Problems Associated with the Clinical Education of Physiotherapy Students: A Delphi Survey

Maxwell, Maureen

doi:10.1016/s0031-9406(05)66638-2

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“…The classic Delphi technique had four rounds (Miles Tapping et al 1990). However, current consensus appears to be that either two or three rounds are preferred (Bond and Bond 1982, Jenkins and Smith 1994, Proctor and Hunt 1994, Walker 1994, Maxwell 1995, Walker and Selfe 1996. The rationale for this choice seems to be that after two or three rounds the participants become fatigued and that after three rounds stability and consensus should have been reached (Walker 1994, Walker andSelfe 1996).…”

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“…These two studies generated lists of research ideas that were very similar to each other. Maxwell (1995) investigated the difficulties that were occurring or could occur in the provision of clinical placements. Lecturers, managers and senior clinicians from one locality identified problems with the provision of placements.…”

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The Delphi Technique: An Adaptive Research Tool

Sumsion¹

1998

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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lThe Delphi technique is one type of research methodology that is growing in popularity. This paper introduces this technique to therapists searching for a user-friendly method of conducting research. The Delphi process is explained and several issues that the researcher must consider are presented. These issues include the identification of participants and the number of questionnaires or rounds that are required to reach consensus.A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the technique concludes that the argument is weighted equally on both sides. Applications to research in rehabilitation are reviewed and brief case scenarios related to the application of the technique to management issues are presented for further consideration. The Delphi technique is not a perfect tool for all situations but it can be adapted to address a variety of issues in a range of working environments.

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Section: Number Of Roundsmentioning

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Section: Application To Rehabilitation Researchmentioning

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The Delphi Technique: An Adaptive Research Tool

Sumsion¹

1998

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

387

291

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“…Reliance on what is inevitably a disparate and often considerable number of assessors is a continuing cause for concern, compounded by the possibilities of rival agendas and differing priorities outlined above (Maxwell, 1995, Onuoha, 1994. At the 1996 Physiotherapy Student Delegates' Conference clinical education was the subject of five motions.…”

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Begging to Differ? Clinicians’ and academics’ views on desirable attributes for physiotherapy students on clinical placement

Cross

1998

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education

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Transfer of physiotherapy education from a health service base to a university base has resulted in a period of dissonance and disorientation for both academic and clinical educators. This is reflected in dissatisfaction with the way students' learning is assessed on clinical placement and its effect on the quality of students' clinical education experience. This study used a triadic repertory grid procedure to reveal the perceptions of 20 university-based academics and 20 clinical educators in practice placements as to the attributes of good clinical performance and bad clinical performance by undergraduate physiotherapy students. The data were subjected to factor analysis and content analysis. The results indicated that a similar broad range of assessment criteria was applied by both groups in the study, but from their individual bipolar constructs eight common dimensions were identified as being used to differentiate between students. However, there were differences in emphasis between academics and clinicians as to the relative importance of the eight dimensions. On further analysis using an unrelated t-test, the eight dimensions were found to be consistently sensitive as discriminators of clinical performance (academics --p < 0.001; clinicians --p < 0.01). The implications of the findings are discussed with respect to the overall quality of students' learning, the overt and covert messages being relayed to students about professional competence and the need for reliable systems of clinical assessment in an increasingly litigious health care environment.

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“…With its growing recognition of certain therapies, the new NHS creates the conditions for supervision in those areas to become a clear, legitimate and recognized part of one's work, integrated into an effective CPD system. This point has been emphasized with regard to nursing (Butterworth, 1995(Butterworth, , 1997, speech and language therapists (Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, 1996) and physiotherapy (Maxwell, 1995).…”

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Clinical supervision: time to reconstruct or to retrench?

Milne

1998

Clin. Psychol. Psychother.

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Clinical supervision has always been important, but latterly the heightened demands for more trainees, effective continuing professional development, quality services and accreditation make it a topic for serious scrutiny. The present paper summarizes the structures, processes and outcomes that 10 NHS professions use to respond to this demand in relation to initial professional training. It does this by placing them in the context of the professional debate on balancing the traditional emphasis on supervision quality with the increasing quantity of those requiring supervision. The findings, based on scrutiny of each profession's placement and supervision documentation, indicate significant variability in the quality standards between the professions. Implications are drawn for reconstructing clinical supervision, based on the literature and a composite of the best quality standards in the professions. #

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Problems Associated with the Clinical Education of Physiotherapy Students: A Delphi Survey

Cited by 17 publications

References 4 publications

The Delphi Technique: An Adaptive Research Tool

The Delphi Technique: An Adaptive Research Tool

Begging to Differ? Clinicians’ and academics’ views on desirable attributes for physiotherapy students on clinical placement

Clinical supervision: time to reconstruct or to retrench?

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