1st Edition
Engaging with Actor-Network Theory as a Methodology in Medical Education Research
Preface
Introduction
Structure of the book
Chapter 1: ANT as methodology
Background to the research
Actor-network theory and researching learning
The research story
Praxiography as researching practice
A note on COVID-19
Chapter 2: A brief history of ANT
The umbrella term of sociomateriality
Actor-network theory: history and overview
Three dimensions of ANT
ANT in practice
Chapter 3: The research setting
Improvement science: From Gold Standard to Silver Bullet
Student-led improvement science projects
Practice and professional learning
Improvement science and medical education
Learning in medical education and pharmacy studies
Medical education and COVID-19
Chapter 4: The research assemblage
Part 1: Ontological orientation of the analysis
Part 2: Research design
Chapter 5: ANT in the field
Cohort 1: The antibiotic story
Cohort 2: Insulin prescribing
Research summary
Chapter 6: Pedagogies of Improvement Science
Reflections about SLISPs
IHI Practicum network
The symmetry of online practices
Multiple worlds of SLISPs
Chapter 7: The future of ANT as methodology
Key points from the research
Educational implications
ANT and COVID-19
ANT as methodology
ANT and medical education
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Reflections on the research
Networks as an analysis tool
Researching symmetry
Describing multiple worlds
Biography
Bethan Mitchell is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at the School of Education at Bath Spa University, UK.
