Assessing the value of action research: Using a world café to explore the professional journey of nurse educators

Abstract

In developing student nurses' clinical reasoning skills, nurse educators play an important part. To promote clinical reasoning skills, nurse educators should identify and utilise appropriate studentcentred teaching and learning practices. We used the World Café data collection method to explore nurse educators' professional journey through action research. We describe how action research, participating in the study and collaborative inquiry changed teaching practices. Action research contributed to nurse educators' professional development, allowing them to reflect on own practices and develop critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Nurse educators reported using more student-centred teaching and learning practices. We describe the World Café method, which we used to collect data. The method can also be used in nursing education as a teaching strategy, students can explore various topics of interest whilst developing competencies in communication, building relationships and collaborative learning.

A World Café Approach for Maker Education Context into the Internet of Things Course

“…It implied that students can learn from each other through exploring new ideas, listening and expressing ideas. The World Cafe method can encourage students around mutual real topics to conversations and improve students' communicate for collaborative learning [27]. Therefore, The World Café method still has been efficiency in cooperative learning.…”

“…The World Cafe engages participants to have conversations with individuals from different backgrounds illustrates the power of creating a warm and hospitable space [17]. The World Cafe has been used in education [17,[25][26][27]. The World Cafe method can be used as a teaching strategy to encourage students to participate in exploring a variety of topics of interest and developing the ability to communicate, build relationships and collaborative learning [27].…”

“…The World Cafe has been used in education [17,[25][26][27]. The World Cafe method can be used as a teaching strategy to encourage students to participate in exploring a variety of topics of interest and developing the ability to communicate, build relationships and collaborative learning [27]. Especially, The World Cafe provides a step-bystep guide on how to organize events, generate and capture participant insights in a meaningful and creative way [17].…”

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“…It was developed as a brainstorming tool with the aim of creating concepts and explanations of a particular topic. [9] According to Brown and Isaacs, the World Café method is a 'synchronous network of conversations for leading collaborative dialogue, where knowledge is shared; and possibilities for action in groups of all sizes around questions that matter is created' . [10] This method was deemed appropriate for the study, as a volume of rich data could be assimilated within a limited period, which prompted ideas and comments from PNs and CSNs on specific topics in the form of questions asked.…”