TY - JOUR
T1 - Postgraduate nurse education in Indonesia and Australia
T2 - A comparative analysis
AU - McKenna, Lisa
AU - Sommers, Christine L.
AU - Rachmawaty, Rini
AU - Efendi, Ferry
AU - Malik, Gulzar
AU - Davis, Jenny
AU - Duncan, Rachael
AU - Mambu, Ian Ruddy
AU - Susanti, Ika Adelia
AU - Musmulyono,
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Background: Indonesia and Australia are neighbouring countries; however, their nursing systems are very different and there is limited migration between countries. Aim: As part of a larger study, the aim was to undertake a comparative analysis of postgraduate nurse education in Indonesia and Australia. Design: Detailed literature review across academic and grey literature and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in Indonesia (n = 52) and Australia (n = 13) representing education, governments, professional nursing organisations, and rural, remote and urban health care providers. Findings: Three key categories of comparison were identified: Higher Education System, Education Offerings, and Specialist practice and education standards. Regulation of higher education was found to generally be comparable. Postgraduate nursing specialisations are available in both countries, but there are currently more offerings in Australia. Furthermore, nurse practitioner education and graduate entry pathways into nursing are only currently available in Australia. Journal publications are required for graduation from masters and doctoral programmes in Indonesia, but not Australia. Conclusions: While there are many areas of similarity, postgraduate nurse education is more diverse in Australia, while there are growing opportunities for new developments in Indonesia. This analysis identifies areas for future consideration around postgraduate education development in both countries, along with possibilities for future collaboration. Furthermore, comparative analysis provided a useful foundation on mapping key elements.
AB - Background: Indonesia and Australia are neighbouring countries; however, their nursing systems are very different and there is limited migration between countries. Aim: As part of a larger study, the aim was to undertake a comparative analysis of postgraduate nurse education in Indonesia and Australia. Design: Detailed literature review across academic and grey literature and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in Indonesia (n = 52) and Australia (n = 13) representing education, governments, professional nursing organisations, and rural, remote and urban health care providers. Findings: Three key categories of comparison were identified: Higher Education System, Education Offerings, and Specialist practice and education standards. Regulation of higher education was found to generally be comparable. Postgraduate nursing specialisations are available in both countries, but there are currently more offerings in Australia. Furthermore, nurse practitioner education and graduate entry pathways into nursing are only currently available in Australia. Journal publications are required for graduation from masters and doctoral programmes in Indonesia, but not Australia. Conclusions: While there are many areas of similarity, postgraduate nurse education is more diverse in Australia, while there are growing opportunities for new developments in Indonesia. This analysis identifies areas for future consideration around postgraduate education development in both countries, along with possibilities for future collaboration. Furthermore, comparative analysis provided a useful foundation on mapping key elements.
KW - Comparative analysis
KW - Education
KW - Nursing
KW - Post-registration
KW - Postgraduate
KW - Specialty
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105954
DO - 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105954
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85171188881
SN - 0260-6917
VL - 131
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
M1 - 105954
ER -
