Development of a proposed organizational framework for undergraduate research training in prosthetics and orthotics education
Issued Date
2024-06-01
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17461553
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85195708572
Pubmed ID
38180147
Journal Title
Prosthetics and orthotics international
Volume
48
Issue
3
Start Page
358
End Page
366
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Prosthetics and orthotics international Vol.48 No.3 (2024) , 358-366
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Siriwatsopon J., Samala M., Guerra G., Kongsatan P., Rayothee P. Development of a proposed organizational framework for undergraduate research training in prosthetics and orthotics education. Prosthetics and orthotics international Vol.48 No.3 (2024) , 358-366. 366. doi:10.1097/PXR.0000000000000316 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/98827
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Development of a proposed organizational framework for undergraduate research training in prosthetics and orthotics education
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: An undergraduate research project gives prosthetic and orthotic (P&O) students the chance to acquire both foundational research knowledge and in-depth knowledge in a specific area of interest in P&O research. Undergraduates frequently enter the field of research with less experience or understanding of research instruments, presenting them with significant obstacles when conducting research. OBJECTIVE: This study's objective was to establish a framework for undergraduate research training in prosthetics and orthotics education. METHODS: Using narrative qualitative methodology, 4 successive phases of research were conducted. Phase I: A document analysis was conducted to determine the presence of research training in Thailand's undergraduate P&O curriculum taught in 2021; phase II: document analysis of student P&O program feedback reports using manifest content analysis; phase III: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis of lecturer P&O program feedback reports; and phase IV: data sets from phases I, II, and III were applied to the formulation of a unifying framework. Using grounded theory's three-stage thematic analysis-open, axial, and selective coding-data were analyzed. CONCLUSIONS: The novel organizational research framework is presented as the result and conclusion of the study. The framework for enhancing this important foundational research program at the undergraduate level was derived through discussion with colleagues and based on the results and discussion from this investigation. Although the framework for undergraduate research training was designed for use by the undergraduate prosthetics and orthotics program in Thailand, it is believed to be applicable and relevant to P&O education worldwide.