Conflicting values in reflection on professional practice

Professional identity: values embedded in meaningful nursing practice.

The main research question addressed in this two-phase descriptive study was 'What are the values underlying nurses' professional identity as expressed through what is meaningful in nurses' work? The first phase was a survey of 767 randomly selected nurses with one, five, and 10 years of experience in nursing, and in the second phase data on work-meaning were obtained from a convenience sample ...

Reflection in professional play

Computer simulations make it possible to create computational microworlds—“environments where people can explore and learn from what they receive back from the computer in return for their exploration” (Hoyles, Noss, & Adamson, 2002). This has been shown in STEM programming environments (Papert, 1980; Resnick, 1994; diSessa, 2000), direct manipulation environments (Goldenberg, and Cuoco, 1998),...

Inter-Professional Education: A Reflection on Education of Health Disciplines

The quality of education and its output in the health care services has been strongly considered by educational policymakers and managers. The development of inter-professional collaboration has been identified as an influential strategy to socialize learners in various health care professionals. Sharing knowledge and experiences in Inter-Professional Education (IPE) provides health care stud...

Science, politics, and values: the politicization of professional practice guidelines.

Negotiating conflicting values in health promotion.