Effects of workplace policy on continuing professional development: The case of occupational therapy in Nova Scotia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 98-108

  Townsend, Elizabeth ^a   Sheffield, Suzanne Le May ^a   Stadnyk, Robin ^a,b   Beagan, Brenda ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnological research; Organizational policies; Personnel recruitment and retention; Professional development

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646269490     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740607300202     Document Type: Review

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