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Pedagogical Merit of Storytelling in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study of Student Perspectives
Joel Sebastian Zugai1, Yenna Salamonson, Rebecca Bosworth
1Author Affiliations: School of Nursing (Drs Zugai, Salamonson, Bosworth, Chan, and Stephen, Mr Smith), Faculty of Science Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, Australia (Dr Bosworth); and Western Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health, Liverpool, Australia (Dr Clague).
Background:
Nurse educators use storytelling in their teaching in an ad hoc manner. The utility and implementation of storytelling in the classroom setting need to be better established.
Purpose:
To establish nursing students' perception of educators' use of storytelling in the classroom.
Methods:
This study was an exploratory qualitative investigation, involving the analysis of free-text responses from an anonymous survey. Survey responses were analyzed through thematic analysis.
Results:
Educators' stories were highly valued by students, as they effectively bridged theory and practice and established a classroom atmosphere conducive to meaningful learning experiences. Stories effectively engaged students' interest and attention and appealed to students' preferred learning style.
Conclusions:
Stories assist students to scaffold new information onto their own preexisting knowledge, and new information is retained.
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