NDLI: Portrait of a rural health graduate: exploring alternative learning spaces.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Ross, Andrew Pillay, Daisy
Spatial Coverage	South Africa
Description	Country affiliation: South Africa Author Affiliation: Ross A ( Department of Family Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.)
Abstract	CONTEXT: Given that the staffing of rural facilities represents an international challenge, the support, training and development of students of rural origin at institutions of higher learning (IHLs) should be an integral dimension of health care provisioning. International studies have shown these students to be more likely than students of urban origin to return to work in rural areas. However, the crisis in formal school education in some countries, such as South Africa, means that rural students with the capacity to pursue careers in health care are least likely to access the necessary training at an IHL. In addition to challenges of access, throughput is relatively low at IHLs and is determined by a range of learning experiences. Insight into the storied educational experiences of health care professionals (HCPs) of rural origin has the potential to inform the training and development of rural-origin students. METHODS: Six HCPs of rural origin were purposively selected. Using a narrative inquiry approach, data were generated from long interviews and a range of arts-based methods to create and reconstruct the storied narratives of the six participants. Codes, categories and themes were developed from the reconstructed stories. Reid's four-quadrant model of learning theory was used to focus on the learning experiences of one participant. RESULTS: Alternative learning spaces were identified, which were made available through particular social spaces outwith formal lecture rooms. These offered opportunities for collaboration and for the reconfiguring of the participants' agency to be, think and act differently. Through the practices enacted in particular learning spaces, relationships of caring, sharing, motivating and mentoring were formed, which contributed to personal, social, academic and professional development and success. CONCLUSIONS: Learning spaces outwith the formal lecture theatre are critical to the acquisition of good clinical skills and knowledge in the development of socially accountable HCPs of rural origin.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	03080110
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	49
e-ISSN	13652923
Journal	Medical Education
Language	English
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher Date	2015-05-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Manpower Clinical Competence Psychology Humans Training Support Discipline Education Journal Article Mentors Education Rural Population Health Personnel Education, Medical, Undergraduate South Africa Supply & Distribution Qualitative Research Methods Rural Health Services
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Medicine

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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