Humanistic educational theory and the socialization of preregistration mental health nursing students

Lipscomb, Martin; Ishmael, Avril

Abstract

In the present study, humanistic educational theory is juxtaposed against forms of socialization that run counter to its precepts and values. It is suggested that, in theory at least, humanistic principles (broadly defined) underpin UK preregistration mental health student training, but that in practice, humanist theory is subverted or destabilized by external social pressures. To support this claim, work by Margaret Archer on the hegemonic role of the state in educational resourcing, planning, and delivery is introduced. This paper questions the integrity and intelligibility of current student experience. It also presents a novel perspective on the theory-practice divide. Although the paper is UK specific, it nonetheless raises questions that are pertinent to nurse training in other countries, where the state plays a dominant coordinating role in service organization and delivery. © 2009 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc.

Citation

Lipscomb, M., & Ishmael, A. (2009). Humanistic educational theory and the socialization of preregistration mental health nursing students. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 18(3), 173-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00603.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2009
• Journal: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
• Print ISSN: 1445-8330
• Electronic ISSN: 1447-0349
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 173-178
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00603.x
• Keywords: education, humanism, mental health, nursing, socalization, student
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/995715
• Publisher URL: http:\\dx.doi.org\10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00603.x