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Developing skills in critical analysis of literature in the drug field
(Développer les aptitudes à l'analyse critique de la littérature sur la toxicomanie)
Auteur(s) :
RAVEN, M.
Année :
2001
Page(s) :
191-202
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
INFORMATION
;
LITTERATURE
;
PERCEPTION
;
ENSEIGNANT
;
MILIEU ETUDIANT
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2001, 8, (2), 191-202
Résumé :
There are multiple sources of information relevant to the drug field. All are potentially biased, and much of what is written is questionable. Consequently practitioners in the drug field need to be able to analyse information critically. However, they often have difficulty doing this, and are often apprehensive about it. This paper focuses on how critical analysis of academic and other literature is taught to postgraduate students (mainly practitioners in the drug field) in the Graduate Certificate in Health (Addiction Studies) at Flinders University, via distance education. After a description of the course, the students, and the subtopic, the results of a survey of students are discussed. Feedback showed that students do not necessarily enjoy doing the critical analysis subtopic and the associated assignment, but they tend to regard the skills they learn as valuable both in their study and in their work. The teaching materials, which had already been revised and extended in response to student feedback, were rated positively. Students also made constructive suggestions about further improvements. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Public Hlth, Flinders Univ. , GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.