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Original Article
- Analysis of Nursing-related Content Portrayed in Middle and High School Textbooks under the National Common Basic Curriculum in Korea
- Myun Sook Jung, Hyeong Wook Choi, Dong Mei Li
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2010;40(1):33-42.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.1.33
Published online: February 28, 2010
1Professor, College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University · Researcher, Gerontological Health Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
2Lecturer, Department of Nursing, College of Masan, Masan, Korea.
3Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Hangzhou Normal University of China, China.
- Address reprint requests to: Jung, Myun Sook. College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, 92 Chilam-dong, Jinju 660-751, Korea. Tel: 82-55-751-8896, Fax: 82-55-751-8711, profmsjung@hanmail.net
• Received: March 17, 2009 • Accepted: January 14, 2010
Copyright © 2010 Korean Society of Nursing Science
Abstract
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Purpose
- The purpose of this study was to analyze nursing-related content in middle, and high school textbooks under the National Common Basic Curriculum in Korea.
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Methods
- Nursing-related content from 43 middle school textbooks and 13 high school textbooks was analyzed.
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Results
- There were 28 items of nursing-related content in the selected textbooks. Among them, 13 items were in the 'nursing activity' area, 6 items were in the 'nurse as an occupation' area, 2 items were in the 'major and career choice' area, 6 items were 'just one word' and 1 item in 'others'.
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Conclusion
- The main nursing related content which portrayed in the middle and high school textbooks were caring for patients (7 items accounting for 46.5%), nurses working in hospitals (6 items accounting for 21.4%). In terms of gender perspective, female nurses (15 items accounting for 53.6%) were most prevalent.
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Analysis of Nursing-related Content Portrayed in Middle and High School Textbooks under the National Common Basic Curriculum in Korea
Distribution of Nursing-related Content by School year Subject Expression type
*Includes national history.
T=text domain; P=Photograph & Illustration domain; S=Story type (Text domain+Photograph & Illustration domain).
Nursing-related Content, Nursing work place and Sex of Nurse
Table 1
Distribution of Nursing-related Content by School year Subject Expression type
*Includes national history. T=text domain; P=Photograph & Illustration domain; S=Story type (Text domain+Photograph & Illustration domain).
Table 2
Nursing-related Content, Nursing work place and Sex of Nurse
