Interviews with 21 social work educators and 23 nurse educators found support for shared learning when it is used for appropriate types of learning, not training. Considerable commonalities between social work and learning indicated appropriate uses, but obstacles included structural and resource issues that require political will to overcome. (SK)

Discusses the impact of institutional culture on collaboration among nursing faculty. Explores facets of collaboration: strategic planning, origins of change, group dynamics, and community building. Contains 25 references. (SK)

A small nursing school sought to improve teaching of skills in communication, observation, care planning, nursing, technology, and professional/personal development. Skills were identified in questionnaires and group interviews, and ways to implement teaching without the multidisciplinary resources of larger institutions were developed. (Contains…

Discusses the creation of a program of accredited work-based learning (learning at and through work that earns college credit) for emergency nurse practitioners. Highlights the challenges of collaboration with purchasers of education and nonnurse colleagues in creating an appropriate learning environment outside university control. (Contains 28…

Describes a collaboration between planners of a student-centered, modular nursing curriculum and library and information services staff, which resulted in directed reading lists, study packages, and development of library and information skills. (SK)

A British university's curriculum model for master's and postgraduate diploma nursing education is characterized by structured collaboration among students, clinical mentors, and academic supervisors. A professional development portfolio individualizes the program and facilitates autonomous learning. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)

Education for nursing practice must shift to a collaborative education/service model in which the value of practical education and experience is better understood and integrated with academic knowledge. This model provides better resources and availability of mentors/preceptors, resulting in better prepared nurses. (Contains 32 references.) (SK)