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Nursing students' experiences of change: from a traditional curriculum to a competency-based curriculum.
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Revista de Enfermagem Referência . Jul-Sep2017, Vol. 4 Issue 14, p49-55. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: In the past decade, nursing education has initiated important curricular changes based on competen- cy training. The discipline faces the challenge of defining the most relevant competencies for students to acquire. Objective: To understand the experiences of students from the Catholic University of the Maule, Chile about competency-based education. Methodology: A qualitative, descriptive and interpretative study was conducted. A total of 17 semi-structured interviews were performed. Van Manen’s holistic approach was used in the analysis. Results: The emergent themes were feelings experienced regarding curricular innovation; the difficult implementa- tion of competencies; the profound changes; and a good teaching. Conclusion: The study allowed us to understand the meaning of curricular innovation from the students’ per- spective and provided relevant information for curricular redesign. It allowed us to reflect on the teaching/learning process of competency-based curricula in Latin-America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08740283
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Revista de Enfermagem Referência
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125393688
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV17036