Students' views of enquiry-based learning in a continuing professional development module.

The purpose of this study was to explore whether qualified nurses who had undertaken a continuing professional development module at a UK university, which utilised enquiry-based learning (EBL) as the educational strategy, believed that their nursing practice had been influenced by this educational...

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Publicado en:Nurse Education Today Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 448 - 456
Autores principales: Kirwan A, Adams J
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. May2009
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        affil: Connolly Memorial Hospital, 56 Hollybrook Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3, Ireland. kirwangaffney@eircom.net
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          Mentorship Education
          Problem-Based Learning
          Professional Development
          Registered Nurses Education
          Student Attitudes
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          Audiorecording
          Education Research
          Phenomenological Research
          Purposive Sample
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Student Attitudes Evaluation
          Thematic Analysis
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      ab: The purpose of this study was to explore whether qualified nurses who had undertaken a continuing professional development module at a UK university, which utilised enquiry-based learning (EBL) as the educational strategy, believed that their nursing practice had been influenced by this educational approach. This study was underpinned by the assumptions of Gadamerian hermeneutic phenomenology; semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight nurses who had undertaken a continuing education module utilising an EBL approach. The responses in this study indicate that participants believed that their practice of nursing had been positively influenced by engaging in EBL. They felt that by becoming self-directed, critical, reflective practitioners, they were better able to deliver evidence-based practice/care. Self reports of practice change attributed to engaging in EBL were provided, with the patient identified as the principal beneficiary, echoing the espoused aims of continuing professional development. EBL was credited with being a motivating, energizing and enjoyable way of learning but participants were critical of the lack of preparedness of both the students and facilitators. Consideration needs to given as to whether EBL is viewed as a philosophy of learning or as a facilitative strategy used alongside other educational methods.
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