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Perceptions And Factors Influencing Success In Professional Preparation Physical Therapy Education, Mira H. Mariano
Perceptions And Factors Influencing Success In Professional Preparation Physical Therapy Education, Mira H. Mariano
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The purpose of this study was to gather data on student background characteristics, the perceptions of social and academic support, and self-concept of current professional preparation physical therapy (PT) students. A second purpose was to determine whether any variables were predictive of academic success/retention and to investigate whether there were differences in those variables between majority and minority PT students. The study used mixed methods with entry-level PT students from Virginia and North Carolina. Questionnaires were collected from 575 of 778 PT students for a 74% response rate. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 respondents. Girves and Wemmerus' conceptual model …