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Supervision Of Students In Social Care Education: Practice Teachers' Views Of Their Role, Fiona Mcsweeney
Supervision Of Students In Social Care Education: Practice Teachers' Views Of Their Role, Fiona Mcsweeney
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This paper presents findings from research about how practice
teachers in social care education in Ireland view their role, in
particular what elements they prioritise and what they see as relatively
unimportant. The aim of the research was exploratory, seeking to
discover commonalities and differences in how practice teachers saw
their role in the supervision of social care students. Q methodology
was used to compare the participants’ viewpoints. Twenty practice
teachers, from varying practice backgrounds and levels of experience,
sorted statements outlining aspects of the practice teacher’s role,
during individual interviews. Analysis indicates participants had two
ways of conceptualising the …
Digital Storytelling As Poetic Reflection In Occupational Therapy Education: An Empirical Study, Lisebet S. Skarpaas, Grete Jamissen, Cecilie Krüger, Vigdis Holmberg, Pip Hardy
Digital Storytelling As Poetic Reflection In Occupational Therapy Education: An Empirical Study, Lisebet S. Skarpaas, Grete Jamissen, Cecilie Krüger, Vigdis Holmberg, Pip Hardy
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Stories are powerful aids to reflection. Thus, the use of stories may be a pathway to enhanced reflective practice and clinical reasoning skills. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether and how digital storytelling can contribute to occupational therapy (OT) students’ learning through reflections on experiences from placement education. A cohort of OT students (n = 57) participated in a 2-day workshop to create digital stories. Data were generated through a questionnaire with a response rate of 100% of students who completed the workshop (n = 34). Quantitative analysis methods were used to reveal a level of agreement …