Metaphors – they can literally improve our HPSR teaching

It has long been shown that metaphors are fundamental to how we experience the world, understand it, and take action in it. Building on this insight, this blog highlights different types of teaching and learning metaphors, which influence both the teaching practice of educators and the learning experience of students. It argues that health policy and systems research (HPSR) teaching can be improved and the HPSR-field itself strengthened by reflecting on, discussing and perhaps even doing further research on teaching metaphors.