Curriculum Development in Nursing Education, Fourth Edition provides nursing students with the theory and practical ideas necessary to develop an evidence-based, context-relevant, unified curriculum. Throughout the text the authors guide students to develop this type of curriculum with an emphasis on a concept-based curriculum. In addition, the Fourth Edition also emphasizes the importance of a conceptually and visually unified curriculum and offers ideas on how to achieve this throughout the text.
New to the Fourth Edition:
- Simulated learning experiences as part of curriculum design
- How the NCLEX exam and external reviews influence undergraduate curriculum
- New case studies and synthesis activities
- Updated references across all chapters
Applicable Courses
- Curriculum Development Courses
Part I Introduction to Curriculum Development in Nursing Education: The Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Chapter 1 Creation of an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Part II Core Processes of Curriculum Work
Chapter 2 Faculty Development for Curriculum Work and Change
Chapter 3 Ongoing Appraisal in Curriculum Work
Chapter 4 Scholarship in Curriculum Work
Part III Preparation for Curriculum Development
Chapter 5 Determining the Need and Gaining Support for Curriculum Development
Chapter 6 Deciding on the Curriculum Leader and Leading Curriculum Development
Chapter 7 Organizing for Curriculum Development
Part IV Development of an Evidence Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Chapter 8 Data Gathering for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Chapter 9 Analyzing and Interpreting Contextual Data for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Chapter 10 Establishing Philosophical and Educational Approaches for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Chapter 11 Formulating Curriculum Goals and Outcomes for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Chapter 12 Designing an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Chapter 13 Creating Coursesfor an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Part V Implementation and Evaluation of an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
Chapter 14 Ensuring Readiness for, and Fidelity of, Curriculum Implementation
Chapter 15 Planning Curriculum Evaluation
Part VI Nursing Education by Distance Delivery
Chapter 16 Curriculum Considerations in Nursing Education Offered by Distance
Carroll L. Iwasiw, RN, MScN, EdD-School of Nursing, Western University, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Carroll Iwasiw is the former director of the Western University Ontario School of Nursing and oversaw the introduction of a university-college collaborative BScN program. She led the development of a nursing management curriculum in Russia in 1995-1998 and the first BScN curriculum in Rwanda in 2005-09. Dr. Iwasiw has chaired the Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing and is chair of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Accreditation Bureau. She is a recipient of a teaching excellence award from the Ontario Council of University Faculty Associations and has been named a World Expert in Nursing Education by the World Health Organization.
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ISBN-13: 9781284026269
Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn, RN, MScN, EdD-School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Andrusyszyn is currently the Director of the Arthur Labatt School of Nursing. She has served on the Board of Accreditation of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, the Nursing Education Advisory Council for the province of Manitoba, and the Ministerial Council on Nursing Education in Manitoba. She was a former Chair of the Brandon University School of Nursing and Health Studies in Manitoba. Dr. Andrusyszyn coordinated an international development program for nurses from Botswana and conducted faculty development workshops across the country related to facilitating online learning as well as curriculum renewal.
Dolly Goldenberg, PhD, RN, MA, MScN-School of Nursing, Western University Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Dolly Goldenberg is the former Chair of Graduate Programs in Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. She is the author and co-author of numerous peer-reviewed articles on nursing education, curriculum, evaluation, and nursing administration, as well as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed nursing journals. Currently, she is a co-founding editor of the on-line International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. Dr. Goldenberg has served as a mentor and co-investigator for graduate nursing students with their research, and particpated in assessments of nursing faculty applicants for Research Grants to the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada. She was a co-investigator for the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities' Articulation Study, which led to Ontario's university-college collaborative baccalaureate nursing programs. Dr. Goldenberg received the Excellence in Nursing Education Award from Iota Omicron Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau for her achievements in teaching, curriculum development, and evaluation. She has been active in nursing program evaluation, and consults about program development, revision, as well as accreditation.