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Curriculum revision: reaching faculty consensus through the Nominal Group Technique.

D C Davis·R Rhodes·A S Baker
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A fundamental concept to initiate change in the curriculum revision process is to overcome resistance to change and the boundaries of self-interest. Curriculum change cannot occur without an "unfreezing" of faculty values and interests. The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) was used to facilitate faculty identification of areas needing change in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. The process led to the generation of numerous independent ideas in which all faculty participated. The revised curriculum which resulted from the NGT process has had full and enthusiastic support of the faculty.

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AlabamaCurriculumDecision Making, OrganizationalEducation, Nursing, BaccalaureateFaculty, NursingFocus GroupsGroup ProcessesHumansProgram EvaluationJournal Article

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D C Davis, R Rhodes, A S Baker. 1998. Curriculum revision: reaching faculty consensus through the Nominal Group Technique.. https://doi.org/10.3928/0148-4834-19981001-14

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