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ArticleBMC medical education2019

Determining 'curriculum viability' through standards and inhibitors of curriculum quality: a scoping review.

Rehan Ahmed Khan, Annemarie Spruijt, Usman Mahboob, Jeroen J G van Merrienboer

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Article in BMC medical education, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rehan Ahmed KhanIslamic International Medical College, Riphah International University, Al-Mizan IIMCT Complex, Old Supreme Court Building, 274 Peshawar Rd, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. rehan.ahmed@riphah.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8045-1471
Annemarie SpruijtSchool of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0995-5503
Usman MahboobInstitute of Health Professions Education and Research, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4756-6787
Jeroen J G van MerrienboerSchool of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5868-7031

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA curriculum is dynamic entity and hence, metaphorically, can be considered 'alive'. Curricular diseases may impair its quality and hence its viability. The quality of a curriculum is typically assessed against certain quality standards only. This approach does not identify the inhibitors impeding the achievement of quality standards. The purpose of this study is to identify not only standards but also inhibitors of curriculum quality, allowing for a more comprehensive assessment of what we coin 'curriculum viability'.

methodsWe performed a scoping review of 'curriculum viability', after which 13 articles were found eligible through a meticulous search and selection process. We first identified 1233 studies based on matching keywords, title and abstract; 36 of which met our inclusion criteria. After application of the Qualsyst criteria, two independent reviewers performed a thematic analysis of the 13 articles that remained.

resultsWhile all studies reported on standards of quality, only two studies described both standards and inhibitors of quality. These standards and inhibitors were related to educational content and strategy, students, faculty, assessment, educational/work environment, communication, technology and leadership.

conclusionsThe framework of curriculum viability thus developed will help identify inhibitors adversely affecting the curriculum viability and remaining hidden or un-noticed when curriculum evaluation is done.

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AccreditationCurriculumEducation, MedicalHumansOrganizational InnovationCurricular diseasesCurricular problemsCurriculum evaluationCurriculum viabilityInhibitorsQuality standards

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PMID31488128
PMCPMC6727426

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