Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation
Background Journal clubs can be used as a learning activity for developing students’ skills in critical appraisal and are perceived as suitable for increasing students’ exposure to research methods.Aims/objectives To explore how undergraduate occupational therapy students experienced journal club an...
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| author | Kjersti Velde Helgøy Tore Bonsaksen Gry Mørk |
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| description | Background Journal clubs can be used as a learning activity for developing students’ skills in critical appraisal and are perceived as suitable for increasing students’ exposure to research methods.Aims/objectives To explore how undergraduate occupational therapy students experienced journal club and how they perceived their learning outcomes from participating in this learning activity.Materials and methods A mixed methods study comprised of a survey followed by two focus groups was conducted. Seventeen occupational therapy students completed the survey, four of whom also participated in a total of two focus groups.Results The participants perceived journal clubs as suitable and they suggested that emphasis on this learning activity be increased. Across the two focus groups, four integrated themes were identified: ‘organisational prerequisites’; ‘potential for learning’; ‘learning barriers’; and ‘journal club as an integrated learning activity’.Conclusions and significance Journal clubs were described as having the potential for increasing students’ learning regarding research methods, promoting skills in reading and critically reviewing research articles and having relevance for professional practice. Some barriers were identified, and changes are suggested for future educational practice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a6fcb51fe41d4d97b0c6474e4c8db5992025-01-24T17:53:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy1103-81281651-20142024-12-0131110.1080/11038128.2024.2328712Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participationKjersti Velde Helgøy0Tore Bonsaksen1Gry Mørk2Knowledge Centre for Education, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, VID Specialized University, Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, VID Specialized University, Stavanger, NorwayBackground Journal clubs can be used as a learning activity for developing students’ skills in critical appraisal and are perceived as suitable for increasing students’ exposure to research methods.Aims/objectives To explore how undergraduate occupational therapy students experienced journal club and how they perceived their learning outcomes from participating in this learning activity.Materials and methods A mixed methods study comprised of a survey followed by two focus groups was conducted. Seventeen occupational therapy students completed the survey, four of whom also participated in a total of two focus groups.Results The participants perceived journal clubs as suitable and they suggested that emphasis on this learning activity be increased. Across the two focus groups, four integrated themes were identified: ‘organisational prerequisites’; ‘potential for learning’; ‘learning barriers’; and ‘journal club as an integrated learning activity’.Conclusions and significance Journal clubs were described as having the potential for increasing students’ learning regarding research methods, promoting skills in reading and critically reviewing research articles and having relevance for professional practice. Some barriers were identified, and changes are suggested for future educational practice.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11038128.2024.2328712Learning activityhigher educationmixed methodsresearch skills |
| spellingShingle | Kjersti Velde Helgøy Tore Bonsaksen Gry Mørk Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Learning activity higher education mixed methods research skills |
| title | Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation |
| title_full | Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation |
| title_fullStr | Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation |
| title_short | Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation |
| title_sort | occupational therapy students experiences and perceptions of journal club participation |
| topic | Learning activity higher education mixed methods research skills |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11038128.2024.2328712 |
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