Undergraduate research: theory or practice?

Nixon, S.

doi:10.1016/s1078-8174(99)90056-1

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“…The extent of the educational preparation of new AHP graduates for these research roles includes teaching a variety of research methods, but their opportunity to carry out primary research is often severely constrained by ethical and political sensitivities (Nixon, 1999).…”

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Building research capacity in the allied health professions

Pickstone

Nancarrow

Cooke³

et al. 2008

Evidence &Amp; Policy

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Publisher: Policy PressThis article discusses research capacity building and its relevance for health practitioners using allied health professionals (AHPs) as a case example. Allied health professionals is a term used to represent a diverse group of health workers, each with a discrete clinical focus, whose needs for research capacity building are likely to be similar to one another and to other medical and nursing professionals. The work of AHPs challenges many current research paradigms being complex and multidisciplinary in nature, often delivered in community settings and focusing on holistic outcomes. This article examines some of the current drivers in the healthcare context and highlights tensions for AHPs in developing their research base in basic science and applied health research. The authors argue for a strategic approach to research capacity building and examine the implications of current policy initiatives for AHP roles and activity in research. The importance of a sustained approach to capacity building is underscored.

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Section: Why Build Research Capacity Among Ahps?mentioning

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Building research capacity in the allied health professions

Pickstone

Nancarrow

Cooke³

et al. 2008

Evidence &Amp; Policy

140

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“…Although this would inevitably include an element of researcher bias, it also has the potential to add richness to the data collection and analysis (Streubert and Carpenter, 1999). Nixon (1999) considered it most appropriate for radiographers to do research in their field, since only they can acquire the values and beliefs (and biases) of their own profession.…”

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“…It is considered that the sign of maturity of a profession is its confidence to scrutinise its own methodology (Nixon, 1999) so some reflection upon the paradigms used was critical. A cursory inspection suggests that the vast majority of radiography research is, not unsurprisingly, of a quantitative nature; although Lewis (1998) stated that much of the current research tends to lie in the area of qualitative research, a claim that is not yet supported by the published literature.…”

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“…For example, studies that set out to discover understanding of patient anxiety (O'Connor and Cotter, 1998) and pain (Hafslund, 2000), within the naturalistic settings of MR and mammography departments respectively, both choose `objective' strictly positivist methodologies. It is suggested that this may in part be due to the fact that the knowledge base for radiography was developed through the research activities of medical practitioners and scientists (Nixon, 1999).…”

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“…Like nurses, radiography researchers must be prepared to challenge and contradict the status quo by exploring and presenting alternative data (Nixon, 1999), and by adopting new structures and methods (Jordan, in Nixon, 1999). By using the perspectives of Symbolic Interactionism and Critical Dramaturgy, this research together with other substantive qualitative studies (Baird, 1996;Reeves, 1999), will seek to bridge that `yawning gap' (op.…”

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