Starting Research in Clinical Education 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.
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
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).
