Curriculum Development in Nursing : Process and Innovation

ISBN-13: 9780415346290 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 237 str.

Leana R. Uys; Nomthandazo S. Gwele

Opis

Education for nurses and allied health professionals is being radically overhauled both in the UK and overseas. "Curriculum Development in Nursing" offers nurse educators a single text that covers curriculum development processes, and highlights case study examples of innovation in approaches to nurse education. The book has been written by internationally well-known authors based in South Africa, who take a truly international perspective looking at education in the UK, Europe and the US, as well in Africa and the Middle East.
This book will be an essential guide to curriculum development and will be an invaluable resource for nurse educators and postgraduate nursing students internationally.

Spis treści

1. Education Philosophy and the Curriculum  2. An Overview of the Process of Curriculum Development  3. Establishing the Context and Foundations  4. Developing a Macro-Curriculum  5. Developing a Micro-Curriculum  6. Implementing a New Curriculum  7. Curriculum Evaluation  8. A Problem-Based Learning Curriculum  9. A Case-Based Curriculum  10. Developing Problem Scenarios and Cases  11. Developing a Community-Based Nurse Education  12. Developing an Outcomes-Based Curriculum  13. A Curriculum for Interprofessional Learning  14. Conclusion

O autorze

Leana R. Uys is Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor of the School of Nursing, University of kawZulu-Natal, South Africa. She is also Head College of Health Sciences and Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Development in Africa. Nomthandozo S. Gwele is Professor and Head of the School of Nursing, Univeristy of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Vice Chair of the Standards Generating Body: Nursing and Midwifery.