ABSTRACT
The student-centred learning and teaching and andragogy are currently favoured in nursing educational philosophies may be demonstrated by the abundance of literature reviewed. In the initial phrase of the literature search the broad headings of student-centred learning and patient-centred care were used as keywords. Views on the effectiveness of student-centred learning and teaching can be seen also to differ between those teaching and those being taught. Nursing students can, however, be seen to view clinical experience as the most valuable form of learning experience. Power and control were identified as having a pivotal effect on both students’ and patients’ self-concepts. However, it was shown that patients may be more accepting of unequal power relationships and passivity in nurse/patient relationships than are student nurses in student nurse/nurse teacher relationships. Patient-centred care as epitomised in this method of nursing was shown as having similar philosophical roots to student-centred learning, namely humanism.
