Exploration of faculty members’ perceptions about virtual education challenges in medical sciences: a qualitative study
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Virtual education is among the important factors improving the learning of medical students. This study aimed to explain the perceptions of faculty members towards the challenges of virtual education. Methods: The present study was carried out with a qualitative approach and using a conventional content analysis method. The participants included 28 faculty members working in Medical universities in Iran who were purposefully recruited and interviewed face to face practicing semi-structured interviews. All interviews were conducted and reviewed; then, the results were extracted. For this purpose, semantic similarities were first measured and subcategories identified. Subsequently, going through the re-review, we grouped the associated subcategories into wider categories. Results: From the analysis of the participants’ narratives, two wide categories including organizational barriers and legalethical challenges were obtained. The organizational barriers included two subcategories of defective organizational culture and disproportionate infrastructure. The legal-ethical challenges also included subcategories of neglecting intellectual property rights and ignoring ethical actual instances in the field of virtual education. Conclusion: Understanding the challenges to which virtual education implementation is faced leads to their elimination which, in turn, develops the application of e-learning in the field of medical sciences. These challenges can be addressed through putting the emphasis on promoting the organizational culture of medical universities, improving the infrastructures of virtual education, and considering the legal and ethical concepts specific to virtual education.
Authors and Affiliations
MOHAMMAD HASAN KESHAVARZI, SEYED KAMRAN SOLTANI ARABSHAHI, BANAFSHEH GHARRAHEE, ZOHREH SOHRABI, MARJAN MARDANIHAMOOLEH
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