Research article summary (published 28 Feb 2008):

Achieving diversity in nursing through multicontextual learning environments.

Full Abstract

Attempts to increase diversity within the nursing profession have resulted in the admission of more ethnically diverse students into nursing education programs. However, traditional curricular and pedagogical practices seen in many nursing programs do not accommodate the learning needs of diverse learners. Nurse educators are encouraged to adopt learner-centered pedagogical approaches and embrace multicontextual learning environments. The purpose of this article is to describe the concept of multicontextuality and to introduce an exemplar of a multicontextual learning environment that has been recently developed and implemented in an undergraduate nursing program. The virtual community, known as The Neighborhood, presents nursing concepts in a rich personal and community context through stories and supplemental multimedia. The perceived benefit is enhancement of conceptual learning in a student-oriented learning environment.

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Author information

Author/s: Giddens, Jean Foret (JF);

Affiliation: Graduate Nursing Education Concentration at the Collegeof Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. jgiddens(-atsign-)salud.unm.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Nursing outlook (Nurs Outlook), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Mar-Apr; vol 56 (issue 2) : pp 78-83.e1

Dates: Created 2008/03/31; Completed 2008/06/17;

PMID: 18374802, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Achievement Cultural Diversity Education, Nursing - organization & administration; standards Environment Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data Humans

Learning Nursing Evaluation Research Nursing Services - manpower Organizational Culture Professional Competence United States

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