TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantitative and qualitative methods in medical education research
T2 - AMEE Guide No 90: Part i
AU - Tavakol, Mohsen
AU - Sandars, John
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - Medical educators need to understand and conduct medical education research in order to make informed decisions based on the best evidence, rather than rely on their own hunches. The purpose of this Guide is to provide medical educators, especially those who are new to medical education research, with a basic understanding of how quantitative and qualitative methods contribute to the medical education evidence base through their different inquiry approaches and also how to select the most appropriate inquiry approach to answer their research questions.
AB - Medical educators need to understand and conduct medical education research in order to make informed decisions based on the best evidence, rather than rely on their own hunches. The purpose of this Guide is to provide medical educators, especially those who are new to medical education research, with a basic understanding of how quantitative and qualitative methods contribute to the medical education evidence base through their different inquiry approaches and also how to select the most appropriate inquiry approach to answer their research questions.
KW - educational research
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U2 - 10.3109/0142159X.2014.915298
DO - 10.3109/0142159X.2014.915298
M3 - Article (journal)
C2 - 24846122
AN - SCOPUS:84906852065
SN - 0142-159X
VL - 36
SP - 746
EP - 756
JO - Medical Teacher
JF - Medical Teacher
IS - 9
ER -