How clinical instructors can enhance the learning experience of physical therapy students in an introductory clinical placement

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-179

  Cole, Beverley ^a   Wessel, Jean ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Clinical instructor; Facilitate learning; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROBLEM SOLVING; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 42149194972     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-006-9030-6     Document Type: Article

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