UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Office of Planning and Decision Support, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2013 Dec 16;77(10):218. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7710218.
Educational research must play a critical role in informing practice and policy within pharmacy education. Understanding the educational environment and its impact on students, faculty members, and other stakeholders is imperative for improving outcomes and preparing pharmacy students to meet the needs of 21st century health care. To aid in the design and implementation of meaningful educational research within colleges and schools of pharmacy, this roadmap addresses philosophy and educational language; guidelines for the conduct of educational research; research design, including 4 approaches to defining, collecting, and analyzing educational data; measurement issues; ethical considerations; resources and tools; and the value of educational research in guiding curricular transformation.
教育研究必须在药学教育的实践和政策制定中发挥关键作用。了解教育环境及其对学生、教师和其他利益相关者的影响对于改善成果和培养药学学生以满足 21 世纪医疗保健的需求至关重要。为了在药学院和学校内设计和实施有意义的教育研究,本路线图涉及哲学和教育语言;教育研究的指导方针;研究设计,包括定义、收集和分析教育数据的 4 种方法;测量问题;伦理考虑;资源和工具;以及教育研究在指导课程改革中的价值。