Please research one of the presented nursing theorists for this week. Utilize the university library resources and locate an article applicable to the theorist and/or their theory. 250-300 words

Post the article to the discussion board and write a critique on the article.

Follow the criteria for APA written assignments.

• Pamela Reed – Theory of Self-Transcendence
• Patricia Liehr and Mary Jane Smith – Story Theory
• Nola J. Pender – Health Promotion Model

The article can be about the theory itself or the application of the theory as it applies to nursing practice.

teacher’s perceptions of disruption. A case study of an African American middle

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“student responses to

teachers’ disciplinary techniques can be unpredictable and require quick reactions on the

part of the teacher.”

and the students can be influential in discipline. This is illustrated in the authors’

standard English but is closer to the students’ own

The authors state “Ms. Simpson’

professional image from one of “effective educator” to “unprofessional teacher” in the

eyes of many teacher educators.” They go on to note “conventional wisdom fails to

he importance of cultural context when analyzing teacher behavior

s.”

the overall context for their qualitative study. They state that “we a

who attend urban schools.”

state that the “purpose of the current study was to investigate an African American

school teacher’s disciplinary classroom actions.” In the final paragraph of the

literature review they also state “our goal is to emphasize

factors as related to classroom discipline” and how “building cultural bridges between

s.”

rature that supports the “value of culturally

responsive pedagogy for African American students.” However, they suggest that little

“few scholars have studied how the presence of cultural synchronization may nurture

cher and students’ shared cultu

influenced the teacher’s responses to behaviors traditionally defined as disruptive in

research literature” and the “impact her actions had on the quality of her students’

schooling experiences.”

classroom and how effective teachers of these students “alig

their students’ culture.” The authors conclude their study provides an important step in

her culturally responsive nature (e.g., student council advisor, sensitivity to students’

with examples of how Ms. Simpson’s disciplinary style may differ from more traditional

d

nts she noted. Authors’ colleagues also reviewed and critiqued the study.

study, to develop “a framework for understanding how cultural synchroni

teachers and students influences classroom disciplinary actions.” To that end, they

teacher to “build cultural bridges between students’ home and school lives.” They also

meaningful ways. Her responses also “pr

students.” They note that humor may allow the teacher to be more authentic in the

students’ perceptions. The teacher also demonstrated how to use humor in place of

referred to in the literature as “warm demands.” Again, a number of excerpts are

in the teacher’s actions. Of importance is

the teacher’s reprimands were generally met with solemnity and quiet when they were

mong urban African American students’ homes.

teacher’s reactions to disciplinary situations than might be in less culturally responsive