Transforming Pedagogy in Nursing Education: A Caring Learning Environment for Adult Students.

By Nursing Education Perspectives

Transforming Pedagogy in Nursing Education: A Caring Learning Environment for Adult Students. - Nursing Education Perspectives
  • Release Date: 2005-07-01
  • Genre: Education

Description

ABSTRACT This article is an account of a project involving nursing faculty and adult learners. Their purpose was to generate interactive and collaborative pedagogies. Reflection and dialogue were used to explore how the educational experience can be transformed into an engaging and caring learning environment for adult students. Principles derived from humanistic nursing and caring, reflection, and teaching and learning guided this project. Key Words Pedagogy--Adult Learner--Caring Reflection--Dialogue