A review of curriculum evaluation in United Kingdom nursing education

Roxburgh, M, Watson, R, Holland, K, Johnson, M, Lauder, W and Topping, K 2008, 'A review of curriculum evaluation in United Kingdom nursing education' , Nurse Education Today, 28 (7) , pp. 881-889.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects / Themes > R Medicine > RT Nursing Health and Wellbeing
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Applied Research in Health, Welfare and Policy Schools > School of Health and Society
Journal or Publication Title:	Nurse Education Today
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0260-6917
Depositing User:	Institutional Repository
Date Deposited:	06 May 2011 12:42
Last Modified:	09 Aug 2017 04:51
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/13972

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