Qualitative Research Methods in Medical Education

Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 323-335

  Lingard, Lorelei ^a,b   Kennedy, Tara J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grounded theory research exploring social phenomena through development of theoretical explanations; Hermeneutics, interpretation of biblical texts; Narrative research, ancient practice of storytelling and interpreting human experience; Qualitative and quantitative research dichotomy in medical education discourse; Qualitative research health professionals developing identity, expertise and practice; Qualitative research methods in medical education; Qualitative research studies through set of tools for data collection and analysis; Qualitative research, contributions to medical education research; Qualitative research, encompassing eclectic group of research approaches; Qualitative research, exploring social, relational and experiential phenomena in their natural settings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948946257     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444320282.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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