Facilitators and Barriers to Learning in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Education: Student Perspectives.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2015
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to gain a comprehensive understanding of the facilitators of and barriers to learning within occupational therapy fieldwork education from the perspective of both Canadian and American students.
METHOD: A qualitative study using an online open survey format was conducted to gather data from 29 occupational therapy students regarding their fieldwork experiences. An inductive grounded theory approach to content analysis was used.
RESULTS: Individual, environmental, educational, and institutional facilitators of and barriers to learning within occupational therapy fieldwork education were identified.
CONCLUSION: This study's findings suggest that learning within fieldwork education is a highly individual and dynamic process that is influenced by numerous factors. The new information generated by this study has the potential to positively affect the future design and implementation of fieldwork education.
Volume
69 Suppl 2
First Page
1
Last Page
9
ISSN
0272-9490
Published In/Presented At
Grenier M. L. (2015). Facilitators and Barriers to Learning in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Education: Student Perspectives. The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 69 Suppl 2, 6912185070p1–6912185070p9. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.015180
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
26539680
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article