Teaching the Practitioners of Care: New Pedagogies for the Health Professions / Edition 1

by Nancy L. Diekelmann

Overview

Contributors
Nancy L. Diekelmann
Karin Dahlberg
Margaretha Ekebergh
Pamela M. Ironside
Kathryn Hopkins Kavanagh
Melinda M. Swenson
Sharon L. Sims
Rosemary A. McEldowney
Jan D. Sinnott

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780299184841
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	03/25/2003
Series:	Interpretive Studies in Healthcare and the Human Sciences , #2
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Nancy L. Diekelmann is the Helen Denne Schulte Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a past president of the Society for Research in Nursing Education. Her many books include Primary Health Care of the Well Adult and Transforming RN Education, both of which received Book of the Year awards from the American Journal of Nursing.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Lea R. Hall, RN, MSN, FNP-C(Indiana State University)
Description: This book is an inspiring collection of various perspectives on the changing field of nursing education. It presents and challenges new ideas and ways of thinking regarding the advancements of healthcare and how that relates to nursing education.
Purpose: According to the author, the purpose of the book is to help both students and faculty members understand the challenges of nursing education today and the historical context of nursing, as well as to introduce various pedagogies that are being used to better facilitate learning in such a changing discipline. The purpose and objectives of the book are worthy. As a fairly new faculty member, I found the book to be both inspiring and encouraging. I think it helped me to develop new thoughts about teaching and learning. Again, the book did meet the objectives discussed in the introduction. It provided not only a new perspective, but also a guide for future endeavors.
Audience: According to the author, the book was written for students and teachers. I, however, feel that it was more directed at teachers. Perhaps it would give students some ideas, but ultimately the faculty must develop their own teaching pedagogy or style. This book shows the need for that and suggests various successful new pedagogies. In reviewing the list of contributors, they all have a great deal of experience and knowledge regarding clinical and nursing education and can provide a unique perspective.
Features: Again, the book discusses the need for change in how we teach in nursing. Due to the ever-changing world of healthcare, we too must adapt and learn new ways of teaching. The book presents several different pedagogies that are successfully being used in order to change the way we teach in nursing today. Each subject area is extremely well covered with a great deal of background information prior to presenting the pedagogies. All chapters included a reference list with some including additional reading suggestions. Additionally, the book offered many examples of how the pedagogy was used with actual student reaction.
Assessment: This book will make a wonderful addition to my personal and professional library and I think it can benefit many faculty members. I found it to be both encouraging and inspiring to develop new ways of teaching and learning. Because we often teach how we were taught, I think that this book will help those who read it to depart from the old way and potentially develop new, innovative ways of helping students and faculty learn. This book is well written and encompasses the meaning of change.

Doody's Review Service

"A revolution is needed in nursing education no less dramatic than the one instigated by Florence Nightingale."--Sr. Mary Moone

"Nancy Diekelmann, in particular, is a scholar with one of the most extraordinary minds that I have ever known. Her work on narrative pedagogies is original. . . . All of the pedagogies described here flow from Nancy Diekelmann's research on new pedagogies, research that is sound, relevant, and highly respected. Overall, this book challenges educators to think in totally new ways about our educational environment and the roles played by learners, teachers, and the recipients of health care. It is scholarly, thoughtful, and it describes cutting-edge innovations that will enhance the educational enterprise."--Theresa M. Valiga, EdD, RN, National League for Nursing

From the Publisher

3 Stars from Doody