NURBN 3022 Supplementary Assessment: Research Paper Analysis

This assignment analyzes a research paper focused on leadership styles and faculty job satisfaction in Taiwan. The paper employed descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional methodologies, utilizing self-administered questionnaires and databases. Data analysis involved SPSS to assess frequency, errors, distributions, and reliability. The study population comprised nursing faculty and school deans, with a sample size of 169. Key findings indicated that nursing deans and directors preferred transformational leadership, influenced by societal gender roles and Confucianism, leading to faculty satisfaction. The critique highlights the influence of leadership styles and the importance of further training. The paper references Berthrong (2018) and Chen, Beck, & Amos (2005) to support the findings.

NURBN 3022 Supplementary assessment task
Student Name and ID
Instructions
Read the article provided and answer the following questions
Q1: What is the methodology described in the paper?
Q2: What data collection tools were utilised for this research project?
Q3: How was the data analysed?
Q4: What was the population / clinical setting and sample size for the study?
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Answer: In this article, the methodology used was descriptive, correlation and cross-sectional.
The descriptive methodology was used to describe the population and the situation, the
correlation was used to measure the relationships between the variables and the cross-sectional
was used to measure the exposure and outcomes of the population.
Details:
Answer: For this research project, the data collection tools used included self administered
questionnaires, mail survey, postcards and databases from Ministry’s website.
Answer: Data was analysed by using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) by
distributing the frequency of all variables so as to check the entry errors, outliers and the
missing information. There was also assessment of the normal distributions of the dependent
and independent variables. There was also evaluation of the internal consistency reliability. The
statistics which included the ranges, mean, standard deviations and percentage were then
summarized.
Answer: The population was the nursing faculty and the school dean or director in higher
education schools. The sample size was 169, recruited from 18 nursing programs that had a
minimum of 20 full time nursing faculties and a dean or director who had been in that position
for at least 4 months.

Q5: What the Key findings from this research paper? This should be a critique of the paper ensure
you use in-text referencing and include a reference of the paper at the end of this section. (approx
100 words)
References
Berthrong, J. (2018). Transformations of the Confucian way. Routledge.
Chen, H. C., Beck, S. L., & Amos, L. K. (2005). Leadership styles and nursing faculty job satisfaction in
Taiwan. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37(4), 374-380.
Marking Guide
Question Mark allocated Grade Comment
Q1: Methodology 2 marks
Q2: Data collection tools 2 marks
Q3: Data analysis 2 marks
Q4: Sample 2 marks
Q5: Critique / key findings 10 marks
Reference 2 marks
Total marks 20 marks
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Answer: The findings in this research revealed that the nursing deans and directors prefer
transformational leadership to transactional leadership. This style is likely to be influenced by the
traditional societal gender roles. According to Berthrong (2018), Confucianism has also
influenced these leaders to their leadership style. This is because it emphasizes on the fulfilment
of individual roles and duties of leaders in a hierarchical society. The researchers also found out
that the nursing faculty were more satisfied with their deans who used transformational
leadership and moderately satisfied with their jobs (Chen, Beck, & Amos, 2005). This was
influenced by their backgrounds as most of them were young, married and with a medium sized
salary.