Generating ideas for the teaching of nursing's history in Australia

Margaret McAllister; J Greenhill; W Madsen; J Godden

doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2009.06.001

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Generating ideas for the teaching of nursing's history in Australia

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Generating ideas for the teaching of nursing's history in Australia

Margaret McAllister, J Greenhill, W Madsen and J Godden

Collegian, Vol.17(1), pp.13-22

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2009.06.001

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Australian nursing history

curriculum

history

pedagogy

Teaching/Learning

Nursing's history is an important, yet overlooked component of the nursing curriculum. History learning offers an opportunity to develop nursing graduates as critical and constructive thinkers with a positive professional identity. An Australian national study of nursing academics conducted in 2008 found that even though participants valued history of nursing teaching, educators have difficulty finding a place for history in the crowded curriculum, due to an over-emphasis on technical skills. The study also found that history of nursing pedagogy is inconsistent and poorly developed, and teaching expertise is unevenly distributed and difficult to access. This paper is an attempt to advance nursing history pedagogy relevant to Australia, by promoting a transformative approach to curriculum design in history learning, considering issues of significance to Australian nursing, and creating exemplar activities.

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Title: Generating ideas for the teaching of nursing's history in Australia
Authors: Margaret McAllister (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
J Greenhill (Author) - Flinders University
W Madsen (Author) - Central Queensland University
J Godden (Author) - University of Sydney
Publication details: Collegian, Vol.17(1), pp.13-22
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.06.001
ISSN: 1322-7696
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449660702621
Output Type: Journal article

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