Timeline Mapping as a Methodological Approach to Study Transitions in Health Professions Education

Basnet, Neha; Wouters, Anouk; Kusurkar, Rashmi A.

doi:10.1177/16094069221148868

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“…Timelining adds a chronological visual representation related to the experience, anchors the interview and helps the participant to identify and focus on meaningful events and experiences. It can provide participants a way to reflect deeply on their stories and even help to create new understandings [ 38 , 39 ]. Interviews started with open questions about the interviewee’s pathway prior to their start as PhD candidate.…”

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The bumpy ride to a medical PhD degree: a qualitative study on factors influencing motivation

den Bakker,

Ommering,

de Beaufort

et al. 2024

BMC Med Educ

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Introduction In parallel with a tremendous increase in medical PhD enrolments, concerns have risen about PhD candidates’ poor well-being, increasing attrition rates for PhD programmes, and, eventually, a decline in clinician-scientists. According to the Self-Determination Theory, autonomous motivation is strongly linked to positive aspects of well-being and other positive outcomes such as study completion and success. In this way, motivation has a pivotal role in successful completion of medical doctoral programmes. In this study we explored factors affecting motivation during the PhD journey and aimed to contribute to engaging doctoral education environments, and, eventually, a sustainable clinician-scientist workforce. Methods This constructivist qualitative interview study was conducted among ten medical PhD candidates in the final phase of their PhD. We used timeline assisted interviews to identify meaningful experiences throughout their PhD journey. Thematic analyses as an iterative process resulted in overarching themes. Results We identified six themes influencing autonomous and controlled motivation along the challenging PhD journey: (1) Initial motivation to start a PhD matters; (2) Autonomy as a matter of the right dose at the right time; (3) PhD as proof of competence and/or learning trajectory?; (4) It takes two to tango; (5) Peers can make or break your PhD; (6) Strategies to stay or get back on track. Conclusion This study revealed factors that contribute positively and/or negatively to autonomous and controlled motivation. Some factors impacted motivation differently depending on the PhD phase and individual strategies. Additionally, some factors could coincide and change from positive to negative and vice versa, showing that a successful journey cannot simply be reduced to an absence of negative experiences.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The bumpy ride to a medical PhD degree: a qualitative study on factors influencing motivation

den Bakker,

Ommering,

de Beaufort

et al. 2024

BMC Med Educ

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Structured timeline mapping as a data collection methodology: a new perspective for research on environmental adaptation

Luyts,

Burnay,

Piguet

et al. 2024

Climate and Development

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More Than Words: An Integrative Review of Innovative Elicitation Techniques for Qualitative Interviews

Kahlke,

Maggio,

Lee

et al. 2024

Preprint

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IntroductionInterviews are central to many qualitative studies in health professions education (HPE). However, researchers often rely only on oral questioning despite the existence of techniques tailored to elicit the rich data needed to address complex problems and meaningfully engage participants. Elicitation techniques are strategies – e.g. participant photography, neighbourhood walks – used to generate rich conversations, but guidance on these techniques is scattered across literatures from diverse fields. In this synthesis, we offer an overview of the elicitation techniques available and advice about how to choose between them.MethodsWe conducted an integrative review, drawing on methodological literature from across the health and social sciences. Our interdisciplinary searches yielded 3056 citations. We included 293 citations that were methodologically focused and discussed elicitation techniques used in interviews with adults. We then extracted specific elicitation techniques, summarizing each technique to capture key features, as well as strengths and weaknesses. From this, we developed a framework to help researchers identify challenges in their interview-based research, and to select elicitation techniques that address their challenges.ResultsElicitation techniques serve two main purposes: they can enrich data and engage participants in new ways. To enrich data, researchers might seek to shift conversations away from participants’ entrenched narratives, to externalize conversations on sensitive topics, or to elicit affect, tacit knowledge, or contextual details. When engaging participants in new ways, researchers might seek to increase equity between the researcher and participant or interview accessibility across diverse participant populations.DiscussionWhen chosen with study goals in mind, elicitation techniques can enrich interview data. To harness this potential, we need to re-conceptualize interviews as co-production of knowledge by researcher(s) and participant(s). To make interviews more accessible, we need to consider flexibility so that each participant can engage in ways that best suit their needs and preferences.

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Timeline Mapping as a Methodological Approach to Study Transitions in Health Professions Education

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

The bumpy ride to a medical PhD degree: a qualitative study on factors influencing motivation

The bumpy ride to a medical PhD degree: a qualitative study on factors influencing motivation

Structured timeline mapping as a data collection methodology: a new perspective for research on environmental adaptation

More Than Words: An Integrative Review of Innovative Elicitation Techniques for Qualitative Interviews

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