Factors determining development of researchers within a research network on cancer diagnosis in primary care (CanTest): an interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Developing connections with other researchers in a network, learning informally through these connections and using them to reach goals, is expected to increase research capacity and strengthen performance. So far, this has not been empirically demonstrated. We assessed what and how network collaboration adds to development of researchers.

Design

Exploratory qualitative study using semistructured online interviews, analysed by inductive and deductive methods. For the deductive analysis, an existing value creation framework to study informal learning in networks was used and adjusted to our context.

Setting

The CanTest Collaborative-an international team of primary care cancer researchers working on early detection and diagnosis of cancer.

Participants

SUBMITTER: de Groot E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8915329 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature