Introduction Unprecedented levels of change in both healthcare and higher education have created a powerful context to reform nursing education. The health of the nation, through improved patient care, has been the ultimate goal of nursing education (National League for Nursing, 2013) with the equally important goal to provide competent nursing practitioners. The primary focus […]
Hypothetical: Cultivating Evaluation Skills in Nurse Preceptors: A Pilot Study: Part 1 of 12
Intro: This series of blogs will take us into a hypothetical grant proposal to conduct a pilot study workshop to develop core evaluation competencies to instruct nurse preceptors on how to successfully evaluate students clinical performance. Cultivating Evaluation Skills in Nurse Preceptors Oklahoma University is seeking a grant to develop core evaluation competencies to instruct […]
Part 3 of 3: The Adult Education Movement
Examples of Teaching and Learning Experiences It is clear from this review that educational theorist and their theories have been influential in enriching learning experiences for both learners and educators throughout the years. These educational theories also created challenges for educators to design programs which were more action based for diverse learners, rather than continuing […]
Part 2 Of 3: The Adult Education Movement
Acceptance of Andragogy in Adult Education The term andragogy has its historical roots in education. Andragogy was coined by a German teacher who used it to describe elements of Plato’s education theory. The term disappeared until around 1921 when Eugen Rosenback posed andragogy as the method for the German people to regenerate themselves and their […]
Part 1 of 3: The Adult Education Movement
As I contemplated how adults learn, it quickly became clear that learning is a complex process and adult learners are complex beings. Our motivation to learn, which changes during the different stages and needs of life, no doubt add to the complexity of learning. Arguments distinguishing how children and adults learn have existed for decades […]