Towards effective group-work in nurse education
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In this article, the authors explore the question: when working with others what conditions and types of interaction are necessary to promote higher learning? Some suggestions are drawn from the literature and a position is articulated.About:
This article is published in Nurse Education Today.The article was published on 2006-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 30 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Learning environment & Meaningful learning.read more
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The interrelationships between student approaches to learning and group work
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of group work on student approaches to learning and found that young age and experiencing discomfort in group work were two predictors of a surface approach to learning.
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Group work in healthcare students’ education: what do we think we are doing?
Cary A. Brown,Kelly McIlroy +1 more
TL;DR: This paper explored the critical elements of successful group learning by comparing themes emerging from analysis of these student preferences related to group learning against evidence from the literature, and recommended: use of group work in formative rather than summative projec...
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Small group learning: graduate health students' views of challenges and benefits.
Debra Jackson,Louise D. Hickman,Tamara Power,Rebecca Disler,Ingrid Potgieter,Hiba Deek,Patricia M. Davidson +6 more
TL;DR: The ability to work effectively in small groups and teams is essential for all health care workers in the contemporary health environment and findings of this study highlight the need for educators to explore novel and effective ways in which to engage nurses in group work.
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Research awareness: Making learning relevant for pre-registration nursing students
TL;DR: The study sheds light on the strengths and limitations of experiential approaches to research teaching and suggest that this is a challenging approach both for students and lecturers, which should not be entered into lightly.
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Group work: Facilitating the learning of international and domestic undergraduate nursing students
TL;DR: This evaluation of a structured group work process supports the use of group work in engaging students in learning, adding to the understanding of purposeful scaffolding as a pathway to enhance learning for both international and domestic students.
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The adult learner : a neglected species
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the reasons why teaching adults is so different than teaching children, and present a self-diagnostic tool (photocopiable) for determining the competency of trainers, guidelines for learning contracts and ideas on how to switch from being a teacher to being a facilitator of learning.
The adult learner: a neglected species.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the reasons why teaching adults is so different than teaching children, and present a self-diagnostic tool (photocopiable) for determining the competency of trainers, guidelines for learning contracts and ideas on how to switch from being a teacher to being a facilitator of learning.
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In Praise of Paradox: A Social Policy of Empowerment over Prevention
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