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ReVisions in knowledge development: a passion for substance
1University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice
|November 7, 1998
Summary
Nursing knowledge development benefits from focusing debates on core concepts and embracing diverse, feminist-informed research methods. This approach enhances nursing scholarship and promotes gender- and culture-sensitive theories globally.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Healthcare Research Methodologies
- Feminist Theory in Nursing
Background:
- Ongoing debates in nursing address holism vs. particularism and research methodologies.
- These discussions invigorate the nursing discipline but risk hindering knowledge development if not focused on substance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for refocusing nursing debates on core phenomena and theoretical propositions.
- To promote the integration of feminist-informed research methods in nursing knowledge development.
- To emphasize international nursing as a platform for generating gender- and culture-sensitive theories.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of existing debates within the nursing community.
- Proposal for integrating feminist research approaches.
- Emphasis on international collaboration for theory generation.
Main Results:
- Refocusing debates on nursing's substance enhances knowledge development.
- Adopting feminist-informed methods broadens research applicability.
- International nursing fosters gender- and culture-sensitive theories.
Conclusions:
- A commitment to revising knowledge development is crucial for nursing scholars.
- Focusing on nursing's core substance and embracing diverse methodologies strengthens the discipline.
- International and feminist perspectives are vital for advancing nursing science.