Confronting Incivility in the Online Classroom

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2019

Publication Title

Journal of Christian Nursing

Volume

36

Issue

2

First page number:

104

Last page number:

111

Abstract

Confronting incivility in the online classroom can significantly benefit from spiritual approaches that address behaviors on a continuum of mild to aggressive. This may include the need to intervene when covert or overt threats occur. Electronic communications can lead to misperceptions and misunderstandings between students and faculty. Lack of understanding of diverse cultures, life experiences, and professional and spiritual histories can lead to behaviors that are perceived as intentionally hostile when, in fact, they are not. It is important in the online classroom to differentiate between the two and establish expected virtual classroom behaviors.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing

Language

English

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