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O D Slevin

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PubMed1993

Facing the future: credibility in a changing world.

As many rapidly changing and often conflicting influences come to bear on nurse education, and as nurse education strengthens links with higher education or integrates with this sector, nurse teachers need to reflect on their future role in terms of credibility. Four dimensions of credibility are suggested: teaching, knowledge, clinical and academic credibility. In considering these dimensions and the nature of future curricula, proposals for the future role are presented. It is suggested that the nurse teacher of the future must not only be a competent teacher, but a competent teacher of theory and practice. This implies not only teaching, but knowledge and clinical credibility. Academic credibility will be required by those who purchase nurse education and who will expect it to be at higher education level. It is concluded that the achievement of credibility across these four dimensions requires a degree of specialisation and that those who manage education must institute frameworks and practices to facilitate nurse teachers in their future role.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1991

Self-directed learning and student supervision.

Nurse education in the United Kingdom is undergoing major changes arising from proposals for a new preparation for practice entitled Project 2000 (UKCC 1988). Self-directed learning is identified as an important element in most Project 2000 qualifying education programmes. There is, however, some lack of clarity about self-directed learning and how it should be managed in the curriculum. This paper addresses the fundamental meaning of the self-directed learning concept and the advantages in this approach. It is suggested that a balance must be established between maximising the student's control of her own learning and the constraints imposed by statutory educational requirements, particularly with regard to learning outcomes. The issue of the locus of control at various stages in the learning process is considered. The paper concludes by identifying the teacher's role as a supervisor of studies and a partnership model for student supervision is proposed.

Education, Nursing↗
PubMed1991

Ageist attitudes among young adults: implications for a caring profession.

It is frequently suggested that younger adults are negative in their attitudes toward elderly people. There are also claims that such attitudes develop as a result of the socially constructed phenomenon of ageism. This paper briefly addresses the concept as it is presented in the literature and goes on to describe an attitudinal study which supports the existence of ageism. An Attitudes Toward the Elderly inventory was administered to secondary school pupils during their final 2 years of schooling, to student nurses at the very beginning of their training and to qualified nurses. It was found that the subjects did demonstrate negative attitudes and that there appeared to be a definite gender socialization influence, with females demonstrating less negative attitudes than males. Contrary to expectations, entry into nursing did not lead to more positive attitudes but had the converse effect. The influence of ageism and more specific professional socialization processes are suggested as explanations for these patterns. Implications for nursing and other occupational groups involved in caring for the elderly are discussed.

Adolescent↗