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ERIC Number: EJ434021
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0894-1912
Physical Therapy Refresher Courses: A Follow-up of Participants.
Rader, Martha C.; Clendenin, Martha A.
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, v11 n3 p243-50 1991
A survey of 225 primarily female participants in a 2-week physical therapy refresher course received 182 responses indicating that 75 percent sought knowledge updating and 25 percent prepared for licensing. Refresher courses were considered appropriate for addressing labor shortages and enabling inactive professionals, often women, to reenter practice. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Followup Studies, Labor Needs, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Physical Therapists, Reentry Workers, Refresher Courses
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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