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Preparing work-ready nurses: reflexive learning for diverse students in the Australian vocational education and training sector |
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| Authors: | Mary Ryan Karleen Gwinner Kerry Mallan Cheryl Livock |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;2. Children and Youth Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;3. Children and Youth Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;4. TAFE Queensland Brisbane, Bracken Ridge, Australia |
| Abstract: | This paper highlights a disjuncture between training frameworks designed to meet work-based competencies, and educational flexibility desirable to prepare diverse learners for fluid workplaces and roles. We describe a pilot study that explored teaching and learning practices in a vocational education and training Diploma of Nursing program. The study used qualitative approaches framed by a social view of learning as a reflexive process. Frictions emerged in how teaching and learning was fostered and how knowledge and skills were contextualised through nursing-accredited training packages. A case is made to enhance critical thinking and reflexive approaches to prepare work-ready nurse graduates. |
| Keywords: | Reflexive learning critical thinking VET work-ready nurses nurse education competency-based training |