Whether
you are embarking on your research journey, or guiding your juniors in
conducting research, HOMER is delighted to share with health professionals the
HOMER Research Guides. These guides are designed to be a companion on your
research journey, introducing health professionals to the basics of health
professions education (HPE) research. Beginning with the traditions that
undergird research endeavours, through the design of research studies, to data
collection and analysis, the guides provide a broad overview of the main
components of HPE research as you gradually immerse yourself in your topic of
interest, and discover your positionality as a researcher. At times there may
be detours as you rethink your research design, other times there may be delays
during data collection, or while you rework your analysis. We understand the
frustration that comes with navigating the intricacies in this journey.
Educators
can think of this set of six guides as a resource that has succinctly described
the workings of HPE research in accessible language. Hopefully, reading the
guides equips educators with the knowledge essential for embarking on HPE
research.
In
these guides, you can:
1. 
Research Traditions.pdf– find the paradigm(s)
that you can situate your research
2. Research Design.pdf– identify a strategy
for your research to develop your research plan
3. Quantitative Data Collection.pdf
– learn the basic concepts for starting to collect your data
4. Qualitative Data Collection.pdf
– use two common methods for gathering qualitative data
5. Qualitative Data Analysis.pdf
– pick up a framework for analysing your transcripts
6.
Quantitative Data Analysis.pdf-
pick up the common tools in descriptive and inferential statistics