Students' and lecturers' preferred teaching strategies.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Pedagogy

Background:

• Understanding preferred teaching strategies is crucial for effective nursing education.
• Exploring the alignment between lecturer and student pedagogical preferences is essential for optimizing learning environments.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the preferred teaching strategies of nursing lecturers and students.
• To compare the pedagogical preferences of educators and learners within the nursing profession.

Main Methods:

• A questionnaire survey was administered to 47 lecturers and 110 students.
• The survey utilized Heron's (1977) Dimensions of Facilitator Styles framework.
• Data were collected as part of the Human Potential Research Project at the University of Surrey.

Main Results:

• Students predominantly favored a teacher-centered approach to instruction.
• Lecturers expressed a preference for a student-centered pedagogical style.
• A divergence in preferred teaching strategies was observed between the two groups.

Conclusions:

• The findings highlight a potential mismatch in pedagogical expectations within nursing education.
• Discussion considers these preferences in relation to current trends in nursing professional development.
• Implications for curriculum design and faculty development in nursing are suggested.