scholarly journals Critically Reflexive Theory: A Proposal for Nursing Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayne Josephsen
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Content Standards ◽  
Health Care Leadership ◽  
Nursing Theory ◽  
Metacognitive Development ◽  
Curricular Framework ◽  
Critical Pedagogies ◽  
Comprehensive Curriculum

Nursing is a discipline in transition. As the complexity and acuity of patients increase, nurses are taking on a more comprehensive role in health care leadership and patient outcomes. As the discipline has evolved so has the curricular framework of nursing educational programs, moving from being based on a specific nursing theory, to a general metaparadigm, to the current focus on meeting curricular content standards developed by national accrediting agencies. When considering the skills needed to fully engage in critical thinking and patient advocacy there may be room for an additional curricular focus: that of metacognitive development based on critical theory and constructivism. The empowerment of students via metacognitive and self-evaluative practices also supports the critical theory pedagogy. If graduating nurses are presented with a cohesive and comprehensive curriculum that meets the need for competent and critically reflexive nurses the discipline of nursing can continue to expand in function and voice. The use of metacognition, constructivism, competency, and critical pedagogies in a unified and broad curricular framework allows for the development of these essential skills in contemporary nursing practice. This paper presents this innovative curricular framework that embodies these various teaching and learning perspectives.

Assessment and Critical Pedagogy

2019 ◽  
pp. 306-324
Author(s):  
Frank Abrahams
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
The United States ◽  
Summative Assessments ◽  
The World ◽  
Integrative Assessment

This chapter aligns the tenets of critical pedagogy with current practices of assessment in the United States. The author posits that critical pedagogy is an appropriate lens through which to view assessment, and argues against the hegemonic practices that support marginalization of students. Grounded in critical theory and based on Marxist ideals, the content supports the notion of teaching and learning as a partnership where the desire to empower and transform the learner, and open possibilities for the learner to view the world and themselves in that world, are primary goals. Political mandates to evaluate teacher performance and student learning are presented and discussed. In addition to the formative and summative assessments that teachers routinely do to students, the author suggests integrative assessment, where students with the teacher reflect together on the learning experience and its outcomes. The chapter includes specific examples from the author’s own teaching that operationalize the ideas presented.

scholarly journals Attitudes of nursing faculty members toward technology and e-learning in Lebanon

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rona Nsouli ◽  
Dimitrios Vlachopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Faculty ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Nursing Curricula ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Nursing Faculty Members

Abstract Background Our transition to an “information society” means that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become integral to our lives. ICT has also become an essential aspect of medical institutions and healthcare settings. Healthcare professionals, especially nurses are required to use ICT in their daily work. In Lebanon, however, due to political factors, many universities have not introduced technology or any form of ICT in their curricula. Institutions of higher education do use technology in various ways, however, successful incorporation of ICT in education requires acceptance by instructors who are expected to use ICT in teaching practices. Although international findings reveal that ICT should be used in nursing education, some faculty members experience difficulty integrating it. Method A mixed methodological research approach was used to investigate the attitudes of nursing teaching staff toward the use of ICT in nursing education. Results Our findings revealed three categories of faculty with differing attitudes to the use of ICT in teaching and learning: pioneers, faculty members who have developed positive attitudes toward ICT usage; followers, faculty members with neutral attitudes; and resisters, faculty members with negative attitudes. Conclusions Identification of the nursing faculty members’ attitude toward ICT and the challenges faced by them contributes to the integration of ICT into nursing curricula and further development of educational practices.

Use of videos to support teaching and learning of clinical skills in nursing education: A review

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 53-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Forbes ◽  
Florin I. Oprescu ◽  
Terri Downer ◽  
Nicole M. Phillips ◽  
Lauren McTier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Skills

scholarly journals Using Student-Centered Projects To Teach Mathematics Content Standards

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carryn Bellomo
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School District ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
School Level ◽  
Content Standards ◽  
College Level ◽  
Mathematical Content ◽  
Clark County ◽  
Clark County School District

Teaching and learning standards across the country are becoming more content driven, especially in mathematics.  As such, it is essential to develop substantive college level math courses for pre-service and in-service teachers.  These courses should deliver mathematical content in a relevant way.  Teachers must not only be proficient in their subject, but also recognize how to apply content meaningfully to student’s lives.  As part of a grant funded through the Department of Education in coordination with the Clark County School District, I have designed two college level courses that will deliver mathematical content standards to middle school teachers.  These courses will help prepare teachers at the middle school level by focusing on mathematical content, making connections within the curriculum, using technology, and enhancing the role of mathematics in everyday life and problem solving. The primary purpose of this paper is to share with the academic community the projects used to develop content understanding in mathematics topics such as:  mathematical notation, proportion, computation, estimation, linear regression, reflections, translations, finding relationships, and analyzing data.  This paper will present these projects, and tie them to mathematics standards outlined in the Clark County School District (and Nevada State) Standards.

scholarly journals SUPPORT PENDDIDIKAN PERAWAT DENGAN TEKNOLOGI CLICKERS PUJI ASTUTI

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Puji Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teacher Assessment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Advanced System

The educational process in nursing recently shows a rapid development, a variety of learning methods are applied to achieve the learning objectives, and even the use of computer has become a student need. Nursing education now is widely supported by technologies, one of them is Clickers. Clickers is Student Response Systems. The purpose of this article is studying and discussing the literature about Clickers technology and its application analysis in support of education The result is a lot of research trying to apply the clickers in the classlearning and produce results that Clickers help in understanding the content and bring greater student involvement during lectures, student feel satisfied and the learning outcomes are increased. Clickers is supporting the teaching and learning activities in which these activities need to be developed to have an advanced system. Clickers facilitate the process of teaching, and teacher assessment and report student learning outcomes.

Transforming Nursing Education: A Partnership Social System for Alignment with Philosophies of Care

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carey S. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Social System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Closing The Gap

It has been made clear by nurse educators and theorists such as Bevis (1989), Benner, Tanner, and Chesla (1996), and Bevis and Watson (2000) that a movement away from the traditional, behavioral, medical-model of lecture and behaviorism as the main modalities for teaching and learning in nursing is essential. Why is it then that nursing education by and large is still taught via lecture and behavioralist methodologies (Bevis & Watson, 2000), despite the proliferation of research related to innovations in nursing education? This paper examines the parallel between the prevailing Western “dominator” social system or paradigm, “masculine” values/ traits, and the established behavioralist-medical methodology of teaching nursing. How nursing education in general has been influenced by the dominator social system is discussed and an argument for why nurse educators might consider working towards more effective means of closing the gap between caring-humanistic nursing philosophies and actual educational practices presented.

Nursing Education Innovations and Obstacles During COVID-19

2022 ◽  
pp. 162-188
Author(s):  
Amy M. Curtis ◽  
Tiffani L. Chidume ◽  
David R. Crumbley ◽  
Meghan C. Jones ◽  
Karol Renfroe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Technology Strategies

The COVID-19 pandemic created a paradigm shift in the way educators employ active learning strategies. In this chapter, the authors discuss how engaging and innovative learning strategies were developed to teach baccalaureate-level nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial focus is on the teaching and learning strategies created for first-semester students who are developing foundational nursing skills and concepts. The discussion transitions to complex strategies developed for fourth-semester students, solidifying critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Highlighted are active learning strategies used in the classroom, skills lab, and simulated clinical environment. These promote clinical judgment and present practical direction for adapting technology to provide an engaging learning environment. Throughout the chapter, the authors use several strategies to showcase how a nursing program responded to COVID-19 restrictions, including active learning and technology strategies, and how they can be applied across a curriculum using varying levels of technology.

Critiquing Critical Pedagogies Inside the Prison Classroom: A Dialogue Between Student and Teacher

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin L. Castro ◽  
Michael Brawn
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Critical Pedagogies ◽  
Prison Systems

In this article, Michael Brawn, an incarcerated student, and Erin L. Castro, a nonincarcerated instructor, engage in a dialogue about the politics of using critical pedagogies in prisons, where teaching and learning processes are severely restricted by the constraints of mass incarceration. Situated within the broader politics of postsecondary educational opportunity for incarcerated people, their dialogue highlights the ways that the prison context significantly limits the promises and praxis of critical pedagogies. The authors close by turning to an emplaced praxis for nonincarcerated educators working within prison systems that acknowledges the complicated and contradictory nature of authority in critical pedagogies.

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