Beschreibung:
This volume presents a systematic review of interprofessionaleducation in health and social care. This is accompanied by awider-ranging critique of interprofessional education, grounded byexperience, and informed by sources beyond the evaluations thatqualified for inclusion in the review. Synthesising the evidencebase for interprofessional education nevertheless remains central,with 353 studies surveyed in the first instance, from which 107studies form the basis for the final analysis.The book does much more than amass evidence. It revisitsconventional wisdom; setting an agenda to help interested partiesperform better by applying lessons learned, remedying weaknessesand renewing efforts to address unanswered questions. The firstthree chapters set the scene for the systematic review and itsfindings. The middle section of the book articulates the findingsof the review. Finally, the closing chapters consider values andattitudes, theoretical perspectives and offer conclusions.Arguments, assumptions and evidence in this publication arepresented to inform policy making, programme planning, teaching andresearch.