Examining the disconnect between communities of practice learning theory and educational practices in the pharmd program in qatar
Objective. To examine the Qatar University Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program for evidence of incorporation of communities of practice (CoP) learning theory. Methods. A developed CoP framework was used as a theoretical instrument to analyze the evidence of CoP theory in QU PharmD program, utilizing...
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ftqataruniv:oai:qspace.qu.edu.qa:10576/16405 2023-05-15T18:13:27+02:00 Examining the disconnect between communities of practice learning theory and educational practices in the pharmd program in qatar Mukhalalati, Banan Abdulrzaq Taylor, Andrea http://hdl.handle.net/10576/16405 https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe847515 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85091715459&origin=inward en eng American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy http://dx.doi.org/10.5688/ajpe847515 Mukhalalati, B.A. & Taylor, A. Examining the disconnect between communities of practice learning theory and educational practices in the pharmd program in qatar (2020) American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84 (9), art. no. 847515, pp. 1198-1210 00029459 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85091715459&origin=inward http://hdl.handle.net/10576/16405 1198-1210 9 84 Case study methodology Communities of practice Doctor of Pharmacy program Learning theories Social constructivism Article ftqataruniv https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe847515 2022-07-13T15:10:54Z Objective. To examine the Qatar University Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program for evidence of incorporation of communities of practice (CoP) learning theory. Methods. A developed CoP framework was used as a theoretical instrument to analyze the evidence of CoP theory in QU PharmD program, utilizing a case study research approach. Results. The research suggests that the evidence of the CoP framework in the PharmD program falls into three categories. The first category represents elements of CoP that were fully evident, such as knowledge recontextualization, social and professional acceptance, and effective assessment measures. The second category represents elements that were partially evident, such as the formation of a co-development team, informal learning, mentoring strategies, and preceptors’ orientation to assessment. The third category represents elements that were not evident, such as collaboration between faculty and preceptors and ensuring the reliability and validity of assessment tools. In cases where elements of CoP were implemented, this was an implicit rather than explicit application of CoP theory. Therefore, it was theorized that the disconnect between CoP learning theory and educational practices is at the “implicit disconnect” level. Conclusion. This research indicates that the CoP framework facilitated the identification of areas for future quality improvement and suggests that the theoretical CoP framework could be used by other programs to identify areas for improvements. We theorize that a full and explicit implementation of learning theory into educational practices is crucial, which calls for the collaboration of academic, practice, accreditation, and governmental sectors in pharmacy educational reform initiatives. The authors would like to acknowledge the funding agency: Qatar University, and the efforts of Ms. Sara Sami Gadelhak Gomaa Elshami, research assistant, for helping in redrawing the figures in a clearer way using PowerPoint software. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami Qatar University: QU Institutional Repository American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 84 9 ajpe847515 |
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Objective. To examine the Qatar University Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program for evidence of incorporation of communities of practice (CoP) learning theory. Methods. A developed CoP framework was used as a theoretical instrument to analyze the evidence of CoP theory in QU PharmD program, utilizing a case study research approach. Results. The research suggests that the evidence of the CoP framework in the PharmD program falls into three categories. The first category represents elements of CoP that were fully evident, such as knowledge recontextualization, social and professional acceptance, and effective assessment measures. The second category represents elements that were partially evident, such as the formation of a co-development team, informal learning, mentoring strategies, and preceptors’ orientation to assessment. The third category represents elements that were not evident, such as collaboration between faculty and preceptors and ensuring the reliability and validity of assessment tools. In cases where elements of CoP were implemented, this was an implicit rather than explicit application of CoP theory. Therefore, it was theorized that the disconnect between CoP learning theory and educational practices is at the “implicit disconnect” level. Conclusion. This research indicates that the CoP framework facilitated the identification of areas for future quality improvement and suggests that the theoretical CoP framework could be used by other programs to identify areas for improvements. We theorize that a full and explicit implementation of learning theory into educational practices is crucial, which calls for the collaboration of academic, practice, accreditation, and governmental sectors in pharmacy educational reform initiatives. The authors would like to acknowledge the funding agency: Qatar University, and the efforts of Ms. Sara Sami Gadelhak Gomaa Elshami, research assistant, for helping in redrawing the figures in a clearer way using PowerPoint software. |
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