Life at the Margins: Marginality and Race in Undergraduate Students and Faculty.
The United States has become increasingly diverse, but this same rise in diversity is not reflected in the nursing profession. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between marginality and minority status for nursing students in two states with very different racial/ethnic minority profiles. Marginality was measured using the Koci Marginality Index. When comparing students by geographical region, there were statistically significant differences between the two groups with regard to the marginality subconcepts of intermediacy, differentiation, power, secrecy, voice, liminality, and reflectiveness. Data were also collected from nurse faculty at each of the universities in Texas and Wisconsin. Findings suggest that there are significant differences between the two faculty samples with regard to advising, tutoring, and mentoring activities, as well as referral of minority students to campus resources. Marginalization is a complicated, deeply entrenched issue that continues to significantly impact minority nursing students across the nation.
['Englund|Heather|H|', 'Basler|Jennifer|J|0000-0003-4591-1775']
D000328:Adult D000368:Aged D018864:Cultural Diversity D005181:Faculty, Nursing D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D011594:Psychometrics D063505:Racism D013338:Students, Nursing D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D013781:Texas D014495:Universities D014922:Wisconsin
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