Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce
Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming international conference on “Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce”. The conference is interdisciplinary, it will cover a diverse range of fields and perspectives on the development of critical thinking skills in different academic fields at universities and labour market institutions. Showcasing the holistic approach, the conference aims to explore the vital role of critical thinking in diverse academic disciplines and its significance in the ever-evolving landscape of labour market institutions.
The conference aims to bridge the gap between universities and labour market institutions, fostering a culture of critical thinking that thrives in the classroom and enhances professional growth in the workplace. This conference will serve as a platform for educators, researchers, and labour market professionals from diverse fields to explore innovative strategies, and share best practices and collaborate on integrating critical thinking skills into educational curricula.
Keynote speakers
Alistair Starling
Co-Founder and Managing Director of the European Diplomats
Luís Sebastião
Associate Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Education, Director of the Center for Research in Education and Psychology, University of Évora
Dimitris Pnevmatikos
Professor in the Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Western Macedonia
Erika Vaiginienė
Associate professor in the Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vilnius University
Inga Jončienė
Head of Business Development at Alliance for Recruitment
Adam Mastandrea
Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University
Daiva Penkauskienė
Director of Modern Didactics Center, Associate Professor in the Institute of Educational Sciences and Social Work, Mykolas Romeris University
Sandra Kairė
Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University
Kay Hemmerling
Dr Kay Hemmerling, Chairman at the Institute for Moral-Democratic Competence (IMDC e.V.)
Programme
Programme
Indrė Čergelytė-Podgrušienė
The Importance of Critical Thinking in the Development of Practical Skills in Nursing Students
Indrė Čergelytė-Podgrušienė
Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine,
Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing,
Lithuania
Critical thinking is a skill that allows individuals to properly assess the information being received and choose what is important and appropriate. Critical thinking is essential for nursing students because many students are not good at solving problems, tend to learn without selecting information, do not differentiate the vital from the trivial, and lack intrinsic motivation to think. Therefore, it is necessary for students studying in nursing programmes to think critically, that is, to critically analyse and assess situations and problems, argue, draw reasonable conclusions, and independently make decisions and take responsibility for them. All of this helps students to learn successfully and to develop mature, thoughtful, independent, proactive individuals, who can adapt to understanding challenges and real situations.
The importance of critical thinking for nursing students during classes will be analysed during the presentation, and active learning methods that help nursing students critically think and engage with various nursing situations will be discussed.
Keywords: education; critical thinking; nursing students; methods
Biography:
Indrė Čergelytė-Podgrušienė holds the position of an assistant at the Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University. With 5 years of experience working with students, she employs active and critical thinking training methods in her teaching. She believes that developing critical thinking is essential for understanding, interpreting, discovering, and comprehending various situations and problems, which are crucial in nursing sciences. Her research interests include patient education, environments for the development of health competences in children with diabetes mellitus and their education, nursing of patients with diabetes mellitus, control of diabetes mellitus and surgical nursing.
