Occupational therapy students' first year fieldwork experiences: Discovering the complexity of culture

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 185-196

  Dyck, Isabel ^a   Forwell, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Fieldwork education; Occupational therapy; Occupational therapy Students

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

EID: 0030714617     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841749706400313     Document Type: Review

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