Doctoral and Academic Writing in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Profession
About us
Validating the Doctoral and Academic Writing in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Profession (DAWNMAHP) survey questionnaire for writing group interventions.
This project addresses a significant gap in doctoral education research by creating a reliable tool to measure the impact of writing group interventions on writers’ development. The Doctoral and Academic Writing in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Profession (DAWNMAHP) tool has been designed with input from stakeholders, disciplinary writing experts, alumni, and doctoral students. It has been piloted, demonstrating strong reliability across 5 key domains: time management, writing process, identity, social domains, and relational agency.
This project addresses a significant gap in doctoral education research by creating a reliable tool to measure the impact of writing group interventions on writers’ development. The Doctoral and Academic Writing in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Profession (DAWNMAHP) tool has been designed with input from stakeholders, disciplinary writing experts, alumni, and doctoral students. It has been piloted, demonstrating strong reliability across 5 key domains: time management, writing process, identity, social domains, and relational agency.
Research impact
Writing a doctorate is a complex process requiring stamina, resilience, and advanced knowledge. It is emotionally demanding and time-consuming. While writing groups can offer practical and psychological support, robust research instruments are lacking to assess how these groups benefit Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs).
DAWNMAHP is a reliable and valid tool for measuring writing development within writing group interventions. An additional finding suggests that NMAHP doctoral writers could utilise DAWNMAHP as a learning resource, as it enhances their self-awareness regarding their writing development.
The DAWNMAHP tool will impact writing group intervention facilitators who aim to examine their effectiveness in developing doctoral writing for NMAHPs. Furthermore, the DAWNHAHP tool will benefit doctoral and early career researchers in evaluating their writing processes.
DAWNMAHP is a reliable and valid tool for measuring writing development within writing group interventions. An additional finding suggests that NMAHP doctoral writers could utilise DAWNMAHP as a learning resource, as it enhances their self-awareness regarding their writing development.
The DAWNMAHP tool will impact writing group intervention facilitators who aim to examine their effectiveness in developing doctoral writing for NMAHPs. Furthermore, the DAWNHAHP tool will benefit doctoral and early career researchers in evaluating their writing processes.
Leadership
Dr Marion Waite
Associate Professor of Nursing Academic Development