educators must thoughtfully design and deliver curricula that engage all students in learning about the roots of inequity and the responsibilities of health professionals in relation to these within the context of health and health care. In the UBC undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, teaching and learning of these concepts is yet to be fully realized, requiring innovation and action. The research team, made up of students and faculty, will design, implement and test the impact of a group of transformative education interventions on faculty’s and students’ teaching and learning experiences and processes related to equity citizenship and respectful relations.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2012/2013
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorHelen Brown
Year 1: Funded Amount37,786.56
Year 1: Team Members

Helen Brown, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science
Leanne Currie, Faculty, Nursing
Nancy Drew, Faculty, Nursing
Gladys McPherson, Faculty, Nursing
Patricia Rodney, Faculty, Nursing
Victoria Smye, Faculty, Nursing
Elsie Tan, Faculty, Nursing
Colleen Varcoe, Faculty, Nursing
Kelly Gray, Student
Leah Walker, Associate Director, Aboriginal People's Health, Faculty of Medicine