Textbook of nursing education / KP Neeraja

Includes index.

Philosophies of education -- Development and patters of nursing education -- historical perspective in education -- Curriculum -- Audio-visual aids (instructional media) -- Clinical teaching -- Concept of teaching -- Communication in teaching and learning -- Current trends in education -- Distance education -- Social change -- Measurement and evaluation guidance -- Counselling

The book presents the varied concepts, principles and approaches that can be effectively used in nursing education. A sincere effort is made to incorporate the findings of research studies, innovative techniques of teaching applicable to the profession of nurse training in this book. The initial units focuses on the philosophy of education, nursing education, evolution of education, covering how the education has developed and the problems related to education and its remedies. The next units deal with curriculum and its development for various groups and situations including the technique of evaluation, use of audiovisual aids, The concepts of teaching, learning methods and the process of communication are widely discussed in the units seven, eight and nine. Chapter on Social Change and Education rightly focuses on the role of teachers for adaptation of teaching to social change in various institutions. Finally, the section on Guidance and Counselling is aimed at moulding the teachers in nursing education