
<p>Promoting Students’ Sense of Coherence in Medical Education Using Transformative Learning Activities</p>
Author(s) -
Ida Katrine Riksaasen Hatlevik,
Sylvi Stenersen Hovdenak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s266960
Subject(s) - transformative learning , psychology , judgement , medical education , professional learning community , pedagogy , reflective practice , professional development , medicine , epistemology , philosophy
Transformative learning theory offers medical educators a particularly relevant insight into student learning. Transformative learning involves critically reflecting on assumptions and actions using empirical research methods and participating in a continuing discourse to validate the best reflective judgement and act according to new insights. The purpose of this paper is to investigate medical students' experiences with transformative learning activities and empirically and theoretically explain how these activities contribute to their understanding of the interplay between theoretical knowledge and professional practice, thereby creating a sense of coherence in medical education.