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How The Clinical Settings Of Radiography Programs Affect Learning Perceptions, Peggy Fortsch Jan 2007

How The Clinical Settings Of Radiography Programs Affect Learning Perceptions, Peggy Fortsch

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A main purpose of clinical education is to prepare practitioners who can deliver excellent skills and care vital to the health and safety of persons in their care and to society. Clinical education is an essential component for students pursuing careers as health care providers. The purpose of this study was to examine the place of clinical experiences in radiography programs and to describe how students and clinical instructors in three different radiography program models (bridging, external, and internal) perceived the learning experiences in clinical settings.

From the perspectives of students and clinical instructors the following questions were addressed:

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