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Loving, Victoria; Ulanowski, Elizabeth; Danzl, Megan – Educational Gerontology, 2020
As individuals decline cognitively physiotherapists' attitudes become more negative. Evidence supports the use of experiential learning modules in a curriculum to improve student confidence and knowledge to treat individuals with cognitive disorders. Work stemming from Schon's model of reflection suggests that "reflection-on-specific…
Descriptors: Patients, Physical Therapy, Experiential Learning, Self Esteem
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Clouder, Lynn; Dalley, Jayne; Hargreaves, Julian; Parkes, Sally; Sellars, Julie; Toms, Jane – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2006
The authors work as online tutors for a BSc (Hons) physiotherapy programme at Coventry University in the United Kingdom. This paper represents a stage in our developing understanding, over a 3 year period, of the impact of group dynamics on online interaction among physiotherapy students engaged in sharing with their peers their first experiences…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Practicums, Case Studies, Social Environment
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Wium, A. M.; Pitout, H.; Human, A.; du Toit, P. H. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
Three lecturers respectively in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy (SLPA, OT and PT) at a public Higher Education Institution in South Africa collaborated to determine thinking preferences. The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI®) was used to collect data from three lecturers while an adapted…
Descriptors: Preferences, Thinking Skills, Health Services, Allied Health Occupations Education
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Gavigan, Nathan; Belton, Sarahjane; Whyte, Enda; O'Connor, Siobhan; Morley, David; Issartel, Johann – European Physical Education Review, 2022
Assessing children's movement competence (MC) offers numerous benefits for academics, practitioners, clinicians and children, allowing individuals to meet children's developmental needs and improve their MC. Yet, there is concern that currently available assessment tools only provide a single plane (fundamental movement skills) perspective of a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary School Students, Student Evaluation, Motor Development
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Areskoug-Josefsson, Kristina; Schindele, Anna Chuchu; Deogan, Charlotte; Lindroth, Malin – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2019
Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) by health care, police, legal and social work professionals has been shown to be insufficient. This lack of competence is likely to affect the quality of services. The aim of this study was to describe SRHR indicators in educational programmes in health care, police, legal and social…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Services, Civil Rights, Physical Therapy
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Cop, Michael; Hatfield, Hunter – New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 2016
Inspired by the 'teaching as inquiry' model, we initiated a focusing inquiry on 2,811 English diagnostic tests that were taken in 2014-2015 by first-year students entering the Health Sciences programme at the University of Otago, a programme for aspiring health professionals. That inquiry aimed to improve the first-year paper taken by students who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Grammar, Error Patterns
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Edgar, Susan; Connaughton, Joanne – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2014
Clinical educators are under increasing pressures in the workplace to provide quality education of healthcare students within varying supervision frameworks. Along with facilitating the teaching of clinical skills, clinical educators play a support role for students and so require more than expert clinical abilities in their vital position linking…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Physical Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions)
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Jeno, Lucas M.; Raaheim, Arild; Kristensen, Sara Madeleine; Kristensen, Kjell Daniel; Hole, Torstein Nielsen; Haugland, Mildrid J.; Mæland, Silje – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
We investigate the effects of team-based learning (TBL) on motivation and learning in a quasi-experimental study. The study employs a self-determination theory perspective to investigate the motivational effects of implementing TBL in a physiotherapy course in higher education. We adopted a one-group pretest-posttest design. The results show that…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Learning Motivation, Self Determination
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Guk, Svitlana – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2014
The problems of implementing interprofessional training of physiotherapists in universities and at the bases of the practical training of students in Great Britain have been analyzed. The role of physiotherapists in issues of medical education and practical assistance within their own profession has been defined. The list of leading training bases…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Physiology, Therapy, Higher Education
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Ramklass, Serela S.; Butau, Anne; Ntinga, Nomusa; Cele, Nozipho – Educational Gerontology, 2010
In view of South African policy developments related to the care of older persons, it was necessary to examine the nature of the geriatrics content within physiotherapy curricula. A survey was conducted amongst final-year student physiotherapists at South African universities, together with content analysis of physiotherapy curricula. Very little…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Geriatrics, Education Work Relationship, Aging Education
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Saloviita, Timo; Consegnati, Simone; Kontu, Elina; Pirttimaa, Raija; Fiorin, Italo – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare a sample of Italian (n = 29) and Finnish children (n = 32) with Down syndrome for possible differences emerging from diverse educational surroundings. Besides the level of adaptive and challenging behaviors, some other issues were compared, including teacher satisfaction. Methods: We used the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Down Syndrome, Adjustment (to Environment), Services
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Fernandes, Alisha Rebecca; Palombella, Andrew; Salfi, Jenn; Wainman, Bruce – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2015
Healthcare delivery is reliant on a team-based approach, and interprofessional education (IPE) provides a means by which such collaboration skills can be fostered prior to entering the workplace. IPE within healthcare programs has been associated with improved collaborative behavior, patient care and satisfaction, reduced clinical error, and…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Medical Students, Medical Education
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Chang, Isaac; Rivera, Matthew J.; Eberman, Lindsey E. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To investigate the influences of feedback on manual therapy skill acquisition as presented in the literature. Data Source(s): An electronic search was conducted across 4 databases: PubMed, EBSCOhost, SPORTDiscus, and CINAHL. The key words that were used in the search included "manual therapy," "physiotherapy,"…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Physical Therapy, Skill Development, Allied Health Personnel
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Heelan, Ann; Halligan, Phil; Quirke, Mary – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2015
In 2013 Ireland's Association for Higher Education, Access and Disability (AHEAD), in partnership with the School of Nursing University College Dublin (UCD), hosted a summer school for professionals working in the Health Sciences sector who have responsibility for including students with disabilities in the health professions, including clinical…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Snodgrass, Suzanne J.; Ashby, Samantha E.; Rivett, Darren A.; Russell, Trevor – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
Assessment of practical clinical skills is essential in the health fields. Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs), where examiners assess students performing clinical procedures on simulated patients (actors), are central to the evaluation of practical skills. However, traditional OSCEs require considerable time-investment to administer, and…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Medical Education, Medical Students, Physical Therapy
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