Nursing and learning – healthcare pedagogics and work-integrated learning
Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning
ISSN: 2042-3896
Article publication date: 3 April 2018
Issue publication date: 9 May 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is twofold: to describe work-integrated learning (WIL) related to healthcare pedagogics, and to describe the distinctive aspects of research on WIL with specialization in healthcare pedagogics.
Design/methodology/approach
The general purpose of this theoretical paper is to define and formulate a research agenda within WIL with specialization in healthcare pedagogics.
Findings
WIL with specialization in healthcare pedagogics is a multidisciplinary field of knowledge encompassing education, health sciences and social sciences, and focuses on research and knowledge-creation involving nursing schools in higher education, healthcare organizations and the surrounding community.
Originality/value
The starting point of the research environment is the ambition to gain knowledge about the conditions, processes and outcomes in healthcare education and healthcare organizations, both individually and collectively, intra- and inter-professionally, in the perspective of life-long learning. WIL with specialization in healthcare pedagogics is a research area that can carry out important research in healthcare education and healthcare organization and, thus, contribute to high-quality care meeting current and future needs.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank Patrick Reis for his editing and proofreading assistance.
Citation
Pennbrant, S. and Svensson, L. (2018), "Nursing and learning – healthcare pedagogics and work-integrated learning", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 179-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-08-2017-0048
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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