Gwele N S
Department of Nursing, University of Natal, Durban.
Curationis. 1996 Mar;19(1):27-32.
Nursing education relies heavily on curriculum models originating in general education as a basis for curriculum design in nursing. As the content-product debate continues in general education, nurse educators will once again find themselves in a difficult situation of having to choose the best curriculum model in their efforts to reform nursing education. However, cognisance should be taken that whatever choices one makes, there are differences between professional education and general education. Although it might be appropriate for general education to choose a particular model because of its congruence with the curriculum designer's ideological views, many external forces impinge on professional education. Professional regulating bodies, the public and employers expect certain outcomes for professional education programmes. Nursing education programmes therefore should view the process and product models as alternatives rather than absolutes. There might be instances in which the process approach is suitable, whereas some programme aims might lend themselves perfectly to the product model.
护理教育严重依赖于源自普通教育的课程模式，以此作为护理课程设计的基础。随着普通教育中内容与产物的争论持续不断，护理教育工作者在努力改革护理教育时，将再次发现自己处于必须选择最佳课程模式的困境中。然而，应该认识到，无论做出何种选择，专业教育和普通教育之间存在差异。虽然普通教育可能因为某种特定模式与课程设计者的意识形态观点相符而选择它，但许多外部力量会影响专业教育。专业监管机构、公众和雇主对专业教育项目有特定的期望结果。因此，护理教育项目应将过程模式和产物模式视为可供选择的方式，而非绝对的模式。可能存在过程方法适用的情况，而有些项目目标可能完全适合产物模式。
