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Case Study 2: Discovering Qualitative Research

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Whether they are aware of it or not, the philosophical stance (or research paradigm) that a researcher takes is crucial to how the research is conducted. This case study describes a research study that explored communication in operating theatres in order to illustrate what can be achieved through a different research paradigm. It then goes on to show how the new knowledge gained from the research outcomes informed a simulation training program and its subsequent research.

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  1. Department of Education and Health, University of Greenwich, London, UK

    Sharon Marie Weldon

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  1. Monash Institute for Health and Clinical Education, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia

    Debra Nestel

  2. Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Joshua Hui

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Kevin Kunkler

  4. Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Mark W. Scerbo

  5. Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA

    Aaron W. Calhoun

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Weldon, S.M. (2019). Case Study 2: Discovering Qualitative Research. In: Nestel, D., Hui, J., Kunkler, K., Scerbo, M., Calhoun, A. (eds) Healthcare Simulation Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26837-4_46

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