Joanna Goldthorpe, Lauren Kilbee, Iain Pretty, Sarah Cotterill, Jo Hart, Sarah Peters
Supporting post-pandemic recovery: a qualitative study of the capabilities, opportunities and motivations to deliver oral health behaviour change messages to parents of young children in community settings
BMC oral health
dire need strengthen students critical thinking clinical training since essential skill clinical practice optimize patient care debriefing formal informal postactivity discussion aims improve learning outcomes including critical thinking clinical practice lack research focuses students experiences debriefing promote critical thinking south african context using experiential learning theory theoretical lens study aimed explore south african students lived experiences debriefing improve critical thinking author employed qualitative singlecase study design within interpretivist paradigm purposive sampling technique adopted six participants recruited study author invited participants participate semistructured interviews data analyzed sixstep data analysis framework proposed creswell ensure trustworthiness author employed multiple techniques improve credibility conformability dependability transferability study techniques included wellplanned research design methods thick descriptions data audit trail audited second coder findings revealed participants shared positive experiences toward debriefing furthermore debriefing optimized student engagement improved learning outcomes study also revealed students experienced less stress group debriefings however study also identified challenges conducting debriefing challenges primarily related incompetent facilitators inappropriate duration debriefing sessions limited space clinic moreover small group debriefing recommended debriefing effective pedagogical approach optimize critical thinking clinical practice recommended debriefing implemented norm clinical training higher education institutions studies recommended conducted national international levels