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Why clinical nurse educators adopt innovative teaching strategies: a pilot study
Janet M Phillips1, Sharon A Vinten
1Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, USA. janephil@iupui.edu
Nursing Education Perspectives
|October 2, 2010
Summary
Clinical educators intend to adopt innovative teaching strategies, influenced by compatibility, trialability, and relative advantage. Encouraging student exploration of new knowledge is the most likely strategy to be adopted in nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- Innovative teaching strategies are crucial for effective clinical education.
- Understanding educators' adoption intentions is key to implementing new pedagogical approaches.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe clinical educators' intentions to adopt innovative teaching strategies.
- To explore factors influencing the adoption of student-centered, sociocultural teaching methods.
Main Methods:
- Pilot study involving 71 clinical educators who completed an online course on clinical teaching.
- Utilized Rogers' theory of diffusion of innovation to assess influential factors.
Main Results:
- Compatibility, trialability, and relative advantage were identified as key influential factors.
- Encouraging students to explore and apply new knowledge emerged as the most adoptable strategy.
Conclusions:
- Educators' intent to adopt innovative strategies can inform the development of supportive organizational climates in nursing schools.
- Fostering innovation in clinical teaching is essential for advancing nursing education.
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