Nursing faculty academic incivility: perceptions of nursing students and faculty

Muliira, Joshua K.; Natarajan, Jansi; van der Colff, Jacoba

doi:10.1186/s12909-017-1096-8

BMC Medical Education

Table 4 Incidence of uncivil faculty behaviors based on experiences students and faculty

From: Nursing faculty academic incivility: perceptions of nursing students and faculty

Faculty behavior	Rater	N	M	SD	SEM	t	df	p
Arriving late for scheduled activities	Faculty	31	1.806	0.402	0.07	1.14	147	0.26
Arriving late for scheduled activities	Student	118	1.703	0.459	0.04	1.14	147	0.26
Leaving scheduled activities early	Faculty	31	1.742	0.445	0.08	2.97	147	0.00
Leaving scheduled activities early	Student	118	1.449	0.500	0.05	2.97	147	0.00
Cancelling scheduled activities without warning	Faculty	31	1.839	0.374	0.07	1.76	147	0.05
Cancelling scheduled activities without warning	Student	118	1.678	0.469	0.04	1.76	147	0.05
Being unprepared for scheduled activities	Faculty	31	1.645	0.486	0.09	0.09	147	0.92
Being unprepared for scheduled activities	Student	118	1.636	0.483	0.04	0.09	147	0.92
Not allowing open discussion	Faculty	31	1.581	0.502	0.09	0.46	147	0.65
Not allowing open discussion	Student	118	1.534	0.501	0.05	0.46	147	0.65
Refusing to allow make up exams, extensions, or grade changes	Faculty	31	1.548	0.506	0.09	−0.71	147	0.48
	Student	118	1.619	0.488	0.05	−0.71	147	0.48
Ineffective teaching style/methods	Faculty	31	1.710	0.461	0.08	−0.40	147	0.69
Ineffective teaching style/methods	Student	118	1.746	0.437	0.04	−0.40	147	0.69
Deviating from the course syllabus, changing assignments or test dates	Faculty	31	1.613	0.495	0.09	−0.41	147	0.68
	Student	118	1.653	0.478	0.04	−0.41	147	0.68
Being inflexible, rigid and authoritarian	Faculty	31	1.677	0.475	0.09	−0.09	147	0.92
Being inflexible, rigid and authoritarian	Student	118	1.686	0.466	0.04	−0.09	147	0.92
Punishing the entire class for one student’s misbehavior	Faculty	31	1.516	0.508	0.09	−1.49	147	0.14
Punishing the entire class for one student’s misbehavior	Student	118	1.661	0.475	0.04	−1.49	147	0.14
Making statements about being disinterested in the subject matter	Faculty	31	1.581	0.502	0.09	−0.47	147	0.64
	Student	118	1.627	0.486	0.05	−0.47	147	0.64
Being distant and cold towards others (unapproachable reject students opinions)	Faculty	31	1.516	0.508	0.09	−0.94	147	0.35
	Student	118	1.610	0.490	0.05	−0.94	147	0.35
Refusing or reluctant to answer questions	Faculty	31	1.548	0.506	0.09	0.39	147	0.70
Refusing or reluctant to answer questions	Student	118	1.509	0.502	0.05	0.39	147	0.70
Subjective grading	Faculty	31	1.742	0.445	0.08	1.44	147	0.15
Subjective grading	Student	118	1.602	0.492	0.05	1.44	147	0.15
Making condescending remarks or put downs	Faculty	31	1.645	0.486	0.09	0.35	147	0.72
Making condescending remarks or put downs	Student	118	1.610	0.490	0.05	0.35	147	0.72
Exerting superiority rank over others	Faculty	31	1.677	0.475	0.09	1.27	147	0.21
Exerting superiority rank over others	Student	118	1.551	0.500	0.05	1.27	147	0.21
Threatening to fail a student for not complying with faculty’s demands	Faculty	31	1.516	0.508	0.09	−0.60	147	0.55
	Student	118	1.576	0.496	0.05	−0.60	147	0.55
Making rude gestures or behaviors towards others	Faculty	31	1.613	0.495	0.09	0.78	147	0.44
Making rude gestures or behaviors towards others	Student	118	1.534	0.501	0.05	0.78	147	0.44
Ignoring disruptive student behavior	Faculty	31	1.677	0.475	0.09	1.69	147	0.09
Ignoring disruptive student behavior	Student	118	1.509	0.502	0.05	1.69	147	0.09
Being unavailable outside of class (not returning calls or emails, not maintaining office hours)	Faculty	31	1.645	0.486	0.09	0.44	147	0.66
	Student	118	1.602	0.492	0.05	0.44	147	0.66

M Mean, SD Standard Deviation, SEM Standard Error Mean, t t-test statistic, df degrees of freedom, p p-value

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