Karen Kirkness
Authentic alignment : toward an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) informed model of the learning environment in health professions education
Kirkness, Karen
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Contributors
Gabrielle Finn
Supervisor
Professor Peter Bazira P.Bazira@hull.ac.uk
Supervisor
Abstract
It is well established that the goals of education can only be achieved through the constructive alignment of instruction, learning and assessment. There is a gap in research interpreting the lived experiences of stakeholders within the UK learning environment toward understanding the real impact – authenticity – of curricular
alignment. This investigation uses a critical realist framework to explore the emergent quality of authenticity as a function of alignment.
This project deals broadly with alignment of anatomy pedagogy within UK undergraduate medical education. The thread of alignment is woven through four aims: 1) to understand the alignment of anatomy within the medical curriculum via the relationships of its stakeholders; 2) to explore the apparent complexity of the learning environment (LE); 3) to generate a critical evaluation of the methodology, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis as an approach appropriate for realist research in the complex fields of medical and health professions education; 4) to propose a functional, authentic model of the learning environment.
Findings indicate that the complexity and uncertainty inherent in the LE can be reflected in spatiotemporal models. Findings meet the thesis aims, suggesting: 1) the alignment of anatomy within the medical curriculum is complex and forms a multiplicity of perspectives; 2) this complexity is ripe for phenomenological exploration; 3) IPA is particularly suitable for realist research exploring complexity in HPE; 4) Authentic Alignment theory offers a spatiotemporal model of the complex HPE learning environment:
the T-icosa.
Citation
Kirkness, K. (2023). Authentic alignment : toward an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) informed model of the learning environment in health professions education. (Thesis). University of Hull and University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4407885
Thesis Type | Thesis |
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Deposit Date | Oct 5, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 5, 2023 |
Keywords | Medical sciences |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4407885 |
Additional Information | Hull York Medical School University of Hull and University of York |
Award Date | Mar 1, 2023 |
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