What (else) happened? A key question for learning programmes.

2024-01-12 10:30:00

Good paper from 2013 on the need to go beyond just asking 'did our programme work?'

"It is clear that programme evaluations using traditional ‘outcomes-based’ models are inadequate for the health professions context. Consequently, the scholarship in health professions education has begun to incorporate alternative evaluative approaches capable of addressing the inherent complexity of the field. This is not unlike changes that occurred in the broader discipline of programme evaluation over 50 years ago, and as demonstrated in this paper, we have much to learn from the evolution of contemporary paradigms within this field. From this evolution, we have been able to highlight the importance of evaluating educational context, planned and emergent processes and outcomes, and planned and emergent theory. These elements have allowed us to address not only the fundamental question of whether our programme worked, but also the issues of how it worked, why it worked and what (else) happened." Haji, F., Morin, M.-P. and Parker, K. (2013), Rethinking programme evaluation in health professions education: beyond ‘did it work?’. Medical Education, 47: 342-351.

Source: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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What (else) happened? A key question for learning programmes.

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