Using action research within a school of nursing: exposing tensions in ideologies
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action research, critical theory, cirriculm evaluation, nursing education
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This paper examines and critically reflects on a recent curriculum evaluation that took place in 1999 within a school of nursing. Critical theory, and in particular action research, was chosen as an approach for the research. The method aimed to foster participation and reveal and problematise aspects of nursing education which had become taken for granted. Through the process of action research a number of tensions and challenges were revealed. The exposed tensions and challenges are discussed and reframed so that they offer potential for renewed commitment to nursing education, rather than continued constraint and conformity.
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Margaret McAllister
RN, RPN, BA, MEd, EdD, is a Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia
Lynette Stockhausen
RN, BEd, MEdSt, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School, School of Nursing, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia