Assessing research culture and capacity amongst faculty at a north American chiropractic institution: an explanatory mixed methods study.
Background: Research enables a profession to establish its cultural authority, validate its professional roles and ensure ongoing improvement in the quality of its academic programming. Despite the clear importance of research, a mature research culture has eluded the chiropractic profession. A fost...
| Publicado en: | Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 1 - 18 |
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BioMed Central
11/20/2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=180989634&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 180989634 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 2045709X BG1Z jtl: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies issn: 2045709X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 11/20/2024 vid: 32 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 180989634 180989634 180989634 10.1186/s12998-024-00558-9 180989634 ppf: 1 ppct: 17 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Assessing research culture and capacity amongst faculty at a north American chiropractic institution: an explanatory mixed methods study. aug: au: Weis, Carol Ann Howarth, Samuel J. Grondin, Diane Southerst, Danielle Fillery, Mark D'Arcy, Janet Bradaric-Baus, Christine Mior, Silvano affil: https://ror.org/03jfagf20 Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, M2H 3J1, Toronto, ON, Canada sug: subj: Faculty Attitudes Evaluation Faculty Role Evaluation Schools, Medical North America Research, Medical Chiropractic Practice Organizational Culture Evaluation Human North America Funding Source Male Female Adult Middle Age Descriptive Statistics Multimethod Studies Exploratory Research Thematic Analysis Workload Health Resource Allocation Mentorship Job Satisfaction Focus Groups Medical Practice, Evidence-Based Semi-Structured Interview Open-Ended Questionnaires Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Background: Research enables a profession to establish its cultural authority, validate its professional roles and ensure ongoing improvement in the quality of its academic programming. Despite the clear importance of research, a mature research culture has eluded the chiropractic profession. A fostering institutional culture that enables, values, and supports research activity is essential to building research capacity. Our study aimed to collect information about the existing research capacity and culture at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) and explore the views, attitudes and experiences of faculty members regarding research. Methods: We conducted a sequential explanatory mixed methods study with quantitative priority between April and July, 2023. Quantitative data were collected using the Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) tool. Survey results guided the qualitative data collected from four faculty focus groups with varying levels of research experience. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics by domain and stratified by research education and workload. The qualitative data were thematically analyzed and then integrated with the quantitative results to provide deeper meaning to the results. Results: The faculty survey response rate was 42% (59/144). Attributes at the organization or department level were consistently rated as either moderate or high; however, research skills at an individual level were more variable and influenced by factors such as research workload and highest research-related academic qualification. Qualitative focus group data were categorized under four themes: institutional factors, resource allocation, career pathways and personal factors. Lower scores for survey items related to mentorship, research planning and ensuring faculty research career pathways, as well as the identified workload and time-related barriers (e.g., other work roles and desire for work/life balance) for engaging in research were supported by each of the four themes. Research motivators included keeping the brain stimulated, developing skills and increasing job satisfaction. Conclusion: The quantitative and qualitative information in this study provides a baseline evaluation for RCC and identifies key factors impacting RCC at the CMCC. This information is critical for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating future interventions to enhance research capacity. Ultimately, these efforts are aimed at maturing the research culture of the chiropractic profession. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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