A transformative perspective on learning and professional development of Afghan physiotherapists

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 269-282

  Wickford, Jenny ^a   Edwards, Ian ^b   Rosberg, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

AFGHANISTAN; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; ORGANIZATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84861422808     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2011.580834     Document Type: Article

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