Social learning in a longitudinal integrated clinical placement.

Social learning in a longitudinal integrated clinical placement. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2016 Dec 03; Authors: Roberts C, Daly M, Held F, Lyle D Abstract Recent research has demonstrated that longitudinal integrated placements (LICs) are an alternative mode of clinical education to traditional placements. Extended student engagement in community settings provide the advantages of educational continuity as well as increased service provision in underserved areas. Developing and maintaining LICs require a differing approach to student learning than that for traditional placements. There has been little theoretically informed empirical research that has offered explanations of which are the important factors that promote student learning in LICs and the relationships between those factors. We explored the relationship between student learning, student perceptions of preparedness for practice and student engagement, in the context of a rural LIC. We used a sequential qualitative design employing thematic, comparative and relational analysis of data from student interviews (n = 18) to understand possible processes and mechanisms of student learning in the LIC. Through the theoretical lens of social learning systems, we identified two major themes; connectivity and preparedness for practice. Connectivity described engagement and relationship building by students, across formal and informal learning experiences, interprofessiona...
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract Source Type: research