Emotional Intelligence (EI) may be more important to the success of college students than cognitive intelligence and technical skills combined. Recent research has primarily focused on EI in the workplace. However, implications for improving EI skills of college undergraduate students before they enter the workforce appears to be lacking. This…

Nursing student attrition is of ongoing concern to programs of nursing and healthcare employers given the persistent shortage of nurses. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the perceptions of ten graduates from two cohorts of a Pre-Licensure Program of Nursing regarding the impact of program-level and college-wide practices…

The intentions with which hands-on simulations are used in vocational education are not always clear. Also, pedagogical-didactic approaches in hands-on simulations are not well conceptualised from a learning theory perspective. This makes it difficult to pinpoint the added value that hands-on simulations can have in an innovative vocational…

These proceedings contain the papers of the 18th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2021), held virtually, due to an exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, from October 13-15, 2021, and organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society…

Explores the financial aspects of several curricular sacred cows including curriculum composition, student interaction, curricular design, course structure, and delivery of instruction. (JOW)

Barriers to inclusion of a spiritual dimension in British nursing education may be intrinsic to institutions, pressured by curriculum reforms and resource limitations, or extrinsic, due to the nature of the modern materialistic, secular society. There are ways that nursing schools can attempt to introduce this dimension. (SK)

Faculty at the University of Rochester School of Nursing use the concept of "Learning Community" to prepare students for the evolving demands of the health-care job market and the changing nature of the nursing profession. (JOW)

A postgraduate course on palliative nursing includes four class sessions and four peer review meetings in which students discuss case studies and assignments. The course is intended to prepare nurses for the bureaucratic, biomedical, social-therapeutic, and informal roles of terminal care. (SK)

Suggests that nursing education must be completely restructured to meet the health-care needs of the 21st century. Describes a curriculum that would allow nurses to acquire appropriate depth and competence in the practice area of their choice. (Author/JOW)

The new genetics presents exciting challenges to nursing. Nursing must come to terms with the ethical issues presented, implement appropriate curriculum changes, and seize opportunities to expand practice. (Author)

Analyzes the arguments against an alternative path to midwifery certification known as direct entry. Indicates that midwifery has not become or need not remain a nursing specialty. (JOW)

The style in which reflection is advocated takes different formats, and strategies for developing it can become subjective. A framework for using both objective and subjective competencies enables the placement of reflection within the wider context of society and health care policy. (SK)

Responses from 300 accredited nursing schools indicated that they used eclectic conceptual frameworks for curriculum; the most common component was the nursing process. Associate degree programs were more likely to use simple-to-complex organization. Diploma programs were more likely to use the medical model than baccalaureate programs. Frameworks…

A group of health care ethicists and palliative care experts convened by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing developed a set of competencies that should be achieved through nursing curricula. The purpose of the 15 competency statements is to assist nurse educators in incorporating end-of-life content into nursing curricula. Every…

Suggests nursing curricula have changed over time due to the influence of prevailing ideologies, such as the current market orientation. Notes that to meet the needs of both students and society, educators must recognize the influence of contexts and their ideological underpinnings. (SK)