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Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship
Workplace learning in undergraduate medical education has predominantly been studied from a cognitive perspective, despite its complex contextual characteristics, which influence medical students’ learning experiences in such a way that explanation in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes and single...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21188514 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10459-010-9268-x |
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author | van der Zwet, J. Zwietering, P. J. Teunissen, P. W. van der Vleuten, C. P. M. Scherpbier, A. J. J. A. |
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description | Workplace learning in undergraduate medical education has predominantly been studied from a cognitive perspective, despite its complex contextual characteristics, which influence medical students’ learning experiences in such a way that explanation in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes and single determinants of instructiveness is unlikely to suffice. There is also a paucity of research which, from a perspective other than the cognitive or descriptive one, investigates student learning in general practice settings, which are often characterised as powerful learning environments. In this study we took a socio-cultural perspective to clarify how students learn during a general practice clerkship and to construct a conceptual framework that captures this type of learning. Our analysis of group interviews with 44 fifth-year undergraduate medical students about their learning experiences in general practice showed that students needed developmental space to be able to learn and develop their professional identity. This space results from the intertwinement of workplace context, personal and professional interactions and emotions such as feeling respected and self-confident. These forces framed students’ participation in patient consultations, conversations with supervisors about consultations and students’ observation of supervisors, thereby determining the opportunities afforded to students to mind their learning. These findings resonate with other conceptual frameworks and learning theories. In order to refine our interpretation, we recommend that further research from a socio-cultural perspective should also explore other aspects of workplace learning in medical education. |
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spelling | pubmed-31398992011-09-01 Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship van der Zwet, J. Zwietering, P. J. Teunissen, P. W. van der Vleuten, C. P. M. Scherpbier, A. J. J. A. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract Article Workplace learning in undergraduate medical education has predominantly been studied from a cognitive perspective, despite its complex contextual characteristics, which influence medical students’ learning experiences in such a way that explanation in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes and single determinants of instructiveness is unlikely to suffice. There is also a paucity of research which, from a perspective other than the cognitive or descriptive one, investigates student learning in general practice settings, which are often characterised as powerful learning environments. In this study we took a socio-cultural perspective to clarify how students learn during a general practice clerkship and to construct a conceptual framework that captures this type of learning. Our analysis of group interviews with 44 fifth-year undergraduate medical students about their learning experiences in general practice showed that students needed developmental space to be able to learn and develop their professional identity. This space results from the intertwinement of workplace context, personal and professional interactions and emotions such as feeling respected and self-confident. These forces framed students’ participation in patient consultations, conversations with supervisors about consultations and students’ observation of supervisors, thereby determining the opportunities afforded to students to mind their learning. These findings resonate with other conceptual frameworks and learning theories. In order to refine our interpretation, we recommend that further research from a socio-cultural perspective should also explore other aspects of workplace learning in medical education. Springer Netherlands 2010-12-28 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3139899/ /pubmed/21188514 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10459-010-9268-x Text en © The Author(s) 2010 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Article van der Zwet, J. Zwietering, P. J. Teunissen, P. W. van der Vleuten, C. P. M. Scherpbier, A. J. J. A. Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship |
title | Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship |
title_full | Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship |
title_fullStr | Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship |
title_full_unstemmed | Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship |
title_short | Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship |
title_sort | workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21188514 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10459-010-9268-x |
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