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Enquiry Based Learning project
Developing the evidence base in the health
professions: Students as Co-Researchers (SCoRe)
Dr Katrina Bannigan SFHEA
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Background
Students felt the
dissertation was
‘jumping through
hoops’
Historically
primary research
was not a
possibility (but
this has changed)
The
challenge
Academics have
to balance
teaching and
scholarship
In the allied health
professions most
research is
conducted for
academic award
Students as Co-Researchers (SCoRe)
was a solution
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Students as knowledge creators
Research informed teaching (RiT) - strengthening the link
between teaching and research in higher education (Jenkins
and Healey 2005).
Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) - “describes an environment in
which learning is driven by a process of enquiry owned by the
student” (CEEBL 2007: 1).
The undergraduate dissertation (ideally) is an EBL activity.
Challenge of EBL - is for process of enquiry to be truly owned
by the student whilst mirroring the experience of researching in
practice settings.
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An enhanced learning experience
• Enhanced? What does it add?
• Added value =
– Collaboration – teaching mode and skill
development
– Transferable skills (not just about research), e.g.
teamwork, project management, report writing,
– Increases employability
• Participate in projects that mirror the real life setting
• Work with community organisations
– Opportunity for publication
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Creating the learning environment
Its all about learning
• Learning experience
• Academic award = primary goal
• Research = learning
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Practicalities - planning
Developing projects
Students choosing projects
Front loaded teaching
Liaising with the ethics committee
Supporting teachers – building skills,
building confidence
• Buddying-up
• 1 to 1 tutorials
• Education sessions
• Writing retreats for publication
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Developing the evidence base
• Meaningful research that is of a publishable quality
• SCoRe 2013: To have thirteen papers co-authored by staff and students
published by 2013
• Evidence for Research Degree Awarding Powers: “The Student as CoResearchers (SCoRe) project, led by one of the university Readers (Dr
Katrina Bannigan), is a jewel in the crown of the HLS faculty
undergraduate programme. Every undergraduate has the opportunity to
collaborate with a tutor, in a SCoRe project, to conduct meaningful
research of publishable quality. The lead for each SCoRe project is an
active researcher who mentors academic staff, who are novice or new to
research, to support a group undergraduate students (e.g. 3 to 10). Of the
77 SCoRe projects conducted to date, eight papers and three posters
have been presented, two have been published and several are being
written up.”
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Developing the evidence base
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SCoRe: A model for others
• A model for student collaboration that can be
adopted by other subjects and institutions.
• Adopted in Lingusitics, used in Politeness
research.
• i-SCoRe, i.e. International research projects with
students collecting data in different countries. First
project planned with Oslo and Gothenberg.
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A’Up study (The Agrability UK project)
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The SIPPS project
‘An international scoping study to identify people who want to be
involved in occupation and mental health research, their
publications and their perceptions of future research needs
•Team from left to right: Hannah Spring, Robert ‘Bob’ Collins, Elizabeth 'Jill'
Bradley, Karen Wells and Katrina Bannigan.
•International survey (Ethics Reference number OTIS1 1OCT 10 KB).
•N=199 (with respondents from 26 countries).
•Valuable data for developing networks for the RCOMH research programmes.
•Publication being prepared for submission to the Hong Kong
Journal of
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Occupational Therapy.
Global survey of occupational therapy and mental
health
• Commissioned by the World Federation of Occupational
Therapists
• Team 1 = Eight students and me
• Team 2 = One student and me
•Currently developing the research proposal and ethics
submission.
•Students involved in:
• developing survey and piloted the survey
• data analysis
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Conclusion
1.SCoRe provides an enhanced learning experience, in which
students can develop transferable skills, e.g. teamwork,
even if they choose not to pursue a research career.
2.The SCoRe is an innovative approach to growing the
evidence base (particularly in research emergent subjects).
3.SCoRe is a model for conducting research that can be
replicated by others.
4.I don’t predict the death of the dissertation!
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Contact details
[email protected]
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
York St John University
Lord Mayor’s Walk
York
YO31 7EX
+44(0)1904 876793