How to… get started with theory in education
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2018-07-15
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Johnston, Jenny
Bennett, Deirdre
Kajamaa, Anu
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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This paper, on using theory in health professions education research, is the second in a series that aims to support novice researchers within clinical education, particularly those undertaking their first qualitative study. Diving into the world of education theory can be challenging and uncomfortable for clinician-educators. Nonetheless, theory is an essential ingredient in high-quality research, shaping everything from research questions to study design, analysis and, ultimately, the interpretation of findings. We hope that this paper, introducing different levels of theory and examples of how to use theory, will shed light on how theory can be used in research, and that it will help you in getting to grips with using theory in your own work.
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Health professions education research , Theory
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Johnston, J., Bennett, D. and Kajamaa, A. (2018) 'How to… get started with theory in education', The Clinical Teacher, 15(4), pp. 294-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12918
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© 2018, John Wiley & Sons Ltd and The Association for the Study of Medical Education. This is the peer reviewed version of the following item: Johnston, J., Bennett, D. and Kajamaa, A. (2018) 'How to… get started with theory in education', The Clinical Teacher, 15(4), pp. 294-297, which has been published in final form at: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12918. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.