Table 5 Revision of indicators
From: Maturity model for assessing the medical humanities: a Delphi study
No. | Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
|---|---|---|
f | Degree granting | Number of degree-granting units |
k | Social needs | Social service |
a1 | Field X focuses on a variety of specific problems of the same type | Field X focuses on specific individual issues |
a4 | Field X studies a class of problems with well-defined attributes, and the attributes of these problems are shifting | X field research content attributes are shifting |
c4 | Knowledge dissemination through various vehicles such as teaching materials, books, audio and video in field X | The number of various carriers, such as textbooks, books, audio, and video, in field X began to decline |
d1 | Research methods in field X are mainly qualitative and relatively homogenous | Research methods in field X are relatively homogenous |
g1−2 | There are only a few research grants in field X | There is almost no national research funding in field X |
i2 | There are instructional programs for graduate and doctoral students in Area X | Specialized courses of instruction begin in field X |
k1 | Society is not yet aware of the need for professionals in field X | Society is not yet aware of the need for specialized services in field X |
k2 | There is a social demand for people in field X | There is a social demand for services in field X |
k3 | Society has a steady and sizeable demand for talent in X field | Stable and sizeable social demand for services provided in field X |
k4 | Society’s demand for talent in field X has declined | Reduced social demand for services in field X |