A phenomenographic approach to research in medical education

• Published in: Medical education Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 261 - 270
• Main Authors: Stenfors-Hayes, Terese, Hult, Hakan, Dahlgren, Madeleine A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2013; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Comprehension; Education, Medical; Health participants; Humans; Interviews as Topic - methods; Learning; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Qualitative Research; Research Design; Researcher-Subject Relations; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teaching; Medicine; Physician; Education; Scientific research; Public health; Teaching

Context  Phenomenography is a qualitative approach to research which has revolutionised the way that researchers and teachers think about the processes and outcomes of learning in higher education. Phenomenography has also been used successfully in medical and health care research for the last 20 ye...