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A humanistic-educative approach to evaluation in nursing education.
Dolly Goldenberg1, Pamela Dietrich
1School of Nursing, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1, Canada. dollyg@rogers.com
Nurse Education Today
|May 29, 2002
Summary
Nurse educators face challenges in providing fair student evaluations. A humanistic-educative approach, emphasizing collaboration and self-assessment, offers a more effective alternative for developing competent nurses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Professional Development
Background:
- Traditional evaluation methods in nursing education are often limited.
- Fair and timely student evaluations are a persistent challenge for nurse educators.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and illustrate a humanistic-educative evaluation method.
- To explore the potential of this method in fostering self-directed and competent professional nurses.
Main Methods:
- The humanistic-educative evaluation method emphasizes collaboration, caring, creativity, critical thinking, and self-assessment.
- A teacher-student shared home visit for a Family Nursing clinical assignment was used as a practical illustration.
Main Results:
- The humanistic-educative approach emancipates both faculty and students.
- This method promotes key professional nursing attributes.
Conclusions:
- The humanistic-educative evaluation method offers a promising alternative to traditional approaches.
- This approach has the potential to develop more self-directed and competent professional nurses.