Project placements for undergraduate occupational therapy students: Design, implementation and evaluation

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 210-236

  Prigg, Alison ^a   Mackenzie, Lynette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fieldwork; Occupational therapy students; Project placements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCREENING; STUDENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

CURRICULUM; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 0036405057     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.166     Document Type: Article

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