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Developing Gerontological Nursing Education in China through Multidisciplinary Innovations

610060-EPP-1-2019-1-FI-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP2019Capacity Building in higher educationongoing
Countries: FI|EE|CN|NL · Grant: €838,120

Project summary

GeNEdu project aims to renew nursing curricula through building capacities of the Chinese HEIs to develop gerontological nursing education for future health care professionals to meet the needs of the ageing society in China. GeNEdu Consortium consists of three European HEIs (JAMK, FI; Hanze, NL; THCC, EE) and three Chinese HEIs: Beihua University (BH), Guangdong Medical University (GDMU) and Guanzhou Health Science College (GHSC). The common needs for the Chinese HEIs are as follows: 1) Developing core competences for gerontological nursing based on EU standards, 2) Integration of evidence and competence based approach to nursing curricula, 3) Integration of the contents of healthy and successful ageing (Healthy China 2030 Plan) to nursing curricula, 4) Enhancing digital skills, communication, multicultural and internationalisation skills in nursing curricula, 5) Integration of e-pedagogy in nursing theory and practical training, 6) Integration of multidisciplinary gerontology in different health care settings, 7) Strengthening EU-China cooperation as per HEIs’ strategies. Activities include identifying core competences; organising train-the-trainers workshops with mentoring approach; co-creating Living Labs, e-learning course and practical training trials, and developing competence-based curricula. The main results of the project are a) a verified Competence Framework describing the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed in gerontological nursing, b) Handbook on Gerontological Nursing Education in Chinese HEIs, c) built Living Labs, and d) accredited 30 ECTS Credit Modules in gerontological nursing integrated to nursing curricula of Chinese HEIs. The project moves the approach of gerontological nursing in China from the care for older people towards care with older people for successful aging. Also the focus in education shifts from the traditional, theory-based and teacher-centered pedagogy towards practice oriented, student-centered learning.

Objectives

Main objective is renewal of nursing curricula at Chinese HEIs utilizing innovative approaches in gerontological nursing (GN). It consists of 4 sub-objectives:1) Benchmark GN research and education between EU and China to develop common knowledge base for curricula development2) Promoting evidence-based education in GN3) Analyzing technological solutions used in nursing education and deploying new tools for GN4) Co-creating renewed curricula with integration of living lab for GN education.

Background

This project "GeNEdu" aims to renew nursing curriculum through building capacities of the Chinese HEIs to develop gerontological nursing education for future health care professionals to meet the needs of the ageing society in China. The project lasted 48 months from 15 Nov. 2019, and its total grant approved for the project is 838120€. The project consortium consists of 6 partner HEIs from 4 countries (3 are from China), most of these HEIs have not had prior experience in Erasmus+ programme.

Final report summary

<< Background >> This project "GeNEdu" aims to renew nursing curriculum through building capacities of the Chinese HEIs to develop gerontological nursing education for future health care professionals to meet the needs of the ageing society in China. The project lasted 48 months from 15 Nov. 2019, and its total grant approved for the project is 838120€. The project consortium consists of 6 partner HEIs from 4 countries (3 are from China), most of these HEIs have not had prior experience in Erasmus+ programme. << Objectives >> Main objective is renewal of nursing curricula at Chinese HEIs utilizing innovative approaches in gerontological nursing (GN). It consists of 4 sub-objectives:1) Benchmark GN research and education between EU and China to develop common knowledge base for curricula development2) Promoting evidence-based education in GN3) Analyzing technological solutions used in nursing education and deploying new tools for GN4) Co-creating renewed curricula with integration of living lab for GN education. << Implementation >> Project implementation was carried out through 8 WPs to:- develop core competences for GN- integrate evidence- and competence-based approaches, contents of healthy and successful ageing, digital skills, communication, multicultural and internationalization skills into nursing curriculum- integrate e-pedagogy into nursing theory & practical training, as well as multidisciplinary gerontology into different health care settings, and- strengthen EU-China cooperation among the consortium HEIs. << Results >> The main results of the project are:a) a verified Competence Framework describing the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed in gerontological nursing,b) a Handbook on developing gerontological nursing curricula in Chinese HEIs,c) built 3 Living Labs (one for each Chinese HEI), andd) accredited 30 ECTS-credit Module in gerontological nursing integrated to nursing curriculum of Chinese HEIs, 6 GN courses for each and 18 course in total output from the project.

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