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标题：Methods used and lessons learnt in conducting document reviews of medical and allied health curricula – a key step in curriculum evaluation
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作者：Anke Rohwer ; Anel Schoonees ; Taryn Young 等
期刊名称：BMC Medical Education
印刷版ISSN：1472-6920
出版年度：2014
卷号：14
期号：1
页码：1-7
DOI：10.1186/1472-6920-14-236
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：This paper describes the process, our experience and the lessons learnt in doing document reviews of health science curricula. Since we could not find relevant literature to guide us on how to approach these reviews, we feel that sharing our experience would benefit researchers embarking on similar projects. We followed a rigorous, transparent, pre-specified approach that included the preparation of a protocol, a pre-piloted data extraction form and coding schedule. Data were extracted, analysed and synthesised. Quality checks were included at all stages of the process. The main lessons we learnt related to time and project management, continuous quality assurance, selecting the software that meets the needs of the project, involving experts as needed and disseminating the findings to relevant stakeholders. A complete curriculum evaluation comprises, apart from a document review, interviews with students and lecturers to assess the learnt and taught curricula respectively. Rigorous methods must be used to ensure an objective assessment.
关键词：Curriculum review;Document review;Medical curriculum;Allied health curriculum;Evidence-based health care