Paradigms unfolded – developing, validating, and evaluating the Medical Education e-Professionalism framework from a philosophical perspective
In order to ensure a strong research design, literature stresses the adoption of a research paradigm that is consistent with the researcher’s beliefs about the nature of reality. In this article we provide an overview of research paradigm choices in relation to the creation of a Medical Education e-...
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| author | Shaista Salman Guraya Shaista Salman Guraya Denis W. Harkin Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff Salman Yousuf Guraya |
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| description | In order to ensure a strong research design, literature stresses the adoption of a research paradigm that is consistent with the researcher’s beliefs about the nature of reality. In this article we provide an overview of research paradigm choices in relation to the creation of a Medical Education e-Professionalism (MEeP) framework discussing the research design, research methods, data collection and analysis to enhance the transparency of our previously published research. The MEeP framework was conceived to help Health Care Professionals (HCPs) safeguard the construct of professionalism in the digital context. This entire process was heavily informed by wider readings and deliberations of published literature on e-professionalism. Although the MEeP framework research journey has been published, the paradigms approach was not discussed in any detail. Considering that one of the duties of medical educator is to balance the service and science by bringing the theoretical underpinnings of one’s research to public attention and scrutiny so as to nullify the notion of ‘weak’ research. We were compelled to unfold this paradigm story of the MEeP framework in a detailed manner. In an effort to make our research both robust and effective, this study portrays a philosophical approach to guide future research designs and methodological choices by detailing our rationale for pragmatism as a choice of paradigm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9d9ce7d414741cd88e774d7eb29476e2023-10-19T07:12:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2023-10-011010.3389/fmed.2023.12306201230620Paradigms unfolded – developing, validating, and evaluating the Medical Education e-Professionalism framework from a philosophical perspectiveShaista Salman Guraya0Shaista Salman Guraya1Denis W. Harkin2Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff3Salman Yousuf Guraya4Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain, Bahrain, BahrainDepartment of Medical Education, School of Medicine, University Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MalaysiaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Medical Education, School of Medicine, University Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MalaysiaCollege of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesIn order to ensure a strong research design, literature stresses the adoption of a research paradigm that is consistent with the researcher’s beliefs about the nature of reality. In this article we provide an overview of research paradigm choices in relation to the creation of a Medical Education e-Professionalism (MEeP) framework discussing the research design, research methods, data collection and analysis to enhance the transparency of our previously published research. The MEeP framework was conceived to help Health Care Professionals (HCPs) safeguard the construct of professionalism in the digital context. This entire process was heavily informed by wider readings and deliberations of published literature on e-professionalism. Although the MEeP framework research journey has been published, the paradigms approach was not discussed in any detail. Considering that one of the duties of medical educator is to balance the service and science by bringing the theoretical underpinnings of one’s research to public attention and scrutiny so as to nullify the notion of ‘weak’ research. We were compelled to unfold this paradigm story of the MEeP framework in a detailed manner. In an effort to make our research both robust and effective, this study portrays a philosophical approach to guide future research designs and methodological choices by detailing our rationale for pragmatism as a choice of paradigm.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1230620/fullparadigmspragmatismmixed-methods researchMedical Education e-Professionalism frameworke-professionalism |
| spellingShingle | Shaista Salman Guraya Shaista Salman Guraya Denis W. Harkin Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff Salman Yousuf Guraya Paradigms unfolded – developing, validating, and evaluating the Medical Education e-Professionalism framework from a philosophical perspective Frontiers in Medicine paradigms pragmatism mixed-methods research Medical Education e-Professionalism framework e-professionalism |
| title | Paradigms unfolded – developing, validating, and evaluating the Medical Education e-Professionalism framework from a philosophical perspective |
| title_full | Paradigms unfolded – developing, validating, and evaluating the Medical Education e-Professionalism framework from a philosophical perspective |
| title_fullStr | Paradigms unfolded – developing, validating, and evaluating the Medical Education e-Professionalism framework from a philosophical perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paradigms unfolded – developing, validating, and evaluating the Medical Education e-Professionalism framework from a philosophical perspective |
| title_short | Paradigms unfolded – developing, validating, and evaluating the Medical Education e-Professionalism framework from a philosophical perspective |
| title_sort | paradigms unfolded developing validating and evaluating the medical education e professionalism framework from a philosophical perspective |
| topic | paradigms pragmatism mixed-methods research Medical Education e-Professionalism framework e-professionalism |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1230620/full |
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