Maintaining the comprehensive coverage offered by the previous editions, this highly regarded text, now in its sixth edition and 32nd year of publication, is considered to be an indispensable resource for nurses and health care professionals engaged in the business of teaching and learning.
Retaining the balance between theoretical issues and practical application, the text has been fully revised to reflect the most recent changes in nursing and nurse education including updated content on developments in teaching and learning, the introduction of the new NMC standards in the UK; developments in the NHS and the growing role of eLearning and technology.
1 Introduction: Nurse Education in the university and the clinical setting
PART ONE - THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
2 Adult learning theory
3 Perspectives on teaching and learning
PART TWO - LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
4 Curriculum theory and practice
5 Planning for teaching
6 Teaching strategies
7 Assessment of learning
8 Student feedback / feed-forward
9 Teaching study skills
10 Evaluation
PART THREE - SPECIFIC TEACHING CONTEXTS
11 Placement learning
12 Interprofessional learning
13 Teaching patients, clients and their families
PART FOUR - CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
14 Preparation for an education post
15 Lifelong learning
16 Continuing professional development: the university context
17 Continuing professional development: the clinical context
