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Coping with research evidence: a multimedia approach for further training of professional workers in the field of drugs and addiction
(Prendre en compte les évidences apportées par la recherches : une approche multimédia de la formation des professionnels de la toxicomanie et des addictions)
Auteur(s) :
WESTERA, W. ;
NIESINK, R. J. M.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
281-292
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
FORMATION
;
PROGRAMME
;
MULTIMEDIA
;
INTERVENANT
;
RECHERCHE
;
INFORMATIQUE
Thésaurus géographique
PAYS-BAS
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2001, 8, (3), 281-292
Résumé :
This paper outlines and discusses the use of a self-contained multimedia training program that allows professionals to improve their scientific thinking and reasoning skills. In many domains, scientific research produces new knowledge and insights that are of practical importance. Practitioners in the domains should constantly keep up with new research developments to anticipate practical implications or to participate in public debates. However, this often presumes a basic understanding of the applied research methods and the associated scientific reasoning. To support this understanding amongst professionals the Open University of the Netherlands developed a multimedia computer simulation program. The program design is strongly based on the principles of experiential learning, problem-based learning and contructivism. While using domain-specific cases, the computer program focuses on the cognitive aspects of scientific research, emphasizing the strategic decisions, domain-specific choices and discussions on validity that go with the process of designing and interpreting scientific research. So far, the program has been incorporated in a self-instructive course on neurobehavioural toxicology and addiction. In the present article, the design of the simulation is discussed and evaluated. This includes a description of the educational context and design philosophy. The paper provides examples of the Ecstasy case. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Open Univ. Netherlands, PO Box 2960, 6418 DL Heerlen
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.