Poetry as an engagement strategy: A novice teacher experience of its use within lectures. (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Healy, Denise; Smyth, Siobhan
• Is Part Of: Nurse education in practice. Volume 24(2017:May)
• Page Start: 43
• Page End: 48
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: Lecture -- Poetry -- Teaching strategy -- Engagement -- Attitude -- Older person; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.73071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2017.03.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-5953

Abstract

Abstract: It has been acknowledged the traditional lecture format is a familiar teaching methodology and that there is still much to be learnt from using this in class room based lectures. Whilst the first author was a postgraduate student undertaking a programme in Nurse Education at a University in the Republic of Ireland, poetry was used to challenge undergraduate nursing students' attitudes towards older persons in a large group format. The students were in Year 3 of a Bachelor of Nursing Science General and Intellectual Disability Programmes. Feedback was obtained from the students that comprised of three main themes; Aids Recall of Information; Enriched Learning Experiences, Challenges Attitudes to Person Centred Care. Thus, the paper aims to evaluate using poetry as an engaging teaching strategy within a lecture format for the first time as a novice teacher when drawing out nursing students' attitudes towards older persons with a focus on supporting them in embracing key care skills in the clinical setting. This paper should provide other student educationalists the opportunity to see the value of poetry as a teaching strategy and provide practical tips on its use within the classroom.