Evaluation of a learner-designed course for teaching health research skills in Ghana.

Imelda Bates; Daniel Ansong; George Bedu-Addo; Tsiri Agbenyega; Alex Yaw Osei Akoto; Anthony Nsiah-Asare; Patrick Karikari

doi:10.1186/1472-6920-7-18

Evaluation of a learner-designed course for teaching health research skills in Ghana.

Imelda Bates
, Daniel Ansong
, George Bedu-Addo
, Tsiri Agbenyega
, Alex Yaw Osei Akoto
, Anthony Nsiah-Asare
, Patrick Karikari

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Learners in Ghana were able to design and undertake a novel course that developed individual and institutional research capacity and met international standards. Learning by doing and a supportive peer community at work were critical elements in promoting learning in this environment where tutors were scarce. Our study provides a model for delivering and evaluating innovative educational interventions in developing countries to assess whether they meet external quality criteria and achieve their objectives.

Original language	English
Article number	18
Pages (from-to)	18
Journal	BMC Medical Education
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-7-18
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2007

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