title: Process curriculum in nursing contrasted to product orientation.
abstract: In summary the major variations in these two conceptions of curriculum include definitions of curriculum and learning, sources of curriculum and instructional content, technical language and underlying these their basic orientations. Yet, the two share intents in the areas of curricular theory, structure, teaching, development, and evaluation. The significance of these differences lies very much on the shoulders of the users of these two conceptions. The selection of one over the other must be gauged against each user's educational priorities and orientation. Implementation of each depends on a full understanding of each model. Even if a strict adherence to one or the other is not pursued, the review of both helps immensely in clarifying the specific concepts and estimating the impact of each model. It is through comparison that the assets and liabilities of each will be identified.
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D007858:Learning; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013663:Teaching