Reflections on peer micro-teaching: raising questions about theory informed practice

Ethical questions about peer review.

SIR Your editorial in the March 1992 issue (1), is in my opinion something of a landmark and a positive, favourable one in the history of scholarly communication. In effect, you are urging the medical research community to take seriously a paper that leading peer review authorities rejected (for one reason or another) for publication. The peer review authority rejection might be characterised a...

Commonly Asked Questions about Teaching Collaborative Activities

How do I decide which assignments/activities to make collaborative? — A good rule of thumb is that if there's no reason for an activity to be collaborative, perhaps it shouldn't be. As you contemplate making a project collaborative, consider these questions: What is the objective or goal of this assignment or activity? How will that objective be furthered by asking students to work in groups? I...

Teaching qualitative research methods: Some innovations and reflections on practice

This paper considers some of the problems inherent in teaching qualitative research methods within psychology. It stresses the use of a reflective approach to course design that aims to ‘emancipate’ students in their own study and research, as well as equipping them with a combination of practical and theoretical skills. In addition to a brief description of the course, I describe some innovati...

Questions whether clients were properly informed about treatment protocol.

Views: Letters to the Editor 1721 advances in basic science enter the clinical realm every day, and therefore, during the precious years of formal education, veterinary students need to learn that a practitioner’s life is a constant struggle against obsolescence. Prier’s statement that practitioner-teachers should not be ignorant of scientific advances is one of the best reasons for teachers an...

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