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Nurse Education Today (2004) 24, I—V Nurse Education Today intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/nedt Volume Contents Guest Editorial: Nursing through the genetics lens: convergent thinking on education and professional development Maggie Kirk Is our student portfolio valued? Gina Dolan, Gavin Fairbairn and Sue Harris Supporting nurses study: lay supporters and their work Bob Price Student nurses’ use of their interpersonal skills within clinical role-plays Russell Ashmore and David Banks Mentor preparation: reasons for undertaking the course and expectations of the candidates S. Watson Concept mapping for meaningful learning C. Akinsanya and M. Williams Information-seeking behaviour of nurse teachers in a school of health studies: a soft systems analysis Peter J. Stokes and David Lewin Qualifying from the pre-registration nurse diploma course: the demand for career guidance Louise Marsland Book/media reviews Press release Editorial: The trojan horse of nurse education Roger Watson and David R. Thompson Editorial debate: Response to ‘The Trojan horse of nurse education by Roger Watson and David Thompson’ Annie Topping The future of nurse education: characterised by paradoxes Sonja Mcilfatrick The origins of current nurse education policy and its implications for nurse educators Gerard Kenny Issues in the socialisation process of the male student nurse: implications for retention in undergraduate nursing courses Amanda Stott The approaches to learning of support workers employed in the care home sector: an evaluation study David T. Cowan, Julia D. Roberts, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick, Alison E. While and Julie Baldwin Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness U.H. Graneheim and B. Lundman doi:10.1016/S0260-6917(04)00128-5 Volume Contents Teaching sex education: are Scottish school nurses prepared for the challenge? J. McFadyen Angel, handmaiden, battleaxe or whore? A study which examines changes in newly recruited student nurses’ attitudes to gender and nursing stereotypes Annette M. Jinks and Eleanor Bradley Change in nursing students’ perceptions of nursing during their education: the role of the Introduction to Nursing course in this change Sureyya Karaoz Problem-based learning: ancient Chinese educational philosophy reflected in a modern educational methodology Wai Man Lee, Frances Kam Yuet Wong and Esther S. B. Mok Nursing students’ perceptions of smoking prevention Orna Baron-Epel, Karen Josephsohn and Mali Ehrenfeld Book/media reviews Editorial: Interprofessional education: the evidence base influencing policy and policy makers S. Glen Student nurses’ experiences and perceptions of envy in one nurse education environment in Finland Eija Heikkinen and Arja Isola Surfing or drowning? Student nurses’ Internet skills Carol S. Bond Writing a qualitative research report Philip Burnard Devising and establishing the face and content validity of explicit criteria of consultation competence for UK secondary care nurses Sarah A. Redsell, Marianne Lennon, Adrian M. Hastings and Robin C. Fraser Multicultural or anti-racist teaching in nurse education: a critical appraisal Stuart Nairn, Carolyn Hardy, Logan Parumal and Glenn A. Williams So how do you feel about that? Assessing reflective practice Janet Hargreaves A pilot study on nurses’ attitudes toward perinatal bereavement support: a cluster analysis Moon Fai Chan, Suk Hing Chan and Mary Christine Day Senior student nurses information seeking skills: a comparative study J.D. Roberts NHS cadet schemes: student experience, commitment, job satisfaction and job stress Jan Draper, Debbie Halliday, Sandra Jowett, lan Norman, Roger Watson, Jenifer Wilson-Barnett, Charles Normand and Kieran O’Brien Discursive influences on clinical teaching in Australian undergraduate nursing programs Lisa G. McKenna and Sally J. Wellard Nurses as information providers: facilitating understanding and communication of statistical information Yaniv Hanoch and Thorsten Pachur Editorial M. Johnson The impact of clinical placement location on nursing students’ competence and preparedness for practice Helen Edwards, Sheree Smith, Mary Courtney, Kathleen Finlayson and Helen Chapman The educational preparation of nursing staff undertaking pre-assessment of surgical patients — a discussion of the issues Graham Ormrod and Deborah Casey Volume Contents 263 How the metaphor of a gap between theory and practice has influenced nursing education Peter Gallagher 269 Distance learning in post-qualifying nurse education Glenda Cook, Elaine Thynne, Eunice Weatherhead, Sheila Glenn, Angela Mitchell and Pam Bailey 277 Self direction in a problem based learning program Beverly Williams 286 Study of critical thinking skills in nursing students and nurses in Japan Asako Kawashima and Marcia. A. Petrini 293 Biological and physiological knowledge and skills of graduating Finnish nursing students to practice in intensive care Riitta-Liisa Aari, Marita Ritmala-Castren, Helena Leino-Kilpi and Tarja Suominen Can nursing facility staff with minimal education be successfully trained with computer-based training? Bonnie L. Walker and Susan S. Harrington Evaluating the service quality of undergraduate nursing education in Taiwan — using quality function deployment Shieu-ming Chou Flexible learning for postgraduate nurses: a basis for planning Michelle Honey Thinking Elizabeth A. Smythe Editorial Tom Foster and Jen Hawkins Modularisation — flexible or restrictive professional education John Gass, Debbie Banks and Anthony J. Wilson Remembrance of things past: the utilisation of context dependant and autobiographical recall as means of enhancing reflection on action in nursing Colin Griffiths An empirically-derived clinical placement evaluation tool: a 3-country study L.G. Moseley, D.M. Mead and L. Moran Empowerment and assessment: a dichotomy? Debbie Massey and Debora Osborne The questioning skills of tutors and students in a context based baccalaureate nursing program Joanne Profetto-McGrath, Karen Bulmer Smith, Rene A. Day and Olive Yonge A comparative study of the course-related family and financial problems of mature nursing students in Scotland and Australia Philip Cuthbertson, William Lauder, Rebekah Steele, Sonja Cleary and Julie Bradshaw Student impressions of clinical nursing Patricia A. Pearcey and Barbara E. Elliott Portfolio assessment: practice teachers’ early experience William Spence and Walid El-Ansari The workforce in health and social care services to older people: developing an education and training strategy Vari Drennan, Ros Levenson, Claire Goodman and Catherine Evans Book reviews Publisher’s note Improving the recruitment of South Asian people into nursing Aliya Darr and Uduak Archibong Nurse prescribing, nurse education and related research in the United Kingdom: a review of the literature Maggi Banning Volume Contents Nursing students’ self-efficacy in providing transcultural care Janet Lim, Jill Downie and Pauline Nathan Cultures of psychiatry and the professional socialization process: the case of containment methods for disturbed patients Len Bowers, Jane Alexander, Alan Simpson, Carl Ryan and Paola Carr-Walker The impact of commissioning processes on the delivery of continuing professional education for cancer and palliative care Dinah Gould, Daniel Kelly, Isabel White and Sally Glen Web-based teaching in nursing: lessons from the literature Angela Twomey Introducing and developing nurse leadership through a learning set approach lain W. Graham and Christine Partlow The Health Promoting University (HPU): the role and function of nursing Dean Whitehead Pre-registration diploma student nurse stress and coping measures William Evans and Billy Kelly implementation of a key skills agenda within an undergraduate programme of midwifery studies Annie Dixon and Pat Donovan The Foundation of Nursing Studies Awards 2004 The Developing Practice Network Award 2004 How do nursing students regard their future career? Career preferences in the post-modern society May-Karin Rognstad, Olaf Aasland and Vigdis Granum Irish nursing students’ changing levels of assertiveness during their pre-registration programme Cecily M. Begley and Michele Glacken Keeping afloat: student nurses’ experiences following assignment referral Maxine Robshaw and Joanna Smith Children’s perceptions of the nursing profession in Poland Barbara Slusarska, Elzbieta Krajewska-Kutak and Danuta Zarzycka Learning from the experience of working with consumers in educational developments Karen A. Whittaker and Jean Taylor The development of moral judgment during nursing education in Finland Jaana Auvinen, Tarja Suominen, Helena Leino-Kilpi and Klaus Helkama information technology in health professional education: why IT matters Jackie Haigh Nursing doctoral education in Turkey Meryem Yavuz Moving from novice to expert — the value of learning in clinical practice: a literature review Dorothy E. Field Contributing to the theory development of preceptorship Diane B. Billay and Olive Yonge An evaluation of an educational programme to prepare family health nurses Colin Macduff and Bernice J.M. West Editorial Martin Johnson Problem solving strategies integrated into nursing process to promote clinical problem solving abilities of RN-BSN students Jing-Jy Wang, Chi-Hui Kao Lo and Ya-Lie Ku Evaluation of a mentorship programme for specialist practitioners Megan Rosser, Ann Marie Rice, Heather Campbell and Catherine Jack Volume Contents 605 Approaches to learning of student nurses Sherrill R. Snelgrove 615 Academic freedom, analysis, and the Code of Professional Conduct Paul C. Snelling and Martin Lipscomb 622 Reflective learning with drama in nursing education — a Swedish attempt to overcome the theory praxis gap Margaretha Ekebergh, Margret Lepp and Karin Dahlberg Negotiating socialisation: the journey of novice nurse academics into higher education Gerard Kenny, David Pontin and Lesley Moore Curriculum changes and moral issues in nursing education Berit Karseth What ‘really’ affects health professions students’ satisfaction with their educational experience? Implications for practice and research Walid El Ansari and Reza Oskrochi Evaluation of an assertiveness training program on nursing and medical students’ assertiveness, self-esteem, and interpersonal communication satisfaction Yen-Ru Lin, I-Shin Shiah, Yue-Cune Chang, Tzu-Ju Lai, Kwua-Yun Wang and Kuei-Ru Chou Reviewers