This course introduces students, who have or will have a responsibility for nursing curriculum theory, development, and evaluation in various educational settings, to philosophical paradigms that ground and guide curriculum thinking and pedagogical practice. A major focus of the course is to offer students opportunities for critical analysis of curriculum work, including evaluation, and to transform visions for nursing education. Throughout the course, epistemological and ontological questions raised through technical, practical/terpretive, and critical perspectives are pursued during guided readings and classroom converstion. Students will envision and plan thoughtful curriculum work grounded in caring for enactment in their teaching practica settings. [ 4 credits ]