Ethical dilemmas faced by healthcare teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that the rapid transition to emergency remote teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for healthcare teachers in many ways. This sudden change made them face ethical dilemmas that challenged their values and ethical competence.Research aimThis stud...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2024
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Nursing ethics
Year: 2024, Volume: 31, Issue: 5, Pages: 907-918 |
| Further subjects: | B
healthcare teacher
B Covid-19 B Ethical Dilemma B Caring science B Hermeneutics B Thematic Analysis |
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| Summary: | BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that the rapid transition to emergency remote teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for healthcare teachers in many ways. This sudden change made them face ethical dilemmas that challenged their values and ethical competence.Research aimThis study aimed to explore and gain a deeper understanding of the ethical dilemmas healthcare teachers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.Research designThis was an inductive qualitative study using a hermeneutic approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed thematically.Participants and research contextHealthcare teachers (n = 20) from eight universities and universities of applied sciences in the Nordic and Baltic countries participated.Ethical considerationsThis study was based on the research ethics of the Norwegian National Research Ethics Committee for Medicine and Health Sciences and approved by the Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research.FindingsHealthcare teachers faced several ethical dilemmas due to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis revealed three main themes: How should I deal with students’ ill-being, and what can I as a teacher do?; What can I demand from myself and my students, what is good teaching?; How do I manage the heavy workload and everyone’s needs, and who gets my time?ConclusionsThis study highlights the importance of healthcare teachers’ continuous need for pedagogic and didactic education, especially considering new technology and ethical issues. During the pandemic, the ethical consequences of remote teaching became evident. Ethical values and ethical dilemmas should be addressed in healthcare education programmes at different levels, especially in teacher education programmes. In the coming years, remote teaching will grow. Therefore, we need more research on this issue from an ethical perspective on its possible consequences for students and healthcare teachers. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09697330231215957 |