The learning resources movement: its relationship to nurse education

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Educational Technology
• Health Sciences

Background:

• The Learning Resources Movement in nurse education.
• 10 years of experience in resource use in general and nursing education.
• Observations from a research project on organizational structures for learning resource development in nursing schools.

Purpose of the Study:

• To address the place, position, and potential of the Learning Resources Movement in nurse education.
• To evaluate the current status and future prospects of learning resources in nursing.
• To explore the interconnectedness of learning resource development and professional nursing development.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative analysis of 10 years of experience in resource utilization.
• Observational research on the growth of organizational structures for learning resource development.
• Conceptual analysis and argumentation based on practical experiences.

Main Results:

• The true potential of the Learning Resources Movement remains largely unrealized.
• The current position of the movement is indeterminate and widely misconceived.
• Development of learning resources and professional nursing development are interdependent.

Conclusions:

• The Learning Resources Movement is a powerful tool for understanding fundamental issues in nursing education.
• The successful advancement of nursing professional development is contingent upon the progress of learning resource development, and vice versa.
• A symbiotic relationship exists between learning resource advancement and nursing professional growth.