Research Priorities in Education from the Viewpoint of Authorities and Experts of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Authors
Sara Ghodusi Moghadam
Ehsan Taghian
Abstract
Introduction and Aims

According to the lack of resources and for achieving an acceptable level of health we should use these resources for high priority research projects. In this regards, the aim of this study was to explain the research in education priorities from the viewpoint of authorities and experts of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

Materials and Methods

In this descriptive health system research, the researches in education challenges were extracted by co-working of stakeholders of university (21 person). For designing the assessment form, research fields and the scoring criteria were identified with brainstorming technique and finalized and completed with Delphi technique. For determination of the priorities we used from assessment designed form. The final score was determined by summing the score of each criterion.

Results

In total, 24 subjects were obtained as the most important research in education challenges in three fields of educational planning, educational management, and educational evaluation. The obtained Priorities according to scores were: clinical skills, cost-effectiveness in education, educational planning, ambulatory training, faculty performance, educational needs of students, learning styles in research in education, communication skills.

Conclusion

Offering the research in education challenges, besides conducting research topics, is a proposing towards the priorities, if considered to policymakers, reviewers and research projects approvers can be operated as a tool for optimal use of limited financial resources.




* Corresponding Author: Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Educational Development Center.

Email: Sa_ghodousi@yahoo.com
Keywords
Priorities
Research
Education
Andrés de F, Caryn M, Alison Y. Global Forum for Health Research. Monitoring financial flows for health research. Geneva: Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED); 2001. Available from: http://announcementsfiles.cohred.org/gfhr_pub/assoc/s14825e/s14825e.pdf.

Azizi F. [Research in Medical Education]. Rahyaft. 2001;(24). [Persian]

Azizi F, Eini E. [Medical sciences research priorities in Iran]. Rahyaft. 2002;(27). [Persian]

Kolahi A, Tahmooreszadeh Sh, Gachkar L, Mardani M. Research priority setting of Shaheed Beheshti Medical University Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center in 2007. Iran J Clin Infect Dis. 2008;3(2):79-87.

Mohammadi MR, Mesgarpour B. Systemic approach to health research in Iran and the world. Hakim Res J. 2002;5(2):151-67. [Persian]

Mansoori R. The university and its definition. Rahyaft. 2001;(24):16-29. [Persian]. Available from: http://fast-iran.ir/far/pdf/rahyaft24/24-19.pdf.

Malekafzali H, Bahreini FS, Alaedini F, Forouzan AS. Health system priorities based on needs assessment and stakeholders’ participation in I.R. Iran. Hakim Res J. 2007;10(1):13-9. [Persian]

Meeting of the WHO scientific working group on criteria for setting health research priorities. New Delhi: world health organization; April 2000. Available from: http://apps.searo.who.int/PDS_DOCS/B3610.pdf.

Okello D, Chongtrakul P. The COHRED Working Group on Priority Setting. A Manual for research priority setting using the ENHR Strategy. Lausanne: PCL; 2000. 135-42. Available from: http://www.cohred.org/downloads/578.pdf.

Saki R. [Educational Researches and Facing Challenges]. J Educ. 2006;85:65-106. [Persian]

Hadavand S. [Research challenges in the country and its effect on Brain Drain]. Tadbir. 2010;216(21):42-8. [Persian]

Saki R. [Ethics in educational researches and its components]. Ethics in Sciences & Technology, 2011:6(2):47-58. [Persian]

Hsu Ch, The Ohio State University & Brian A. Sandford, Oklahoma State University. The Delphi technique: making sense of consensus. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation [Serial on the Internet]. [2007]; Available from: http://pareonline.net/pdf/v12n10.pdf.

Kolahi AA, Moatamedi MR, Beyranvand MR, Farsar AR, Gachkar L. Research priority of cardiovascular research center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2009. Pejouhandeh. 2011;16(4):178-86. [Persian]

Sohrabi MR, RahmatiRoodsari M, Souri H, Mortazavi M, Ghanbari Sh, NazarAli Sh, et al. Research Priorities of Health System Research (HSR) in Vice-Chancellors of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. J Isfahan Medical Sch. 2011;119(28):1324-35. [Persian]

Rezaee Ashtiani AA, Hadi MA. [Health problem priorities setting in health center of Arak University of Medical Sciences in 2002]. Rahavard Danesh. 2003;6(2):22-7. [Persian]