Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Higher Education Advances |
| Publisher | Universitat Politecnica de Valencia |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | International Conference on Higher Education Advances - Valencia, Spain Duration: 27 Jun 2019 → 28 Jun 2019 Conference number: 5 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Higher Education Advances |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| City | Valencia |
| Period | 27/06/19 → 28/06/19 |
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Improving Evidence-Based Practice education in healthcare courses: A Participatory Action Research multiple-case study. / Murphy, Kylie; Parnell, Tracey; Pope, Rodney; Hughes, Clarissa; O'Connor, Simone; Biles, Jessica; Bramble, Marguerite; Curtin, Michael; Speedie, Lisa; Plowman, Evan.
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 2019.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper
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T1 - Improving Evidence-Based Practice education in healthcare courses: A Participatory Action Research multiple-case study
AU - Murphy, Kylie
AU - Parnell, Tracey
AU - Pope, Rodney
AU - Hughes, Clarissa
AU - O'Connor, Simone
AU - Biles, Jessica
AU - Bramble, Marguerite
AU - Curtin, Michael
AU - Speedie, Lisa
AU - Plowman, Evan
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This paper synthesises the results of three participatory action research (PAR) studies undertaken to improve the integration of evidence-based practice (EBP) education in three undergraduate health courses at one Australian university: Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, and Bachelor of Physiotherapy. The PAR process with interested academics uncovered a range of EBP education strengths and weaknesses in the three courses. Common themes were evident, which are likely to be applicable in other similar courses. Identified weaknesses included a lack of explicit teaching about the meaning, principles, steps, and importance of EBP, partly stemming from a lack of shared understanding. A relative lack of emphasis on certain EBP steps was also noted, particularly the first step of ‘asking’ questions. A lack of communication with workplace learning (WPL) supervisors about how to facilitate EBP was also noted, raising concerns about variable EBP-education quality across WPL settings. Opportunities for improvement were identified by academics in each course, across multiple subjects and year levels. In our experience, PAR has been a highly constructive approach to EBP curriculum improvement. We encourage consideration of a PAR approach for addressing similarly complex curriculum challenges.
AB - This paper synthesises the results of three participatory action research (PAR) studies undertaken to improve the integration of evidence-based practice (EBP) education in three undergraduate health courses at one Australian university: Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, and Bachelor of Physiotherapy. The PAR process with interested academics uncovered a range of EBP education strengths and weaknesses in the three courses. Common themes were evident, which are likely to be applicable in other similar courses. Identified weaknesses included a lack of explicit teaching about the meaning, principles, steps, and importance of EBP, partly stemming from a lack of shared understanding. A relative lack of emphasis on certain EBP steps was also noted, particularly the first step of ‘asking’ questions. A lack of communication with workplace learning (WPL) supervisors about how to facilitate EBP was also noted, raising concerns about variable EBP-education quality across WPL settings. Opportunities for improvement were identified by academics in each course, across multiple subjects and year levels. In our experience, PAR has been a highly constructive approach to EBP curriculum improvement. We encourage consideration of a PAR approach for addressing similarly complex curriculum challenges.
M3 - Conference paper
BT - Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Higher Education Advances
PB - Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
ER -