Includes bibliographical references and index.

Exploring versus measuring : considering the fundamental differences between qualitative and quantitative research / Jennifer Cleland -- Theory in healthcare education research : the importance of worldview / Wendy McMillan -- Literature reviews : who is the audience? / Geoff Wong -- Developing the research question : setting the course for your research travels / Juanita Bezuidenhout and Susan van Schalkwyk -- Power analyses : planning, conducting, and evaluating education research / R. Brent Stansfield and Larry D. Gruppen -- Constructivism : learning theories and approaches to research / Karen Mann and Anna Macleod -- Making visible what matters : sociomaterial approaches for research and practice in healthcare education / Tara Fenwick and Graeme Nimmo -- Sticking with messy realities : how "thinking with complexity" can inform healthcare education research / Alan Bleakley and Jennifer Cleland -- Activity theory : mediating research in medical education / Jenny Johnston and Tim Dornan -- Social cognitive theory : thinking and learning in social settings / Dario Torre and Steven Durning -- Understanding and appraising healthcare students' learning through workplace experiences : participatory practices at work / Stephen Billet and Linda Sweet -- Theoretical perspectives on identity : researching identities in health professions education / Lynn V. Monrouxe and Charlotte E. Rees -- Health behaviour theories : a conceptual lens to explore behaviour change / Francois Cilliers, Lambert Schuwirth, and Cees van der Vleuten -- Self-regulated learning in health professions education : theoretical perspectives and research methods / Anthony R. Artino Jr., Ryan Brydges, and Larry D. Gruppen --

What are values and how can we assess them? implications for values-based recruitment in healthcare / Fiona Patterson, Máire Kerrin, Marise Ph. Born, Janneke K. Oostrom, and Linda Prescott-Clements -- Emotions and learning : cognitive theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the influence of emotions on learning / Meghan McConnell and Kevin Eva -- Research on instructional design in the health sciences : from taxonomies of learning to whole-task models / Jeroen J.G. van Merrienboer and Diana HJM Dolmans -- Cognitive load theory : researching and planning teaching to maximize learning / Jimmie Leppink, Tamara van Gog, Fred Paas, and John Sweller -- Deliberate practice and mastery learning origins of expert medical performance / William C. McGaghie and Theresa Kristopaitis -- Reframing research on widening participation in medical education : using theory to inform practice / Sandra Nicholson and Jennifer Cleland -- Qualitative research methodologies : embracing methodological borrowing, shifting, and importing / Lara Varpio, Maria Athina Martimianakis, and Maria Mylopoulos -- How to tell compelling scientific stories : tips for artful use of the research manuscript and presentation genres / Lorelei Lingard and Erik Driessen -- Leadership, management, and mentoring : applying theory to practice / Judy McKimm and Helen O'Sullivan -- Programmatic research : building and sustaining capacity / Trevor Gibbs and David Taylor.

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"Researching Medical Education is an authoritative guide to excellence in educational research in the health professions. Presented by the Association for the Study of Medical Education and the Association for Medical Education in Europe, Researching Medical Education includes contributions from a team of international clinicians and non-clinical researchers in health education, representing a range of disciplines and backgrounds. This accessible reference provides readers with the basic building blocks of research, introduces a range of theories and how to use them, illustrates a diversity of methods and their use, and gives guidance on practical researcher development. By linking theory and design and methods across the health profession education research spectrum, this book supports the improvement of quality, capacity building and knowledge generation. Researching Medical Education is the ideal resource for anyone researching health education, from undergraduate, through postgraduate training, to continuing professional development"--Publisher's description.