A Rapid Assessment Tool for affirming good practice in midwifery education programming. (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fullerton, Judith T.; Johnson, Peter; Lobe, Erika; Myint, Khine Haymar; Aung, Nan Nan; Moe, Thida; Linn, Nay Aung
• Is Part Of: Midwifery. Volume 34(2016)
• Page Start: 36
• Page End: 41
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: Midwifery education -- Competency based education -- Quality assessment -- Educational assessment tool; Midwifery -- Periodicals; Midwifery -- Periodicals; Sages-femmes -- Périodiques; Midwifery; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 618.2005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2016.01.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0266-6138

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: to design a criterion-referenced assessment tool that could be used globally in a rapid assessment of good practices and bottlenecks in midwifery education programs. Design: a standard tool development process was followed, to generate standards and reference criteria; followed by external review and field testing to document psychometric properties. Setting: review of standards and scoring criteria were conducted by stakeholders around the globe. Field testing of the tool was conducted in Myanmar. Participants: eleven of Myanmar׳s 22 midwifery education programs participated in the assessment. Findings: the clinimetric tool was demonstrated to have content validity and high inter-rater reliability in use. Key conclusions: a globally validated tool, and accompanying user guide and handbook are now available for conducting rapid assessments of compliance with good practice criteria in midwifery education programming. Highlights: A tool to provide an overview of the status of midwifery education programs was developed for global use. The rapid assessment tool is linked to global standards and criteria of good practices. The tool demonstrated its utility in identifying good practices, limitations and constraints.