Intention and Meaning in the Teaching-Learning of Nursing

Abstract

In this column, the notions of intention and meaning in the teaching-learning of nursing are explored from the humanbecoming perspective, raising concerns about faculty intentions to teach from a solid foundation in nursing knowledge. Faculty are challenged to explore personal values, beliefs, and intention in considering the meaning unfolding in the journey of teaching-learning in nursing. The question is asked whether honoring the richness of nursing knowledge and cocreating new knowings in nursing are truly at the core of teaching-learning in nursing.

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humanbecoming intention meaning nursing teaching-learning

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