Continuity or team-teaching approach for midwifery education? An exploratory qualitative study of student and academic preferences.
Women Birth
; 36(2): 177-183, 2023 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The content of midwifery courses is very similar across universities. The teaching approach is not, with universities adopting a variety of pedagogical methods.AIM:
To explore views of midwifery students, midwifery academics and senior academic managers comparing a continuity approach where one main academic provides the majority of midwifery content plus pastoral care compared with a team-teaching approach of midwifery education where lecturers change throughout the course.METHODS:
Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were used to discover thoughts, benefits and disadvantages of two teaching approaches. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.FINDINGS:
Midwifery students and academics valued relationship building, consistency of advice and assessment expectations of the continuity approach but also appreciated a variety of teaching styles and content found in the team-teaching approach. Senior academic managers favoured a team-teaching approach due to workload concerns.DISCUSSION:
Continuity and team-teaching pedagogical approaches offer different advantages. Continuity in midwifery education may provide students with a meaningful trusting relationship with their teacher and consistency of information, which could aid learning. A team-teaching approach provides students with diversity of teaching styles and midwifery 'stories'. A combination of both pedagogies offering both a mix of teachers and a named 'go-to' mentor might help meet student requirements for both continuity and variety.CONCLUSION:
Relationship building, consistency and trust, were all evident in the continuity approach whereas the team-teaching approach was considered to be a more sustainable workload model.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Enfermagem
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Tocologia
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article