Researching Medical Education: A Comprehensive Guide to Excellence in Educational Research

Authored by Jennifer Cleland and Steven J. Durning, Researching Medical Education is an authoritative guide to excellence in educational research within the healthcare professions, presented by the Association for the Study of Medical Education and AMEE.

This comprehensive text provides readers with key foundational knowledge, while introducing a range of theories and how to apply them, illustrating a diversity of methods and their use, and offering guidance on practical researcher development. By linking theory, design, and methods across the spectrum of health professions education research, the text supports the improvement of quality, capacity building, and knowledge generation.

Global Expertise and Insights

Featuring contributions from experts and emerging researchers from five continents, Researching Medical Education covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Developing yourself and your practice as a health professions education researcher
• Methods and methodologies, such as ethnography, digital ethnography, visual methods, critical discourse analysis, functional and corpus linguistics, and educational neuroscience methods
• Theories, including complexity theory, activity theory, sociomateriality, social cognitive theories, and participatory practice, as well as health behavior theories, emotions in learning, instructional design, cognitive load theory, and deliberate practice

New Additions and Features

This second edition includes 10 brand new chapters, providing readers with up-to-date insights and knowledge in the field of health professions education research.

Praise from the Experts

Researching Medical Education has received praise from renowned experts in the field. According to David M. Irby, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA, “This is an extraordinary text that combines theory and practice in medical education research. The authors represent the who’s who of medical education research, and their wisdom and insights will help guide novice and experienced researchers alike.”

Cees van der Vleuten, former Director of the School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, notes, “Research in health professions education is maturing. This is clearly evidenced by the second edition of Researching Medical Education. In 30 chapters, this book takes you on an exciting voyage on research theories and research methodologies. This book is a comprehensive resource for anyone engaging in research in health professions education.”

Product Details

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, the second edition of Researching Medical Education was released on February 28, 2023. This 368-page paperback is available in English, with ISBN-10: 1119839416 and ISBN-13: 978-1119839415.