Focus group study of student physiotherapists' perceptions of reflection

Medical Education

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1064-1070

  Roche, Aisling ^a   Coote, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

*education, medical, undergraduate; Attitude of health personnel; Clinical competence *standards; Curriculum; Humans; Perception; Physical therapy modalities *education; Students, medical *psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POPULATION; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLECTION; SKILL; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TIME; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 54049145530     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03178.x     Document Type: Article

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