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Navigating the research landscape: How paradigms shape health professions education research
1Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Medical Education
|June 16, 2025
Summary
This study maps six research paradigms in Health Profession Education (HPE) to aid researchers in understanding diverse approaches. The maps help navigate interdisciplinary scholarship by clarifying ontological, epistemological, and axiological differences.
Area of Science:
- Health Profession Education Research
- Interdisciplinary Research Methodologies
Background:
- Health Profession Education (HPE) research encompasses diverse paradigms, ontological, epistemological, and axiological positions.
- Navigating this varied landscape requires understanding similarities and differences across research practices for effective interdisciplinary scholarship.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an overview of six key paradigms in HPE research.
- To offer tools for comparing and contrasting the attributes of these paradigms.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a mapping metaphor to visualize the HPE research landscape.
- Presented three maps focusing on ontological, epistemological, and axiological elements of six HPE research paradigms.
Main Results:
- The maps illustrate similarities, differences, and overlaps among the six HPE research paradigms.
- Provided a framework for concurrent consideration of these paradigms.
Conclusions:
- The mapping tools aid HPE researchers in nuanced consideration of their ontological, epistemological, and axiological positions.
- Enhanced understanding of diverse research practices supports individual scholars and interdisciplinary research teams in navigating the HPE landscape.
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