Shared Curriculum Model: A Promising Practice for Education Transformation

Abstract

The shared curriculum model is a promising practical and sustainable approach to seamless ADN-to-BSN academic progression.

Foundational Courses for the Baccalaureate Nursing Degree: Enhancing Efficiency for Academic Progression

“…There has been a recent emergence of many innovative models focused on baccalaureate nursing education involving regional or statewide adoption of a standardized curriculum (Close, Gorski, Sroczynaski, & Farmer, 2015;Gains & Spencer, 2013;Giddens, Keller, & Liesveld, 2015;Hall, Causey, Johnson, & Hayes, 2012;Magnussen, Niederhauser, Ono, Johnson, Vogler, & Ceria-Ulep, 2013). Such models are built on formal partnerships among the participating community colleges and universities and an agree-ment on curricular requirements.…”