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Evaluating the quality of education-practice relationships
1Division of Nursing, Mercy College of Detroit, Michigan.
The Nursing Clinics of North America
|September 1, 1988
Summary
This study evaluated an education-practice collaboration project, identifying key evaluation parameters. The findings confirmed the collaboration
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Education
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Program Evaluation
Background:
- Evaluating education-practice collaboration projects is crucial for optimizing outcomes.
- Existing evaluation methods may not always be feasible due to time or resource constraints.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of an education-practice collaboration process/model.
- To provide recommendations for future steps based on evaluation findings.
Main Methods:
- Evaluation of parameters for a comprehensive education-practice collaboration project.
- Identification of key foci (cells six and nine) for evaluating the collaboration process.
- Consideration of retrospective descriptive surveys for capturing collaboration experiences when real-time evaluation is not feasible.
Main Results:
- The evaluation framework proved valuable after data collection and analysis.
- The collaborative process was deemed worthwhile.
- Outcomes of the collaboration were appropriate and meaningful, with goals achieved.
Conclusions:
- The established evaluation framework is effective for assessing education-practice collaborations.
- Recommendations for follow-up actions were derived from data analysis and participant discussions.