Includes bibliographical references and index.

Exploring versus measuring : considering the fundamental differences between qualitative and quantitative research / Jennifer Cleland -- Theory in healthcare education research : the importance of worldview / Wendy McMillan -- Literature reviews : who is the audience? / Geoff Wong -- Developing the research question : setting the course for your research travels / Juanita Bezuidenhout and Susan van Schalkwyk -- Power analyses : planning, conducting, and evaluating education research / R. Brent Stansfield and Larry D. Gruppen -- Constructivism : learning theories and approaches to research / Karen Mann and Anna Macleod -- Making visible what matters : sociomaterial approaches for research and practice in healthcare education / Tara Fenwick and Graeme Nimmo -- Sticking with messy realities : how "thinking with complexity" can inform healthcare education research / Alan Bleakley and Jennifer Cleland -- Activity theory : mediating research in medical education / Jenny Johnston and Tim Dornan -- Social cognitive theory : thinking and learning in social settings / Dario Torre and Steven Durning -- Understanding and appraising healthcare students' learning through workplace experiences : participatory practices at work / Stephen Billet and Linda Sweet -- Theoretical perspectives on identity : researching identities in health professions education / Lynn V. Monrouxe and Charlotte E. Rees -- Health behaviour theories : a conceptual lens to explore behaviour change / Francois Cilliers, Lambert Schuwirth, and Cees van der Vleuten -- Self-regulated learning in health professions education : theoretical perspectives and research methods / Anthony R. Artino Jr., Ryan Brydges, and Larry D. Gruppen --

What are values and how can we assess them? implications for values-based recruitment in healthcare / Fiona Patterson, Máire Kerrin, Marise Ph. Born, Janneke K. Oostrom, and Linda Prescott-Clements -- Emotions and learning : cognitive theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the influence of emotions on learning / Meghan McConnell and Kevin Eva -- Research on instructional design in the health sciences : from taxonomies of learning to whole-task models / Jeroen J.G. van Merrienboer and Diana HJM Dolmans -- Cognitive load theory : researching and planning teaching to maximize learning / Jimmie Leppink, Tamara van Gog, Fred Paas, and John Sweller -- Deliberate practice and mastery learning origins of expert medical performance / William C. McGaghie and Theresa Kristopaitis -- Reframing research on widening participation in medical education : using theory to inform practice / Sandra Nicholson and Jennifer Cleland -- Qualitative research methodologies : embracing methodological borrowing, shifting, and importing / Lara Varpio, Maria Athina Martimianakis, and Maria Mylopoulos -- How to tell compelling scientific stories : tips for artful use of the research manuscript and presentation genres / Lorelei Lingard and Erik Driessen -- Leadership, management, and mentoring : applying theory to practice / Judy McKimm and Helen O'Sullivan -- Programmatic research : building and sustaining capacity / Trevor Gibbs and David Taylor.