ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF

CURRICULAM
INTRODUCTION: -
Todays nurse must function as generalist dealing with the problems of
each patient separately whether he has mental surgical or medical problems,
whether he is an infant, a child, an adolescent or an adult and whether he is in
the hospital or at home or in the clinic, and at the same time she must have a
unity of nursing care focused on the total care of patients.
Therefore curriculum for the preparation of a nurse who can carry out
these professional functions humanely and competently must be developed.
DEFINITION OF CURRICULAM: -
` Curriculum is a systematic arrangement of the sum total of selected
experience planned by a school for a defined group of students to attain the aims
of a particular educational rogramme.
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Curriculum is the sum total of student activities which the school sponsors
for the purpose of achieving its ob'ectives. !(lberts ( ) *-+,,,&.
LEVELS OF CURRICULAM PLANNING: -
There are three levels of curriculum planning identified in relation to the
level of remoteness from the act of learning itself by -oodland +,.+.
+. /ocietal
$. 0nstitutional
1. 0nstructional
1.societal c!!icl": -
0t is the curriculum, which are planned for a large group or class of
students. 0t is planned by groups outside the educational institutions.
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#. I$stittio$al c!!icl": -
0t is planned by a faculty of the institute for a particular group of students
for a definite period of time.
%. I$st!ctio$al c!!icl": -
0t is prepared by the individual teacher at the instructional level.
MA&OR FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
CURRICULAM: -
There are six ma'or factor identified by 2oretta.*.heidsgerhon !+,.3&.
hilosophy of nursing education
*ducational psychology
/ociety
/tudent
2ife activities
4nowledge.
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/ource: - 5asavanthappa, 6 #ursing *ducation7 .#o +$..
PHILOSOPHY OF
NURSING EDUCATION
CURRICULAM DEVELOPMENT
IN NURSING EDUCATION
KNOWLEDGE
STUDENT
LIFE ACTIVITIES SOCIETY
EDUCATIONAL
PHILOSOPHY
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Curriculum is based on philosophy and purposes of school and its
construction re8uired an understanding of educational psychology together with
9nowledge and s9ill in principle and practice of nursing education. 0t should be
drawn up by the curriculum committee, so that all members will be familiar with
its ob'ectives, its contents, how the sub'ects are related to one another and how
they contribute to the over all purpose of the rogramme.
CURRICULAM COMMITTEE: -
0t is a committee consisting of members who actively participate in the
development or construction of curriculum for their school.
The construction of nursing curriculum is the responsibility of the /chool of
#ursing: College of nursing. 0t varies from school to school or from college to
college. The curriculum includes all the sub'ect matter and experiences, which a
particular school: college of nursing plans to offer and which is developed by the
member of its own curriculum committee.
MEMBERS OF CURRICULAM COMMITTEE: -
The committee should be composed of following members.
o rincipal ;may be chairman or secretary
o Three regular faculty members
o *xpert in the field !consultant&
o /tate board of nurse examiner
o *ducational research person
o hilosopher
o (dministrative officer
o /ocial leader
o 2ibrarian
o /tate department of education
o /tate legislation
o <nder graduate student representative
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o -raduate student representative.
ROLE OF CURRICULAM COMMITTEE IN CURRICULAM PLANNING: -
+. Collecting and interpreting data
$. =evelopment of philosophy
1. /tatement of purposes and ob'ectives
>. =evelopment of conceptual framewor9
3. Creation of learning experience to meet the ob'ectives
.. *valuation of total programmes.
1.COLLECTING AND INTERPRETING DATA: -
Committee may plan what 9inds of data do we need for decision ma9ing
and how shall the data be utili?ed.
The data is obtained through student records and testing devices.
#eed to 9now where society experts to the nurse- what does the
consumer and services agency and student expert of the professional
nurse.
/ources of data7-
5road based group of consumers
@ther health care team members
#ursing service agencies
Committee
2eaders
/tudent
Current and proposed health and social legislations
/tatement by nursing organi?ation about students of nursing
Changes in health care delivery systems
2icensing re8uirement for the profession
/ocial, political and technological change.
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#.DEVELOPMENT OF PHILOSOPH': -
The philosophy is the one of the lost important document of the
curriculum. /ince it directs and guides the curriculum committee in the
development of curriculum. 0t reflects current and future needs. The statement of
belief with in the philosophy will influence ever curriculum decision.
%.STATEMENT OF PURPOSES AND AB&ECTIVES: -
The purpose of the rogramme is usually broad statement of rogramme.
-oals, which are consistent with philosophy. The purposes are usually few in
member and relate to preparing the professional practitioner.
(.DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAME)OR*: -
Conceptual framewor9 developed from philosophy purpose and terminal
ob'ectives and it provides framewor9 for selection and ordering of those
9nowledge, concepts and theories that will form the structure of the curriculum.
+.CREATION OF LEARNING E,PERIENCE TO MEET THE OB&ECTIVES: -
5uilding of a close and more appropriate connection between theory and
appropriate connection between theory and practice between the arts and
science on the profession.
They will provide refer one course to another and one field to another, which
reinforce the learning in each course.
-.EVALUATION OF TOATL PROGRAMME: -
"inal stage of curriculum process is evaluating the total rogramme
through systematic plan for formative and summative evaluation.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CURRICULAM
COMMITTEE: -
+. @versee the ongoing development of the curriculum committee in light of
the curriculum strategic plan.
$. Create, review and revise policies related to the curriculum.
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1. Aeview and assess curriculum course and program.
>. urpose revision in the curriculum to the 'oint faculty assembly
3. 0nitiate whatever action is necessary to fulfill its duties and responsibility.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CURRICULAM
DEVELOPMENT: .
+/ FORMULATION OF PHILOSOPH' AND OB&ECTIVES: -
hilosophy is a belief or a way of life. hilosophy of the college reflects the
beliefs of those who comprise the college the trustees, faculty,
administrators, students and the community. The philosophy of the college
is usually reflected in the ob'ectives of the nursing program.
hilosophy gives direction to the program
hilosophy and ob'ectives of the nursing program should be developed by
the faculty of the nursing unit should be in harmony with the philosophy of
the institution of which it is a part.
ADMINISTRATOR FACILITATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PHILOPSOPH' AND OB&ECTIVES OF THE NURSING UNIT: -
+. /timulate interest among faculty for curriculum study and development
curriculum study is a large problem for faculty to underta9e.
$. The administrator gives faculty moral support and sympathetic
understanding with encouragement to explore formulate and to clarify their
beliefs and provides resources to aid them in their wor9.
1. (dministrator assists faculty in clarifying defining, determining and
accepting the statement.
>. (dministrator creates a climate in which faculty members real free to as9
8uestions and have conferences with her.
3. 2iterature from the professional organi?ations.
5oo9s on curriculum development from the field of educational and
other current literature dealing with curricular development.
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/hould be provides for purpose of faculty.
II/ SELECTION AND ORGANI0ATION OF LEARNING E,PERIENCES: -
+. 0n selecting learning experiences, faculty must thin9 interims of those
experiences which will give the student an opportunity to practice the
9inds of behaviors needed to achieve the stated goals and the content
which will give them the basic 9nowledge understandings and
appreciations to prepare them for beginning professional positions in any
area of nursing.
$. "aculty will be concerns as to whether the experiences are with in range
of the students.
PRINCIPLES OF SELECTION AND ORGANI0ATION OF LEARNING
E,PERIENCES: -
+. 2earning experiences in the same area and in different areas of learning
should be related to each other.
$. 2earning experiences should be selective for the learning values that
economi?e on time.
1. The student should have an opportunity to concentrate on chosen in one
or more special areas other then nursing or allied sub'ects
>. The collegiate nursing program should offer rich basis of learning
experiences in the humanities and social studies as well as in the natural
sciences.
3. /peciali?ation in professional nursing is reserved for graduate study.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION FOR CURRICULAM DEVELOPMENTS: -
+. The administrator encourages and stimulator faculty in the process of
identify and organi?ing learning experiences that will help students attain
the schools ob'ectives,
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$. The administrator should carefully a sense of group purpose among
faculty, student control administrator usually has more experience,
9nowledge understanding and trends in nursing education and abroad
overall review of curriculum
1. (dministrator guides faculty in implementing the ob'ectives of the
professional program
>. The administrator create a climate, which stimulator creative participation
by faculty members
3. The administrator and faculty investigate and evaluate clinical resources.
ADMINISTRATIVE CO.ORDINATION: -
Co-ordination will be bro9en down into 1 elements.
5alance
Time
*fficiency
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN EVALUATION OF CURRICULAM: -
+. The administrator recogni?es that evaluation of the basic collegiate
nursing program is the responsibility of the nursing program faculty
$. The administrator continuously assesses the curriculum of the basic
collegiate nursing program
1. The administrator wor9s with administrative personal in other department
of the college to facilitate wor9ing relationships between nursing faculties
from other departments.
CONCLUSION1 .
Curriculum development is a dynamic process this activity involves
wor9ing out details of content items, which will help in achieving specific
ob'ectives setout for a particular course. 0t re8uires an individuals enthusiasm
commitment experience as well as collective thin9ing and decision ; ma9ing.
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