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- Title
The Precepting Dilemma: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis Study of Midwifery Preceptors in Undergraduate Education in Canada.
- Authors
Upadhyaya, Deepali; Haines-Saah, Rebecca; Clancy, Tracey; Beran, Tanya; Paolucci, Elizabeth Oddone
- Abstract
Objective: To generate themes on facilitators and barriers for midwifery preceptorship. Methods: Midwifery preceptors in undergraduate education in Canada were invited to participate in one of three focus groups. A constructivist paradigm and reflexive thematic analysis approach was used for responses that were transcribed verbatim. Results: In September and October 2020, three focus groups took place comprising a total of 16 midwifery preceptors. Participants represented multiple Canadian jurisdictions and had a range of education, midwifery, and precepting experiences. Two primary themes, "the altruism of precepting" and "the lack of autonomy in precepting," were generated from our analysis of participants' responses. Preceptors also provided suggestions to better enable their role. Discussion/Conclusion: We interpreted a "precepting dilemma" in midwifery clinical teaching such that there are altruistic influences on the role and also an underlying lack of autonomy. Obligations and nurturing elements contributed to midwifery preceptors' utilitarianism. Exacerbating a lack of sovereignty in precepting were deficits in collaboration and aspects that further marginalized the role. It is imperative for stakeholders of midwifery in Canada to carefully consider how altruism and autonomy of precepting affect the experiential curricula.
- Subjects
CANADA; MIDWIFERY education; COLLEGE teacher attitudes; UNDERGRADUATE programs; COMPARATIVE studies; PARADIGMS (Social sciences); QUALITATIVE research; MEDICAL preceptorship; RESEARCH funding; AUTONOMY (Psychology); THEMATIC analysis; JUDGMENT sampling; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research & Practice, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
1703-2121
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22374/cjmrp.v22i1.2