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SUMMARY:Why and how to use Drama in Nursing Education in Sweden and in Jor
 dan - Professor Margret Lepp from University of Gothenberg\, Sweden
DTSTART:20100106T163000Z
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CONTACT:Ewa Illakowicz
DESCRIPTION:This seminar explores experiences from Sweden and the Internat
 ional Collaboration project with Jordan on integrating theory and practice
  in Nursing Education trough drama. \nThe gap between theory and practice 
 is a well-known international problem within Nursing Education. This has c
 onsequences for the students learning as it influences their ability to in
 tegrate theory and practice in a meaningful and reflective way. This probl
 ematic condition requires suitable pedagogical methods in Nursing Educatio
 n. \n\nDr Lepp is Associate Professor and Director of Postgraduate Studies
  at the Institute of Health and Care Sciences\, The Sahlgrenska Academy\, 
 University of Gothenburg\, Sweden. She is the current president of the Tau
  Omega Chapter\, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)\, Honor Society of N
 ursing in Gothenburg. She is the associate Editor of Scandinavian Journal 
 of Caring Sciences\, a leading International Health Sciences Journal. \nSh
 e has an international reputation in drama in education and applied theatr
 e in professional health care education. For over twenty years she has inv
 olved drama in her work as a researcher and consultant involving students\
 , patients\, nurses and teachers of nursing\, as well as schoolteachers. S
 he was a key researcher in the international DRACON (Drama and Conflict Ma
 nagement) project between 1994-2005. She was Special Interest Group leader
  at the IDEA conference in 2001 (Norway)\, 2004 (Canada) and 2007 (Hongkon
 g). She is the co-author of “Drama for Life. Stories of Adult Learning a
 nd Empowerment”. \n
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ in r
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