TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of curriculum evaluation in United Kingdom nursing education
AU - Roxburgh, Michelle
AU - Watson, Roger
AU - Holland, Karen
AU - Johnson, Martin
AU - Lauder, William
AU - Topping, Keith
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Recently we have witnessed several significant changes to the nursing curriculum in the United Kingdom (UK). This review forms part of a larger study evaluating the ‘fitness for practice’ elements of the nursing curriculum in Scotland. Systematic review methods were used including the following databases: CINAHL and BNI. Twenty six papers were retrieved and 14 remained after applying the review criteria, the main rationale being the empirical focus. It appears that there is a paucity of research in this area in the UK and papers dealt exclusively with either content, process or outcome evaluation of the nursing curriculum. National, well funded, multi-centre studies tended to be more rigorous. Results, where they were positive about curricular changes, tended to be limited. There is clearly a need for rigorous research into curriculum evaluation, both at the micro and macro level, which investigates content, process and outcome. Without such research, curriculum change will be uninformed.
AB - Recently we have witnessed several significant changes to the nursing curriculum in the United Kingdom (UK). This review forms part of a larger study evaluating the ‘fitness for practice’ elements of the nursing curriculum in Scotland. Systematic review methods were used including the following databases: CINAHL and BNI. Twenty six papers were retrieved and 14 remained after applying the review criteria, the main rationale being the empirical focus. It appears that there is a paucity of research in this area in the UK and papers dealt exclusively with either content, process or outcome evaluation of the nursing curriculum. National, well funded, multi-centre studies tended to be more rigorous. Results, where they were positive about curricular changes, tended to be limited. There is clearly a need for rigorous research into curriculum evaluation, both at the micro and macro level, which investigates content, process and outcome. Without such research, curriculum change will be uninformed.
KW - Nurse education
KW - Curriculum
KW - Evaluation
U2 - 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.03.003
M3 - Article
VL - 28
SP - 881
EP - 889
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
SN - 0260-6917
IS - 7
ER -