Introducing Interpretivist Approaches in Health Professions Education Research

Lynn V. Monrouxe; Megan E. L. Brown; Ella Ottrey; Lisi Gordon

doi:10.1002/9781394322213.ch7

Introducing Interpretivist Approaches in Health Professions Education Research

Lynn V. Monrouxe
, Megan E. L. Brown
, Ella Ottrey
, Lisi Gordon

Postgraduate Medicine

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This chapter summarises the common interpretivist methodologies in health professions education research (HPER). It explains the main philosophical underpinnings of relativist ontology and subjectivist epistemology, and discusses the core aspects of interpretivist methodology and the values of subjectivity, researcher involvement, and multiple meanings gained from language, actions, and objects. Building on the notion that knowledge is constructed, interpretivist research is underpinned by a subjectivist epistemology, recognising that HPE researcher, are integral to the process. The chapter also explains the issues of quality when engaging with interpretivist perspectives including: credibility and authenticity; transferability; dependability; confirmability; reflexivity; transparency; and internal coherence. It discusses the strengths and challenges of interpretivist approaches for HPER. The chapter provides real-world examples of research using different interpretivist approaches, including a narrative review, a longitudinal qualitative research study, a phenomenology study, and a study conducted within an ethnomethodological framework.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Foundations of Health Professions Education Research
Subtitle of host publication	Principles, Perspectives and Practices
Editors	Charlotte Rees, Lynn V. Monorouxe, Bridget O'Brien, Lisi Gordon, Claire Palermo
Publisher	Wiley
Chapter	7
Pages	122-144
ISBN (Electronic)	9781394322213
ISBN (Print)	9781119839484
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394322213.ch7
Publication status	Published - Sept 2023

Keywords

Authenticity
Health professions education research
Internal coherence
Interpretivist approaches
Philosophical underpinnings
Quality indicators
Subjectivist epistemology
Transparency

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Monrouxe, L. V., Brown, M. E. L., Ottrey, E., & Gordon, L. (2023). Introducing Interpretivist Approaches in Health Professions Education Research. In C. Rees, L. V. Monorouxe, B. O'Brien, L. Gordon, & C. Palermo (Eds.), Foundations of Health Professions Education Research: Principles, Perspectives and Practices (pp. 122-144). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394322213.ch7

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Introducing Interpretivist Approaches in Health Professions Education Research. / Monrouxe, Lynn V.; Brown, Megan E. L.; Ottrey, Ella et al.
Foundations of Health Professions Education Research: Principles, Perspectives and Practices. ed. / Charlotte Rees; Lynn V. Monorouxe; Bridget O'Brien; Lisi Gordon; Claire Palermo. Wiley, 2023. p. 122-144.

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