A nontraditional curriculum for the preparation of nurse educators

The purpose of this article is to describe a bold and innovative program fo r the preparation of nurse educators in a developing country. This program was designed to anticipate the competing demands for radical change in both the health care system and the nursing educational system. Consideration was given to the need for a curriculum model that was flexibl e and broad enough to accommodate the educational and professional needs of a very diverse group of students regarding academic ability, culture, and language. The aim of the curriculum was to achieve the desire for meaningfu l, lifelong learning and personal growth, while maintaining academic excell ence within a transformative and democratizing context.