Learning About Conflict and Conflict Management Through Drama in Nursing Education.
BACKGROUND In the health care settings in which nurses work, involvement in some form of conflict is inevitable. The ability to manage conflicts is therefore necessary for nursing students to learn during their education. METHOD A qualitative analysis of 43 written group assignments was undertaken using a content analysis approach. RESULTS Three main categories emerged in the analysis to approach and integrate with the theoretical content, to step back and get an overview, and to concretize and practice together with the overall theme, to learn by oscillating between closeness and distance. CONCLUSION Learning about conflict and conflict management through drama enables nursing students to form new knowledge by oscillating between closeness and distance, to engage in both the fictional world and the real world at the same time. This helps students to form a personal understanding of theoretical concepts and a readiness about how to manage future conflicts. [J Nurs Educ. 2018;57(4):209 216.
The Journal of nursing education