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Education for integrated working: A qualitative research study exploring and contextualizing how practitioners learn
Lynn Clouder1, Patricia Bluteau1, Judith Ann Jackson1
1Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.
Successful integrated care teams rely on practitioners ready for innovation. Practice-based education, especially informal learning and supportive leadership, is crucial for effective integrated care delivery.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Psychology
- Education
Background:
- Integrated working enhances care efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
- Successful integration requires practitioners' adaptability to new working methods.
- Practice-based education is key for integrated care teams.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore practice-based education and training in successful integrated care teams.
- To understand the impact of integrated contexts on learning.
- To apply an ecological systems theory lens to analyze learning within these teams.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study involving nine integrated care teams in the UK.
- Semi-structured interviews with 27 participants.
- Thematic analysis of interview transcripts.
Main Results:
- The learning climate is heavily influenced by leadership, impacting training and supervision.
- Informal learning plays a pivotal role in successful integration.
- Shifting work contexts and knowledge-sharing cultures affect learning.
Conclusions:
- Leadership ethos significantly shapes the learning environment and resource allocation for training.
- While formal education is important, informal learning is critical for successful integrated working.
- Further research into informal learning within integrated teams is warranted.
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