This original and thought-provoking book provides new insight into the role of theory within nursing practice. It is rooted in the real-world of practice and explores how theory and learning manifest in the nursing workplace. The book takes a fresh look at the major issues of concern in nursing and innovatively contextualises these within nursing theory. It serves to move the conversation forward leading to a better appreciation of how nurses constantly learn, theorise and develop.
Key Features:
Takes practice as the starting point and explores how theory, learning and practice relate to each other
Based on the authors′ primary research exploring how nurses theorise and learn in the practice environment
A fully original contribution offering fresh perspectives that advance the nursing theory discourse
It is an ideal book for nursing students wanting to better understand how theory can help them to learn and develop, practicing nurses looking to enhance their ongoing professional development as well as anyone involved with nursing education and research.
İçerik tablosu
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – The changing nursing workforce and the emergence of nursing knowledge
Chapter 3 – Theorising in Practice
Chapter 4 – The studies
Chapter 5 – Theorising in practice through workplace recontextualisation
Chapter 6 – Theorising in practice through workplace recontextualisation among experienced nurses
Chapter 7 – Theorising in practice through learner recontextualisation
Chapter 8 – A new relationship between nursing knowledge, theory and practice
Chapter 9 – Concluding thoughts
Yazar hakkında
Karen Evans, Ph D, FAc SS is Emeritus Professor of Education at UCL Institute of Education. She held the Chair in Education in the Department of Education, Practice and Society at UCL and served as Head of Lifelong Education and International Development in the Institute of Education, University of London. Karen’s research and publications focus on learning in the life and work transitions of youth and adulthood. Honorary Professorships currently include the UK Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Learning and Life Chances (LLAKES, UCL) and RMIT University, Australia. She also plays leading roles in the Asia-Europe Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning and in VETNET (European Educational Research Association). She was honoured to be awarded the European Commission’s Vocational Education and Training Research Award in 2017.
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