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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1453197
The multidisciplinary and participatory process to develop the Rubric for Learning Communities about Health Approaches
Provisionally accepted
Maud J. J. Ter Bogt 1,2*
Hilde Tobi 3 Christine G.J.I. van Straten 1 Gerard R.M. Molleman 1,2
Maria van den Muijsenbergh 1,4 Kirsten E. Bevelander 1,2 Gerdine A.J. Fransen 1,2- 1 Department Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- 2 AMPHI Academic Collaborative Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- 3 Biometris, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- 4 Dutch Centre of Expertise on Health Disparities (Pharos), Utrecht, Netherlands, Netherlands
Introduction. Many Dutch municipalities implement a system approach to promote health behaviour among citizens. Learning communities (LCs) in these approaches enable stakeholders to learn from one another and engage in collaborative efforts. To optimize LCs, insights are needed into how LCs create knowledge and put it into action. This study aimed to describe the multidisciplinary and participatory process to develop a rubric for multidisciplinary Learning communities about health approaches. Methods. The rubric development took the form of a questionnaire, and was centred on a municipal healthy weight approach. The development consisted of three steps: 1) an iterative process involving literature and input from members and experts, 2) an expert session, and 3) qualitative and quantitative rubric reliability and usability tests. Results. Five rubric versions were developed resulting in a final version, including eight constructs to assess LC partnership experiences, learning, and action. It had a relatively high reliability. The rubric's adequate usability performance was evidenced by its high response rate, which enabled researchers to gain insights into notable findings. These findings then facilitated LC members' discussions and formulated LC adjustments. Discussion. The participative process played a crucial role in rubric development. LC facilitators are encouraged to apply the rubric. Future research is needed regarding the rubric's reliability and usability in other settings.
Keywords: Learning community, community of practice, assessment, rubric development, Partnership, learn, Health, health approach
Received: 22 Jun 2024; Accepted: 11 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Bogt, Tobi, Straten, Molleman, Muijsenbergh, Bevelander and Fransen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Maud J. J. Ter Bogt, Department Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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