Mentoring Doctoral Students for Qualitative Research: Interviews With Experienced Nursing Faculty in Japan

This study aimed to describe the process of mentoring doctoral students for qualitative research in Japanese graduate programs in nursing. Nine experienced faculty—seven nurse researchers and two sociologists—were interviewed. Participants were asked about their process of mentoring students for qualitative nursing dissertations. Data analysis was conducted using a qualitative descriptive method. Participants’ age ranged from 48 to 60 years. The...