Moving beyond description: research that helps improve teaching and learning

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dc.contributor.authorMcMillan, Wendy
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-27T08:25:53Z
dc.date.available2013-11-27T08:25:53Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis paper is premised on the assumption that education research, in order to be relevant, needs to generate explanations that have educational significance and applicability. It argues that much of the health sciences education research showcased at conferences falls short of generating explanations that have practical applicability because the reported studies do not move beyond description. The paper suggests ways in which health professions educators might move beyond description in order to generate explanations of teaching and learning that can be used to inform ‘best practice’ in education. The paper commences with a discussion of the role of theory in education research. Three forms of theory are identified – personal theoretical assumptions, theory from literature, and generation of theory from research. The paper highlights the limitations of research without theory and the role that theory might play in generating understandings of teaching and learning. Practical ways to ensure theoretical rigor in education research are suggested.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcMillan, W. (2011). Moving beyond description: research that helps improve teaching and learning. African Journal of Health Professions Education, 2(1): 3-7en_US
dc.identifier.issn2078-5127
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/869
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Health and Medical Publishing Group. This item may be freely used provided that acknowledgment of the source is provided. No commercial use may be made without permission of the author.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectEducation researchen_US
dc.subjectTeaching and learningen_US
dc.titleMoving beyond description: research that helps improve teaching and learningen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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