Changing Patterns of Lifelong Learning

Complex phenomena, such as the transitions that surgeons make from stage to stage throughout their career and the impact of these transitions on lifelong learning, can only be understood through a process that involves in-depth exploration#in this case, actual experiences of real surgeons as to how [...]
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Complex phenomena, such as the transitions that surgeons make from stage to stage throughout their career and the impact of these transitions on lifelong learning, can only be understood through a process that involves in-depth exploration#in this case, actual experiences of real surgeons as to how their careers progress and their reflections on how learning and education play a role. Such a study gives an understanding of actual processes and suggests potential directions to target focused change. This study was developed with the idea that by understanding over 100 surgical careers in-depth, we could present a representation of the pathways that are characteristic of orthopedic surgeons as they progress through the stages and transitions that characterize their career. We could understand how these changes affect their learning processes and the activities they engage in to improve surgical care. Such an in-depth exploration using rigorous interview procedures should reveal and portray accurately the stages surgeons experience and the transitions that accompany those stages as they move through their career.