Subjective theories as basis for knowledge and action: nursing-didactical inferences for learning field- and problem-oriented education.

What happens when subjective theories collide with scientific theories during vocational training? This question stands at the beginning of my research work on the above-mentioned topic. On the one hand, my chief concern is the understanding of 'subjective theories' which, as a means of implicit kno...

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Published in:PR-Internet fur die Pflege Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 38 - 50
Main Author: Schwarz-Govaers R
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: hpsmedia GmbH 2005 Jan
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Summary:What happens when subjective theories collide with scientific theories during vocational training? This question stands at the beginning of my research work on the above-mentioned topic. On the one hand, my chief concern is the understanding of 'subjective theories' which, as a means of implicit knowledge, deter-mine our living and acting, and, therefore, our daily work, too. If these 'subjective theories' aren't brought to mind during the vocational training, they continue to exist unquestioned. Hence, the theories and concepts which are taught during the vocational training are hardly controlling our actions. The result is a gap between our knowledge and our action.On the other hand, I want to point out nursing-educational approaches which describe how subjective theories are brought to mind through problem-based learning, enriched and secured through new knowledge in order to deter-mine action through diversified, and not inert, knowledge.