Juliët Beuken - PhD project data for study 4

<B>Study Title</B><BR><BR>
Made in context. Expert evaluation of an educational intervention outline aimed at developing a shared understanding of cross-border healthcare.<BR><BR>

<B>Study Description</B><BR><BR>
The main research question was: ‘How do experts in healthcare and education evaluate an educational intervention outline with elements of authentic, team, and reflective learning designed to stimulate a shared understanding of cross-border healthcare challenges and opportunities among HCPs?’<BR><BR>
We invited experts from the field of healthcare and education to evaluate this outline in semi-structured interviews. Before the interviews, respondents received a document outlining the aim and design of the intervention, including the problem it sought to address. In interviews of approximately 60 minutes, we asked respondents about their general impression of this outline, before asking specific questions about the intervention’s design and use of the learning principles (e.g., “Do you think authentic learning is integrated well into the design? Explain why [or why not] and give an example”). At the end, we asked respondents for suggestions to improve the intervention outline. The interview guide was slightly adapted after a test interview. Either a senior researcher or the first author conducted the interviews, with the last author or the first author being present as observer. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed by either an independent transcription company or the first author.<BR><BR>
The main conclusion can be summarized in three key points. 1) An intervention with characteristics of contextual, team and reflective learning has potential to enhance HPCs awareness of cross-border healthcare challenges and opportunities. 2) Educational interventions for cross-border healthcare could be ‘repeated’ so they become part of a process of learning to recognize and discuss new issues as they arise in collaborations. 3) Educational interventions for cross-border healthcare should take shape with context; every time the intervention is ‘repeated’, its goals, activities and target groups should be reconsidered.<BR><BR>
<B>Description of Data</B><BR><BR>
Type: Non-verbatim transcripts of semi-structured interviews.<BR><BR>
Participants: Experts in healthcare and education in a European border region.<BR><BR>
Language: English and Dutch.