title: Opinions of adult learners about negotiating syllabi rules in a baccalaureate nursing program.
abstract: A baccalaureate nursing (BSN) program is using the philosophy of adult learning as a tenet of curriculum development. This philosophical approach is to support the uniqueness of the adult learner. Are nursing faculty composing course syllabi in a way that allows accommodations for adult learners' complex lives? Which syllabi items, if any, would adult learners negotiate? This descriptive study was part of a larger study conducted by the same researchers that compared nursing faculty and student expectations of syllabi. One hundred ninety-nine BSN students reported they would ask for syllabi accommodations and identified the rationale for doing so. The most frequently selected accommodation to be negotiated was assignment deadlines (46%), followed by attendance requirements (35%) and testing deadlines (28%). Personal or family issues was identified by more than 80% of students as the reason they would request a change.
authors.affiliation: Boise State University, 1910 University Drive SN 123, Boise, ID 83725, USA. vschrad@boisestate.edu
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schrader
authors.forename: Shoni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017008:Negotiating; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States