Survey Methods For Medical And Health Professions Education - E-Book eBook

Offering a practical, six-step approach to effective survey design, delivery, and analysis, Survey Methods for Medical and Health Professions Education provides a real-world framework for successful research and evaluation using surveys. Focused on medical and other health professional education research, this unique text features quick-reference checklists, high-yield explanations, and case examples throughout, making it both a foundational reference and a go-to resource for all health professions educators and researchers who use surveys.- Provides a detailed and practical discussion of the steps in survey methodology, along with just enough theory to inform common decisions.- Includes numerous real-world examples, both simple and complex, covering the wide range of problems researchers are likely to face.- Addresses issues of survey fatigue and addresses the challenge of how to get "good data."- Features "Voice of Experience" boxes—pearls based on authors'' actual experiences.- Concludes each chapter with a checklist so readers can quickly ensure they have covered every necessary step of survey design and implementation.- Contains a convenient glossary of terms.- Offers guidance from expert international contributors in medical and health professions research.- Summarizes the most current standards and understanding of survey research so that experienced and novice researchers alike can directly apply content to improve research rigor.