Actor-network theory and the OSCE: formulating a new research agenda for a post-psychometric era

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 1037-1049

  Bearman, Margaret ^a   Ajjawi, Rola ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; ANT; Assessment research; OSCE; Qualitative research methods; Sociomateriality

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; NARRATIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TENSION; THEORETICAL STUDY; THINKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RESEARCH; STANDARDS;

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85031419973     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: 15731677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-017-9797-7     Document Type: Article

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