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Resilience, professionalism, and reflective thinking: The three-legged stool of health professional and teacher education students’ fieldwork practice / Resilienz, Professionalität und reflektierendes Denken: die drei Säulen für das Praktikum von Studierenden der Gesundheitsberufe und der Lehrerbildung

International Journal of Health Professions
Volume 8 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
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|Nov 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Themes and sub-themes dendrogram.
Themes and sub-themes dendrogram.

Participants’ age in years

Age (years)
Occupational therapyMean24.9
Std. deviation6.9
Range22.0
PharmacyMean20.8
Std. deviation1.2
Range3.0
Social workMean27.2
Std. deviation3.8
Range14.0
EducationMean21.5
Std. deviation1.4
Range5.0
Total sampleMean25.0
Std. deviation4.9
Range23.0

Fieldwork summary_

Length of degreeAccreditation bodyFieldwork hours requiredWhen fieldwork hours are completed
Occupational therapyBachelor4 yearsOccupational Therapy Council of Australia & World Federation of Occupational Therapists1000During each year of the course
Master2 years1000During the 2 years of the graduate-entry master's course; students are required to complete at least one placement that is a minimum of 8 weeks in length
PharmacyBachelor4 yearsAustralian Pharmacy CouncilNo minimum requirement*During each year of the course. Two days in year 1, 2 weeks in year 2, 4 weeks in year 3, and 11 weeks in year 4
Bachelor/Master5 yearsAustralian Pharmacy Council1824During each year of the course. Two days in year 1, 10 days in year 2, 20 days in year 3, 55 days in year 4, and 228 days (1824 h) in year 5
Social workMaster2 yearsAustralian Association of Social Workers1000During each year of the course
TeachingBachelor4 yearsAustralian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership80 daysDuring each year of the course
Master2 years60 daysDuring each year of the course

Demographics by discipline_

DisciplineGenderHighest level of education when started the current courseEnrollment statusEnrollment type
Occupational therapyn = 18Two focus groups13 (72.2%) female5 (27.8%) male17 (94.4%) high school1 (5.6%) bachelor's17 (94.4%) full time1 (5.6%) part time14 (77.8%) domestic students4 (22.2%) international students
Pharmacyn = 6One focus group3 (50%) female3 (50%) male5 (83.3%) high school1 (16.7%) bachelor's6 (100%) full time6 domestic students
Social workn = 38Four focus groups30 (79%) female6 (15.8%) male2 (5.2%) prefer not to say24 (63.2%) bachelor's14 (36.8%) master's38 (100%) full time38 (100%) international students
Educationn = 16Three focus groups14 (87.5%) female1 (6.25%) male1 (6.25%) prefer not to say16 (100%) high school16 (100%) full time8 (50%) domestic students8 (50%) international students

Demographics of focus group participants (N = 78)_

FrequencyPercent
DisciplineOccupational therapy1823.1
Pharmacy67.7
Social work3848.7
Education1620.5
Education level at the start of the courseHigh school3848.7
Bachelor's2430.8
Master's1620.5
Enrollment statusFull time7798.7
Part time11.3
Enrollment typeDomestic student2734.6
International student5165.4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijhp-2021-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2296-990X
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Language: English, German
Page range: 98 - 111
Submitted on: Apr 13, 2021
Accepted on: Oct 13, 2021
Published on: Nov 25, 2021
Published by: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Education,
Professionalism,
Resilience,
Reflective thinking,
Fieldwork,
Placement
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other

© 2021 Clifford J. Connell, Ted Brown, Alana Hewitt, Averill Grieve, Richard O’Donovan, Daniel T. Malone, Bella Ross, Robert Cousland, Louise Oliaro, Mong-Lin Yu, published by ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
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