Challenges in the standardization of nursing education in Europe: A literature study focusing on
the implementation of qualification frameworks
Engelsk titel: Challenges in the standardization of nursing education in Europe: A literature study focusing on
the implementation of qualification frameworks
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Författare:
Eines, Trude Flöystad
;
Dale, Karl Yngvar
Email: trude.f.eines@himolde.no
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 47
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 15123859
Sammanfattning
Two European qualification frameworks for higher education have been developed over the past
decades. One of the goals of
these are to promote common descriptions of learning outcomes at various levels within higher
education. This article
describes a) how national qualification frameworks have been perceived within bachelor nursing
education, and b) the corres-
pondence between learning outcomes and assessment methods. Evidently, a key factor for success
is that the governing entities
create a climate for good cooperation within and between the education institutions. However, our
findings suggest that the
communication between the experts and the educational institutions, who worked with the
development and implementation
of the national qualifications frameworks, has been far from good enough. Furthermore, there is a
need to develop valid criteria
for nursing competence, which in turn, could be integrated into the QFs and the NQFs. In this manner,
on might secure that
nursing education will uphold and meet the highest standards in all educational systems across
Europe.