Illusions Encountered in Teaching-Learning: A New Perspective

Abstract

In this column, the author explains that there are illusions in teaching–learning in nurse education; sometimes they do not honor the values of teachers or learners. From a humanbecoming perspective, nurse educators cocreate an educational journey with learners, valuing the indivisible, unpredictable, everchanging humanuniverse in coming-to-know the truth for the moment.

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humanbecoming illusion nurse education relationship teaching-learning

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