Barr, H., Freeth,D., Hammick, M., Koppel, I. & Reeves, S. (2000) Evaluations of interprofessional education

This Review was commissioned by the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and is being published by the United Kingdom Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) (see Appendices 1 & 2).

It is addressed primarily to CAIPE members interested in the evaluation of interprofessional education in health and social care, but also to BERA members interested in the evaluation of a interprofessional education in other fields in the context of research into professional education as whole. We look forward to working with colleagues in BERA and CAIPE to refine and improve ways to monitor and evaluate interprofessional education and to secure a firmer evidence base to inform future developments.

The Review focuses upon evaluations of interprofessional education in health and social care in the United Kingdom (UK). BERA is picking up implications for other professions travelling similar roads towards collaboration in learning and practice as educational programmes are integrated.