Author/Editor     Collins, Rita; Nicklin, Linda; Connolly, Michael; Kallayne-Ory, Chilla; Mičetić-Turk, Dušanka; O'Connor, Tom; Osztatni, Zoltan; Procter, Paula; Železnik, Danica; Blažun, Helena
Title     A living curriculum - developing a nursing currisulum for older person care at masters level in four European states
Type     članek
Source     In: Mičetić-Turk D, editor. 3rd international summer school Developing research in nursing, social care education and multisectoral cooperation; 2006 Jun 28 - Jul 1; Maribor. Maribor: University college of nursing studies, University of Maribor,
Publication year     2006
Volume     str. 81
Language     eng
Abstract     This paper presents the development of a dynamic, innovative and contemporary curriculum aimed at meeting the needs of the older population across Europe which was prepared for online delivery by a Socrates partnership of four European states: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Dublin, The School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield England. The College of Nursing Studies, Maribor Slovenia, and The Institute for Basic and Continuing Education of Health Workers, Budapest Hungary. The project was supported by EU grant assistance from the Socrates programme. The number of people in the older age group (65 years and greater) across the European Union is increasing. This is particularly noted in the partner states involved in this development. In Ireland the census of 2002 (CSO 2002) puts the number of older people at 11.1% of overall population with an estimate of this figure rising to 20.6% by the year 2016 and climbing further to 35.9% by 2036. Based on statistics from national census in the years 2001-2003 this trend seems to be reflected in the United Kingdom where older people account for 16% of the overall population, while in Slovenia they account for 8.9% and in Hungary 20.8%. The term "Living Curriculum" is intended to convey a dynamic and ever evolving curriculum that changes with the need of the older person. Implicit in this description is the need for ongoing evaluation research into the curriculum in an effort to ensure that older people and their carers provide the content upon which the curriculum is built which in turn will support the older person and his/her carers. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)