Curriculum development in nursing education

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING EDUCATION
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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
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
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Definitions and Conceptualizations of Curriculum
		Curriculum or Program?
		Curriculum Development in Nursing Education
		Model of Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum Development in Nursing Education
		Interpersonal Dimensions of Curriculum Development
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		References
PART II Core Processes of Curriculum Work
	CHAPTER 2 Faculty Development for Curriculum Work and Change
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Faculty Development
		Relationship of Faculty Development, Curriculum Work, and Change
		Faculty Development for Curriculum Work
		Faculty Development for Change
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 3 Ongoing Appraisal in Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Definition, Purposes, and Bases of Ongoing Appraisal
		Criteria for Ongoing Appraisal of Curriculum Work
		Ongoing Appraisal Processes in Curriculum Work
		Cognitive Processes Inherent in Ongoing Appraisal
		Questions for Ongoing Curriculum Appraisal
		Interpersonal Aspects of Ongoing Appraisal
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 4 Scholarship in Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Scholar, Scholarliness, and Scholarship in Curriculum Work
		From Curriculum Work to Scholarship
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
PART III Preparation for Curriculum Development
	CHAPTER 5 Determining the Need and Gaining Support for Curriculum Development
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Determining the Need for Curriculum Development
		Gaining Support for Curriculum Development
		Responding to Initial Objections
		Deciding to Proceed with Curriculum Development
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 6 Deciding on the Curriculum Leader and Leading Curriculum Development
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Leadership in Academic Nursing
		Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives on Leadership: Application to Curriculum Work and Change
		Deciding on the Curriculum Leader
		Appointment of the Curriculum Leader
		Responsibilities of the Curriculum Leader
		Leadership Within Curriculum Teams
		Development of Curriculum Leaders
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 7 Organizing for Curriculum Development
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Curriculum Leader’s Responsibilities When Organizing for Curriculum Development
		Faculty Members’ Responsibilities When Organizing for Curriculum Development
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
PART IV Development of an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
	CHAPTER 8 Data Gathering for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Overview of Contextual Factors, and Gathering and Interpreting Contextual Data
		Internal Contextual Factors
		External Contextual Factors
		Approaches to Gathering Contextual Data for Curriculum Development
		The Work of Data Gathering
		Relationship of Gathering Contextual Data to an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 9 Analyzing and Interpreting Contextual Data for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Definitions
		Analysis and Interpretation of Contextual Data
		Determining the Core Curriculum Concepts and Key Professional Abilities
		Relationship of Analysis and Interpretation of Contextual Data to an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
	CHAPTER 10 Establishing Philosophical and Educational Approaches for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Curriculum Philosophy
		Ideas About Teaching and Learning as PART of Curriculum Philosophy
		Philosophical and Educational Approaches
		Relationship of Philosophical and Educational Approaches to an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 11 Formulating Curriculum Goals and Outcome Statements for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Taxonomies of Thinking, Feeling, and Performance: Bases for Describing the Educational Destination
		Curriculum Goals and Learning Outcomes
		Purposes of Curriculum Goals and Curriculum Outcome Statements for Various Audiences
		Formulating Curriculum Goals and Curriculum Outcome Statements
		Relationship of Curriculum Goals and Outcome Statements to an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 12 Designing an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Curriculum Design
		Curriculum Designs from General Education Evident in Nursing Curricula
		Interprofessional Education
		Organizing Strategies for Nursing Curriculum Design
		Designing an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Nursing Curriculum
		Planning Curriculum Evaluation
		Relationship of Curriculum Design to an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 13 Creating Courses for an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Course Design
		Course Design Components
		Course Design Approaches
		Processes to Create Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Courses
		Creating Individual Classes
		Planning Course Evaluation
		Relationship of Course Design to an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
PART V Implementation and Evaluation of an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
	CHAPTER 14 Ensuring Readiness for and Fidelity of Curriculum Implementation
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Readiness for Curriculum Implementation
		Fidelity of Curriculum Implementation
		Planning for the Procedural Component of Fidelity of Implementation
		Planning for the Educative Component of Fidelity of Implementation
		Planning for the Instructional Components of Fidelity of Implementation
		Relationship of Ensuring Readiness for, and Fidelity of Implementation to, an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
	CHAPTER 15 Planning Curriculum Evaluation
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Definitions of Curriculum Evaluation and Program Evaluation
		Purposes of Internal Curriculum Evaluation
		Purposes of External Program Evaluation
		The Curriculum Evaluation Process
		Curriculum Evaluation Models
		Planning Evaluation of Curriculum Components
		Planning Evaluation of Other Aspects of the Curriculum
		Planning Evaluation of Actual Curriculum Outcomes
		Assessment of Fidelity of Implementation
		Benefits of Participation in Planning and Conducting Curriculum Evaluation
		Relationship of Curriculum Evaluation to an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
PART VI Nursing Education by Distance Delivery
	CHAPTER 16 Curriculum Considerations in Nursing Education Offered by Distance
		CHAPTER PREVIEW
		QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
		Distance Education
		Institutional Requirements for Distance Education
		Values and Beliefs Inherent in a Commitment to Nursing Education by Distance Delivery
		Sources of Decisions to Offer Distance Education and Consequent Nursing Curriculum Implications
		Designing Nursing Curriculum and Courses for Distance Delivery
		Implementing and Evaluating Nursing Education by Distance Delivery
		Relationship of Nursing Education by Distance Delivery to an Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Nursing Curriculum
		Core Processes of Curriculum Work
		CHAPTER SUMMARY
		SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
		References
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