Disavowal of the behaviorist paradigm in nursing education: What makes it so difficult to unseat?

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1-10

  Romyn, Donna M ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviorist paradigm; Curriculum revolution; Emancipatory paradigm; Paradigm shift

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORISM; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIORISM; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035291209     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200103000-00002     Document Type: Article

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