Parallels of lived experiences in learning: a scientist learning qualitative research and nurses learning science
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Article Title | Parallels of lived experiences in learning: a scientist learning qualitative research and nurses learning science |
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ERA Journal ID | 39917 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | McCabe, Bernadette K. |
Journal Title | International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning |
Journal Citation | 3 (1), pp. 13-20 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Maleny, Qld, Australia |
ISSN | 1833-4105 |
Web Address (URL) | http://jpl.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/3/issue/1/article/2835/parallels-of-lived-experiences-in-learning |
Abstract | This article documents my personal experiences in entering research in tertiary teaching and learning. My role as a science academic has included teaching both undergraduate science and nursing students, as well as incorporating scientific research in the discipline of microbiology. Through teaching these two different cohorts of students I have come to realise that they demand different teaching styles and strategies. Previous studies concerning science courses in nursing programs suggested that nursing students have a negative attitude towards the relevance of science in nursing and lack the confidence to study this subject. In an attempt to improve this situation, I have taken the approach of investigating my teaching and learning practices in nurse education by undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of the course, and in doing so I have become more open to learning about new teaching and learning activities. This shift in research experience, from laboratory-based to educational, has produced an interesting parallel. The new experiences and anxieties that I faced in entering a new paradigm of educational research can be seen as analogous to those experienced by my nursing students when studying science in nursing for the first time. This paper provides a personal account of this shift in research and reflects on how my lived experience of entering a new field of research has facilitated the way that I understand how students learn. |
Keywords | nursing pedagogy; teaching strategy; nurse education; educational research; qualitative research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390203. Sociology of education |
390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy | |
390409. Learning sciences | |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Biological and Physical Sciences |
Event | 3rd International Conference on Pedagogies and Learning: Meanings Emerging in Practice |
ISBN | 9781921729850 |
Event Details | 3rd International Conference on Pedagogies and Learning: Meanings Emerging in Practice Event Date 26 to end of 28 Sep 2007 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y78v/parallels-of-lived-experiences-in-learning-a-scientist-learning-qualitative-research-and-nurses-learning-science
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