Research Reports
The Difference of Liberal Arts Education in Nursing Universities from the Consideration of Diploma Policies and Curriculum of Liberal Arts
2023 Volume 32 Issue 3-2 Pages 103-114
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2023 Volume 32 Issue 3-2 Pages 103-114
〔Aims〕The purpose of this study is to consider the difference of liberal arts education in nursing universities.
〔Methods〕 We examined the diploma policies （hereinafter referred to as DP） and liberal arts education subjects （hereinafter referred to as LA）. We drew a comparison of the DP and LA under the two categories −the 10 universities established before the generalization of the standards for the establishment of universities （hereinafter referred to as BU） and the 13 colleges established after the generalization of the standards for the establishment of universities （hereinafter referred to as AC）.
〔Results〕The words that appeared significantly more in the DP of BU than in those of AC was “solution,” “diversity,” and “information.” The words that appeared significantly more in the DP of AC than in those of BU was “nursing,” “acquire,” “community,” and “attitude.” Regarding the content of liberal arts education subjects, BU had many choices in “information” subjects and “foreign language” subjects. AC had a high degree of invasion into “English” subjects in nursing education.
〔Conclusions〕At BU, a liberal arts education curriculum was organized that included subjects for developing qualities and abilities that are the basis of learning, such as language ability and information utilization ability. Alternatively, at AC, there was a tendency for liberal arts education to be positioned as the basis of learning in nursing practice.
