Exploring the Complexity of the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator Role.
| Autor: | Stutz-Tanenbaum, Patricia, Hanson, Debra J., Koski, Jeanette, Greene, David |
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CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
EDUCATORS EXPERIMENTAL design FACTOR analysis FIELDWORK (Educational method) RESEARCH methodology SCALE analysis (Psychology) SURVEYS OCCUPATIONAL therapy education OCCUPATIONAL roles THEMATIC analysis COLLEGE teacher attitudes DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics |
| Zdroj: | Occupational Therapy in Health Care; Apr2015, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p139-152, 14p |
| Abstrakt: | A nation-wide survey was conducted of occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant academic fieldwork coordinators (AFWCs) to describe demographic characteristics and tasks of the role. From the data, 10 clusters of role tasks of the AFWC are described. AFWCs view the position as a final career goal although the majority of respondents reported 5 years or less experience. Administrative assistant support and hours dedicated to fieldwork tasks are higher at the professional level than for occupational therapy assistant AFWCs. AFWCs reported difficulty accomplishing tasks in a 40-h work week and limited time for research and scholarship. Recommendations are provided for recruitment and retention through development of a systematic training program and establishment of a national fieldwork education research agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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