Guide for researchers in surgical education
By: edited by Jeannette Capella ... [et al.].
Contributors: Association for Surgical Education; Ciné-Med (Woodbury, Conn.)
Publisher: Ciné-Med Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Woodbury, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780982451472
Subjects: Medical Education; Research Design; General Surgery; Education
Description: "The Educational Research Committee of the Association of Surgical Education (ASE) ... embarked upon the creation of this entirely new "Guide". It is designed to meet the needs of those who work among surgeons and surgical trainees, who embrace the scientific method in their quest to improve the education process"-- Preface.
Notes: "Publisher: Kevin McGovern; Project Manager: Mary Panagrosso; Book and Cover Design: Jennifer Borel Scholte"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Hot topics in surgical education research.; title: 2. Development of research questions and hypotheses, independent and dependent variables.; title: 3. Three essential steps for classifying educational research designs.; title: 4. How to find and appraise publications in surgical education.; title: 5. Institutional review boards and the surgical education researcher.; title: 6. Teaching and learning about authorship and collaboration.; title: 7. Sampling, sample size determination, and statistical power.; title: 8. Validity: Giving meaning to assessments.; title: 9. Survey designs.; title: 10. The role of qualitative and mixed methods in surgical education research.; title: 11. An overview of surgical education research involving simulation.; title: 12. Data analysis.; title: 13. Funding sources for education research .; title: 14. Academic success as a surgical educator.