A comparison of paediatric occupational therapy university program curricula in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 153-180

  Rodger, Sylvia ^a   Brown, G Ted ^b   Brown, Anita ^c   Roever, Carsten ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessments; Curriculum; Interventions; Paediatric occupational therapy; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; THEORY; UNIVERSITY; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; SCHOOL;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; SCHOOLS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33748441805     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J006v26n01_10     Document Type: Article

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