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Exploring the institutional logics of health professions education scholarship units
Exploring the institutional logics of health professions education scholarship units
- Source :
- Medical Education, 51(7), 755-767. Wiley
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2017.
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Abstract
- CONTEXT Although health professions education scholarship units (HPESUs) share a commitment to the production and dissemination of rigorous educational practices and research, they are situated in many different contexts and have a wide range of structures and functions.OBJECTIVES In this study, the authors explore the institutional logics common across HPESUs, and how these logics influence the organisation and activities of HPESUs.METHODS The authors analysed interviews with HPESU leaders in Canada (n = 12), Australia (n = 21), New Zealand (n = 3) and the USA (n = 11). Using an iterative process, they engaged in inductive and deductive analyses to identify institutional logics across all participating HPESUs. They explored the contextual factors that influence how these institutional logics impact each HPESU's structure and function.RESULTS Participants identified three institutional logics influencing the organisational structure and functions of an HPESU: (i) the logic of financial accountability; (ii) the logic of a cohesive education continuum, and (iii) the logic of academic research, service and teaching. Although most HPESUs embodied all three logics, the power of the logics varied among units. The relative power of each logic influenced leaders' decisions about how members of the unit allocate their time, and what kinds of scholarly contribution and product are valued by the HPESU.CONCLUSIONS Identifying the configuration of these three logics within and across HPESUs provides insights into the reasons why individual units are structured and function in particular ways. Having a common language in which to discuss these logics can enhance transparency, facilitate evaluation, and help leaders select appropriate indicators of HPESU success.
- Subjects :
- Canada
ORGANIZATIONS
Financial Management
020205 medical informatics
Logic
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Context (language use)
02 engineering and technology
Education
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
MEDICAL-EDUCATION
Situated
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Sociology
Fellowships and Scholarships
Function (engineering)
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COMPLEXITY
business.industry
Management science
Australia
General Medicine
Public relations
Transparency (behavior)
Leadership
Scholarship
Health Occupations
Service (economics)
Accountability
Organizational structure
business
New Zealand
RESPONSES
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03080110
- Volume :
- 51
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8449e98a6b1165ed804a685a60c43ec1
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13334