Using Narrative Pedagogies to Bring Clinical into the Classroom and Integrate Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Use

Copyright 2014 by Patricia Benner Any practice discipline requires strategies for teaching situated thinking-in-action and practice wisdom.  Formal theoretical models are the “go to” method for simplifying and rendering complex practical knowledge and action in practice situations easier to explain and manage.   Formal theories are useful, especially for the first year nursing student who does …

Bringing Clinical and Classroom Together: Integrative Pedagogies for the Three Professional Apprenticeships

  Patricia Benner copyright 2013 Enrich your classroom by thinking about and reviewing new strategies; it will help you align your teaching with learning goals. To that end, I’ve put together pedagogies highly recommended for bringing together both classroom and clinical aspects of learning how to think and act like a nurse.  This may trigger …

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Upgrading and Integrating Clinical and Science Knowledge: New Educational Strategies for New and Future Nursing Students

  Copyright Patricia Benner January 10, 2013 The consensus that radical changes are needed in nursing education is now echoed for a much younger set of students. This spotlights the value of integrating knowledge acquisition and knowledge use, and the need for nursing educators to seek innovative strategies in curriculum change and classroom teaching to …