Exploring transformative learning and the courage to teach a values based curriculum

摘要: Abstract Teaching is a complex art that takes courage to commit to, particularly in the face of stressed students, crowded curricula, tensions preparation for graduate role, and ongoing educator shortages. My colleagues I have been taking on this challenge by imbuing our teaching nursing with more passion. As Parker Palmer (1998, p. 144), renowned educationalist once said: "The growth any craft depends shared practice honest dialogue among people who do it. We grow trial error, be sure – but willingness try, fail, as individuals are severely limited when we not supported community encourages such risks". The vision educators come together communities talk about challenging aspects ways these challenges can reframed reapproached through education. This work underpinned pedagogy Transformative Learning (TL). At its heart interested problematic practices keep afflicting discipline nursing, pondering revising educational solutions. In biggest problems where stigma, inequality inertia persist make vulnerable experience illness hardship than others privileged. TL treats students critical agents potential rethink change practices. aims space within classroom online affirming so believe their own capacity better world all people.