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Bartlam, Bernadette; Waterfield, Jacqueline; Bishop, Annette; Holden, Melanie A.; Barlas, Panos; Ismail, Khaled M.; Kettle, Christine; Foster, Nadine E. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2018
This article outlines the rationale for adopting a mixed methods approach within randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and explores challenges associated in doing so. Taking the example of the EASE Back feasibility and pilot study (Evaluating Acupuncture and Standard care for pregnant womEn with "BACK" pain: ISRCTN49955124), we detail why…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Mixed Methods Research, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Design
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Taylor, Teri – Research in Learning Technology, 2012
Currently, many placement-based health programme students within the UK are supported through face-to-face visits from university staff. Whilst cited in literature as being of value, the face-to-face nature of this contact is not supported. Alternatives including video-based communications methods offer the potential for cost effective,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Teacher Attitudes
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Stainsby, Kate; Bannigan, Katrina – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2012
Physiotherapy became a graduate profession in the 1990s marking a shift from "training" to "education". This means students are required to develop as reflective, innovative and autonomous practitioners. Traditional work-based learning has remained a key component in the curricula of physiotherapy programmes in higher…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Health Services, Action Research, Learning Strategies
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Peacock, Susi; Murray, Sue; Scott, Alison; Kelly, Jacquie – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2011
This article reports findings of a study based in Scotland that explored healthcare learners' experiences of feedback and ePortfolios. Feedback is a highly complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon, and healthcare learners consider it essential for their learning, recognizing that without it patient safety may be compromised. This study sought to…
Descriptors: Role, Transformative Learning, Portfolios (Background Materials), Allied Health Occupations Education