Minding the gap: some theory-practice disjunctions in nursing education research

Stark, Sheila, Cooke, Peggy and Stronach, Ian (2000) Minding the gap: some theory-practice disjunctions in nursing education research. Nurse education today, 20 (2). pp. 155-63. ISSN 0260-6917

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Abstract

Nursing and nurse education are currently experiencing 'turbulence' as a result of the rapid, unpredictable and often divergent forces in the macro- and micro-institutional settings. Research-based knowledge seeks to 'smooth-over' this 'turbulence', which the literature cites as 'gaps' between the rhetorical ideals and practical realities. This paper deconstructs three influential ENB-sponsored research projects. It is argued that these research reports introduce forms of 'Utopianism', reinserting theory-practice gaps they sought to close down. Finally, as a result of the idealism revealed by the deconstruction, five key issues for future development in nursing research are discussed. These issues are of significance to educationalists since educational policy and practice in nursing are often developed from research findings.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	No
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2007 12:45
Publisher:	Churchill Livingstone
Additional Information:	Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in Nurse education today, published by and copyright Churchill Livingstone.
Divisions:	Faculties > Health and Education
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13282
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1054/nedt.2000.0383
ISSN	0260-6917

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