Brueilly KE1, Wainwright S2, Allison-Williams A3
1Augusta University, Physical Therapy, Augusta, United States, 2Thomas Jefferson University, Physical Therapy, Philadelphia, United States, 3Wolters-Kluwer Publishing, Philadelphia, United States
Background: The global evolution of physical therapist education has yielded an interest in studying the work in which we engage as educators to further advance both professional education and practice. As Co-Editors and Publisher of the Journal of Physical Therapy Education, we are interested in supporting educational researchers to elevate the scope, rigor and application of educational research within the profession.
Purpose: This presentation will discuss best practice in education research to allow researchers to develop meaningful research projects that inform and advance physical therapist education and practice. Conducting research with sufficient rigor and scope will position them to submit their scholarly work for publication.
Methods: The scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), assessment of educational outcomes, faculty development, and pedagogy are areas of inquiry in physical therapy education. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are employed to explore these lines of educational research inquiry.
Results: In a recent publication, educational scholars identified recommendations to advance educational research in physical therapy. These recommendations include: 1) developing a conceptual framing and a vision for physical therapist education research; 2) developing the community of scholars for physical therapist education research; 3) building a data repository for the profession; 4) identifying creative innovative funding structures.
Conclusion(s): Creating a cadre of trained educational researchers who can collaborate will create capacity to allow exploration of meaningful research questions to advance physical therapist education and practice. Through these collaborations we will increase the international presence in educational research in physical therapy.
Implications: Through training and collaboration we can develop the capacity of the community of educational researchers.
Keywords: Educational research, scholarship of teaching and learning
Funding acknowledgements: None.
Purpose: This presentation will discuss best practice in education research to allow researchers to develop meaningful research projects that inform and advance physical therapist education and practice. Conducting research with sufficient rigor and scope will position them to submit their scholarly work for publication.
Methods: The scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), assessment of educational outcomes, faculty development, and pedagogy are areas of inquiry in physical therapy education. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are employed to explore these lines of educational research inquiry.
Results: In a recent publication, educational scholars identified recommendations to advance educational research in physical therapy. These recommendations include: 1) developing a conceptual framing and a vision for physical therapist education research; 2) developing the community of scholars for physical therapist education research; 3) building a data repository for the profession; 4) identifying creative innovative funding structures.
Conclusion(s): Creating a cadre of trained educational researchers who can collaborate will create capacity to allow exploration of meaningful research questions to advance physical therapist education and practice. Through these collaborations we will increase the international presence in educational research in physical therapy.
Implications: Through training and collaboration we can develop the capacity of the community of educational researchers.
Keywords: Educational research, scholarship of teaching and learning
Funding acknowledgements: None.
Topic: Research methodology & knowledge translation; Education
Ethics approval required: No
Institution: Thomas Jefferson University
Ethics committee: Office of Human Research, Institutional Review Board
Reason not required: This presentation is focused on dissemination of contemporary expert and research recommendations for educational research in physical therapy. This presentation does not require of any medical information or interaction with human subjects.
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