Starting Research in Clinical Education
Description
A practical guide to clinical education research with top tips, common pitfalls and ethical issues.
Starting Research in Clinical Education is written by a global team of experienced and emerging clinical education researchers who have a wealth of knowledge designing rigorous research projects and expertise in contemporary methods.
Covering a broad spectrum of methods used by clinical education researchers, the book is split into five parts: research design, evidence synthesis and mixed methods research, qualitative research, quantitative research and succeeding in clinical education research. These sections are also accompanied by a companion website which provides further resources. The methods discussed are illustrated with real life examples and case studies to support the reader in designing their own project.
The new edition includes information on:
* Getting started in clinical education research, constructing a research question, clarifying research paradigms and design, using educational theory, involving stakeholders, sampling and recruiting participants and conducting ethical research
* Evidence synthesis, realist research, mixed methods research, action research and emerging possibilities in online data collection
* Interviews and focus groups, visual elicitation, ethnography, narrative research, thematic analysis and struggles new researchers often face in qualitative research
* Survey research, experimental methods, statistical analysis and big data
* Maximising opportunities, project management, writing dissertations, writing for publication, research dissemination and career development
This edition is designed to support those new to clinical education research, including those undertaking intercalated or postgraduate degrees in clinical, medical, dental or health professions education.
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Persons
Dr. Eliot L. Rees, Lecturer in Medical Education, Keele University, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice, University College London, UK; and Education Research Committee, Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)
Dr. Alison Ledger, Associate Professor of Medical Education, University of Queensland, Australia; Chair, Education Research Committee, Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME).
Dr. Kim A. Walker, Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, UK; and Director of Publications, Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME).
Content
List of contributors vii
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
Companion website xvii
Part I: Research design
1 Getting started in clinical education research 3 Jennifer Routh and Robert K. McKinley
2 Constructing a research question 13 Megan Anakin, Joanne Robertson-Smith, and Tim J. Wilkinson
3 Clarifying research paradigms and design 21 J. Cristian Rangel, Meredith Young, and Lara Varpio
4 Using educational theory in research and scholarship 31 Clare Morris and Nick Schindler
5 Involving stakeholders 39 Katherine A. Moreau, Catherine M. Giroux, and Kaylee Eady
6 Sampling and recruiting participants 47 Jennifer Cleland, Kirsty Alexander, and Amudha Poobalan
7 Conducting ethical research 57 Anne-Marie Reid and Susan Jamieson
Part II: Evidence synthesis and mixed methods
8 Evidence syntheses: choosing an approach 69 Catherine M. Giroux, Susanne Mak, Rebecca Ataman, and Aliki Thomas
9 Evidence synthesis: key steps and design considerations 79 Claire Duddy and Sophie Park
10 Realist research: unpicking the influence of context 89 Claire Duddy and Geoff Wong
11 Mixed methods research: the sum is greater than the parts 99 Catherine Scarff, Christy Noble, Koshila Kumar, and Wendy Hu
12 Action research: improving clinical education programmes 107 Janet Lefroy and Emma Collins
13 Online data collection: emerging possibilities 115 Dominique Harz and Kristina Dzara
Part III: Qualitative research
14 Interviews and focus groups: guided conversations 127 Lucy Wallis, Becky Petley, and Rachel Locke
15 Visual elicitation: techniques for digging deeper in qualitative interviews 137 Gerard J. Gormley, Sayra Cristancho, and Katherine Crook
16 Ethnography: sense and sensibilities in conducting fieldwork 145 Lisa Dikomitis and Brianne Wenning
17 Narrative research: from the general to the particular 155 Kathleen E. Leedham-Green, Alexandra Wright, and Giskin Day
18 Approaches to thematic analysis: becoming a knowing researcher 165 Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
19 Behind the scenes of qualitative analysis: learning from new researchers' struggles 175 Anne de la Croix, Malou Stoffels, and Jan Willem Grijpma
Part IV: Quantitative research
20 Survey research: uses and misuses 183 Patrick G. Corr, Radwa Aly, and Anthony R. Artino, Jr.
21 Experimental methods: more than simply testing hypotheses 191 Peter Yeates and Rebecca Edwards
22 Statistical analysis: unpacking uncertainty 201 Christy K. Boscardin, H. Carrie Chen, and Justin L. Sewell
23 Big data: where to start and what to expect 213 Milou Silkens, Asta Medisauskaite, and Chris McManus
Part V: Succeeding in clinical education research
24 Maximising opportunities and overcoming challenges 227 Susil Pallikadavath and Simon Gay
25 Managing your project 235 Michelle D. Lazarus and Georgina C. Stephens
26 Writing your dissertation 245 Frederick Speyer, Benjamin Davies, and Sarah Yardley
27 Writing for publication 253 Amaya Ellawala and Aileen Barrett
28 Disseminating your findings 261 Jonathan Guckian and Teresa Chan
29 Developing your career 271 Gillian Vance, Sarah Simpson, Sue Jackson, and Richard Conn
Conclusion 283
Index 285
List of contributors
Kirsty Alexander
ScotGEM Lecturer in Medical Education
School of Medicine
University of Dundee
Dundee, UK
Radwa Aly
Executive Director of Clinical Research
School of Medicine & Health Sciences
The George Washington University
Washington DC, USA
Megan Anakin
Senior Lecturer and Education Adviser
Dunedin School of Medicine
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
Anthony R. Artino, Jr.
Professor and Associate Dean for Evaluation and Educational Research
School of Medicine & Health Sciences
The George Washington University
Washington DC, USA
Rebecca Ataman
PhD Candidate
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Aileen Barrett
Editor in Chief
The Clinical Teacher
Assistant Scheme Director, GP Training (South-East)
Academic Lead, Research, Policy and Information
Irish College of General Practitioners
Dublin
Christy K. Boscardin
Professor and Director of Student Assessment
School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
Virginia Braun
Professor of Psychology
School of Psychology
Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Teresa Chan
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine; and
Associate Dean of Continuing Professional Development
Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
H. Carrie Chen
Professor of Paediatrics and Senior Associate Dean of Assessment and Educational Scholarship
School of Medicine
Georgetown University
Washington DC, USA
Victoria Clarke
Associate Professor in Qualitative and Critical Psychology
School of Social Sciences
University of the West of England
Bristol, UK
Jennifer Cleland
President's Chair in Medical Education and Vice Dean (Education)
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Emma Collins
Lecturer in Nursing and Professional Doctorate Candidate
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Keele University
Newcastle under Lyme, UK
Richard Conn
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics
School of Medicine
Ulster University
Derry, Northern Ireland
Patrick G. Corr
Assistant Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership
School of Medicine & Health Sciences
The George Washington University
Washington DC, USA
Sayra Cristancho
Associate Professor
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
London, Ontario, Canada
Katherine Crook
PhD Graduate
School of Medicine
University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
Benjamin Davies
General Practitioner Partner
Fremington Medical Centre
Barnstaple, UK
Giskin Day
Principal Teaching Fellow
Imperial College London
London, UK
Anne de la Croix
Assistant Professor
Research in Education
Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lisa Dikomitis
Professor of Medical Anthropology and Social Sciences and Director of Research
Kent and Medway Medical School
University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury, UK
Claire Duddy
Realist Reviewer and NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Kristina Dzara
School of Medicine
Saint Louis University
Kaylee Eady
Assistant Professor of Health Professions Education
Faculty of Education
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Rebecca Edwards
PhD Candidate
School of Medicine
Keele University
Newcastle under Lyme, UK
Amaya Ellawala
Lecturer in Medical Education
Health Professions Education Unit
Hull York Medical School
York, UK
Simon Gay
Professor of Medical Education (Primary Care)
Leicester Medical School
University of Leicester
Leicester, UK
Catherine M. Giroux
Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute of Health Sciences Education
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gerry J. Gormley
Professor of Simulation and Clinical Skills
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Jan Willem Grijpma
PhD Candidate and Teacher Trainer
LEARN! Academy
Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jonathan Guckian
Advanced Medical Education Fellow
Leeds Institute of Medical Education
University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
Dominique Harz
Adjunct Instructor of Graduate Program in Orthodontics
Department of Orthodontics
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Wendy Hu
Professor of Medical Education and Associate Dean
School of Medicine
Western Sydney University
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sue Jackson
Associate Professor of Adult Nursing
Department of Nursing Midwifery & Health
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Susan Jamieson
Professor of Health Professions Education
School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, UK
Koshila Kumar
Sub-Dean (Academic) Development and Associate Professor
Division of Learning and Teaching
Charles Sturt University New South Wales, Australia
Michelle D. Lazarus
Associate Professor & Director of the Monash Centre for Human Anatomy Education
Department for Anatomy and Developmental Biology
Monash University
Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Kathleen E. Leedham-Green
Senior Teaching Fellow
Medical Education Research Unit
Imperial College London
London, UK
Janet Lefroy
Professor of Medical Education
School of Medicine
Keele University
Newcastle under Lyme, UK
Rachel Locke
Deputy Head of School
School of Sport, Health and Community
University of Winchester
Winchester, UK
Susanne Mak
Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Occupational Therapy Programme
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Robert K. McKinley
Emeritus Professor of Education in General Practice
School of Medicine
Keele University
Newcastle under Lyme, UK
Chris McManus
Professor of Psychology and Medical Education
Research Department of Medical Education
University College London
London, UK
Asta Medisauskaite
Senior Research Fellow
Research Department of Medical Education
University College London
London, UK
Katherine A. Moreau
Associate Professor of Health Professions Education
Faculty of Education
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Clare Morris
Course Director for MSt Medical Education
Institute of Continuing Education
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
Christy Noble
Clinical Learning & Assessment Lead
Academy for Medical Education
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
Susil Pallikadavath
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Academic Clinical Fellow in Cardiology
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Cardiovascular Disease
University of Leicester
Leicester, UK
Sophie Park
Professor of Primary Care and Medical Education
Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health
University College London
London, UK
Becky Petley
Lecturer in Psychology
Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences
Solent University
Southampton, UK
Amudha Poobalan
Senior Lecturer in Public Health
Centre for Healthcare Education Research and Innovation
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, UK
J. Cristian Rangel
Assistant Professor
Department of Innovation in Medical Education
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Anne-Marie Reid
Professor of Medical Education
Leeds Institute of Medical Education
University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
Joanne Robertson-Smith
Professional Practice Fellow, Simulation Educator and Clinical Nurse Educator
Otago Clinical Skills Laboratories
University of Otago and Te Whatu Ora - Southern
Dunedin, New Zealand
Jennifer Routh
PhD Candidate in Veterinary Education
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Surrey
Surrey, UK
Catherine Scarff
Senior Lecturer in Medical Education
Melbourne Medical School
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nick Schindler
Postgraduate Tutor in Medical Education
Institute of Continuing Education
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
Justin L. Sewell
Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
Milou Silkens
Research Fellow
Department of Health Services Research and Management
City, University of London
London, UK
Sarah Simpson
Associate Clinical...
