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Table 3 Methods used in evaluating M-level education

From: Exploring taught masters education for healthcare practitioners: a systematic review of literature

Qualitative (n = 15)

Semi-structured interviews (n = 6): [36, 40, 43, 58, 59, 63]

Graduates free writing (n = 2): [33, 34]

Focus group (n = 3): [39, 41, 43]

Graduates, Managers, Educators, and Colleague’s interviews (n = 3): [45, 46, 65]

Focus groups and semi-structured interviews (n = 1): [37]

Quantitative (n = 14)

Graduates Survey (n = 10): [35, 47, 51, 52, 54,55,56,57, 64, 66]

Cross sectional analytic (n = 2): [48, 60]

Graduates, Managers, and Educators Surveys (n = 2): [60, 61]

Combined data collection (n = 6)

Graduates’ open- and closed-ended questionnaire (n = 3): [50, 53, 62]

Graduates’ open- and closed-ended questionnaire, and stakeholders’ interviews (n = 1): [38]

Graduates survey and focus group (n = 1): [6]

Graduates survey, interviews and focus group (n = 1): [42]