Cathleen A Evans, Barbara Patterson, Brenda Elliott, Katie A Chargualaf, Mary L Baumberger-Henry
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Abstract
Objectives: Examine how transfer of learning (ToL) has been applied in baccalaureate nursing education.
Methods: A systematic scoping review was conducted with the search terms transfer, transfer of learning, transfer of knowledge, and learning transfer, of peer-reviewed literature in CINAHL, Medline, and Google Scholar. Inductive content analysis with open coding was employed.
Results: Thirty-three sources were included in the final review: 26 research and seven non-research. Researchers identified three ToL categories: process, measure, and context. A mixture of terminology, definitions, and theoretical underpinnings contributed to conceptual confusion.
Implications for international audience: Understanding how ToL was applied in baccalaureate nursing education could inform educators how to develop competency-based curricula. Variable use of ToL in the literature limits meaningful applicability.
Conclusions: Identification of inconsistent terminology, measure, and varying applications of ToL in the literature was evident.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship publishes significant research and scholarship in the broad field of nursing education. The mandate of the journal is to present high quality papers to advance nursing education through research, description of innovative methods, or introduction of novel approaches about all aspects of nursing education in a timely manner. The specific aims of IJNES are to: - Promote worldwide scholarship in nursing education - Enhance and advance nursing education globally - Provide a forum for the dissemination of international perspectives and scholarship in nursing education