Muir Fiona, Scott Mairi, McConville Kevin, Watson Kenneth, Behbehani Kazem, Sukkar Faten
uTayside Centre for General Practice, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, UK.
Student, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, UK.
Int J Med Educ. 2014 Feb 8;5:24-30. doi: 10.5116/ijme.52ec.d21f.
The purpose of this research was to explore the value of reflection and its application to practice through the implementation of educational modules within a new Diabetes Care and Education Master Degree Programme in Kuwait, and to realise how this teaching intervention informs changes in practice.
A small exploratory case study was conducted within the Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait. A qualitative approach using focus group interviews was carried out with seventeen participants all of whom are studying on the Diabetes Care and Education Master Degree Programme in Kuwait. An inductive approach to thematic analysis, which focused on examining themes within data, was performed.
The results indicate that participants value the opportunity to study through organised, structured and assessed reflection. The learning provides useful information and support to the participant by highlighting the role which reflection plays to enhance personal and professional development, the value of educational theory, continuing professional development, collaboration and enhancing patient education and practice.
The significance of reflection is often seen in the literature as an important aspect of professional competence. This research has highlighted the value of reflection as a key component within a new educational programme.
本研究的目的是通过在科威特一个新的糖尿病护理与教育硕士学位项目中实施教育模块,探索反思的价值及其在实践中的应用,并了解这种教学干预如何促使实践发生变化。
在科威特的达斯曼糖尿病研究所开展了一项小型探索性案例研究。对17名参与者进行了焦点小组访谈的定性研究方法,这些参与者均在科威特的糖尿病护理与教育硕士学位项目中学习。采用归纳法进行主题分析,重点是审视数据中的主题。
结果表明,参与者重视通过有组织、有结构且经过评估的反思来学习的机会。这种学习通过突出反思在促进个人和职业发展中所起的作用、教育理论的价值、持续专业发展、协作以及加强患者教育与实践等方面,为参与者提供了有用的信息和支持。
反思的重要性在文献中常被视为专业能力的一个重要方面。本研究突出了反思作为一个新教育项目关键组成部分的价值。