types of knowers
What is a silent knower
see the world of nursing through "rose-tinted" glasses; involve other subjects (outside of nursing) when conceptualizing and answering nursing questions
nursing is a scholarly discipline
what is YES!
ability to suspend judgment on matters of interest; cognitive and affective approaches in educational and clinical arena; includes teaching, discussion, and clinical practice; enhanced by dialogue, analysis, and reflection
what is critical thinking
author of Carnegie Foundation report, "Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate"
Who is Ernest Boyer
these people depend on and value the expertise of others; of the belief others are capable of producing knowledge that they can follow and reproduce
what is a received knower
describe relationships that have been empirically identified and verified
what is a bush describer
the degree to which its mission is defined and based in rigorous and credible research and on well-developed, supported, and significant theories
what is scholarship
working together to develop critical and reflective thinking in students, academicians, and clinicians
what is collaborative effort
the type of scholarship tied to original research
what is the scholarship of discovery
depend on careful observation and procedures; communicate rules & regulations
what is procedural knowers
central or tangible, these are responsible for discovering, identifying, and exploring nursing concepts
what is the conceptualizer
the extent to which phenomena are articulated, and by the dynamic discourse and debate about the scape and boundaries of the disciplines theoretical assumptions and frameworks
ability to link seemingly unrelated concepts and variables; discovery of hidden likenesses; leap of imagination
what is creativity
builds bridges between theory, research, practice, recognizes and rewards nurses' contributions to knowledge development
what is scholarship of application
depend on personal experiences; inner voices and feelings; wisdom to look holistically
what is a subjective knower
able to connect already developed ideas, analyze them, and arrive at new wholes; more effective explanation and interpretation of existing knowledge
what is the synthesizer
what is indication of scholarliness in nursing
dismantling old patterns that are based on unequal power and reconstructing patterns that are based on equity, resources, shared power, and collaboration in decision making
what is passion for making a difference
quest to find connections between different discoveries, leading to new wisdom and insights about an area of investigation or discipline
what is scholarship of integration
all "knowledge as contextual, they experience themselves as creators of knowledge and value both subjective and objective strategies of knowing"; integrated; a never-ending process of knowledge development
what is a constructed knower?
amass research or clinical data and reduce this data to abstract ideas; makes generalizations to create challenging theoretical questions and answers
what is the leap theorizer
essential component of scholarly disciplines; provides members of discipline with means to articulate their focuses; provide concepts and language to describe expectations, roles, and activities
what is the nursing community
focus on conceptualizing and theorizing; not only describe findings but interpret and ascribe meanings to these findings within context of the discipline; manifested in presenting thoughtful analyses of profound, philosophical, and theoretical changes in the discipline
what is integration of knowledge