Physical Therapists - Education

  • Andrews, A. Williams, Charity Johansson, Susan A. Chinworth, and Duane Akroyd. 2005. Cognitive, Collegiate, and Demographic Predictors of Attrition in Professional Physical Therapist Education. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 19(3).

“Attrition in professional physical therapist education is problematic for students, educational programs, and society. The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of different admissions variables to predict successful completion of physical therapist education in a timely manner.”

  • Burgess, Ruth M., Michael K. Ponton, and Mark D. Weber. 2004. Student Recruitment Strategies in Professional Physical Therapist Education Programs. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 18(2): 22–30.

“The purpose of this study was to identify recruitment practices utilized by professional (entry-level) physical therapist education programs.”

  • Curbow Wilcox, Kim, Mark Weber, and Dona Lee Andrew. 2005. Factors Influencing Minority Students’ Choice of Physical Therapist Education Programs. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 19(2).

“The purpose of this study was to analyze factors influencing minority student choice of professional (entry-level) physical therapist education programs.”

  • Foord-May, Lynn. February 2006. A Faculty’s Experience in Changing Instructional Methods in Professional Physical Therapist Education Program. Physical Therapy 86(2): 223–35.

“The purpose of this study was to describe a physical therapists program faculty’s experience in transitioning from traditional instruction to problem-based instructional methods.”

  • Giles, Scott, Ellen Wetherbee, and Stephanie Johnson. 2003. Qualifications and Credentials of Clinical Instructors Supervising Physical Therapist Students. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 17(2).

“The purpose of this study was to describe the qualifications and credentials of CIs supervising physical therapist students.”

  • Haskins, Awilda R., and Neva Kirk-Sanchez. January 2006. Recruitment and Retention of Students from Minority Groups. Physical Therapy 86(1): 19–29.

“The purpose of this study was to examine current practice in recruiting and retaining students from minority groups.”

  • Hicks, Ramona, Paige Cook, Tracy Dulas, and Janelle Clem. 2004. Demographics of Physical Therapy Practice: Implications for Education. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 18(2).

“The purpose of this study was to determine demographic and diagnostic characteristics of physical therapy patients in the United States in order to more fully describe physical therapy practice.”

  • MacKinnon, Joyce L., and R Dennis Leighton. 2002. Physical therapist student interest in full-time faculty positions. Journal of Allied Health 31(2): 70.

“This study focused on physical therapists for the purposes of: (1) determining student physical therapist interest in full-time faculty positions at some point in their professional careers, (2) identifying factors that might influence student interest in full-time faculty positions at some point in their careers, and (3) being able to suggest ways in which students might be encouraged to consider academic careers in the future.”

  • Mohr, Thomas, Debbie Ingram, Sherrill Hayes, and Zuru Du. 2005. Educational Program Characteristics and Pass Rates on the National Physical Therapy Examination. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 19(1).

“The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of educational program characteristics on NPTE pass rates.”

  • O’Loughlin, Karen, Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, and Mary Milidonis. 2005. The Professional Development and Lifelong Learning in Professional (Entry-Level) Physical Therapist Students. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 19(2).

“This paper describes one academic program’s systematic efforts to encourage professional development and lifelong learning as an integral part of the professional (entry-level) curriculum, and the evaluation results of these efforts.”

  • Page, Catherine G., and Ian A. Ross. 2004. Instructional Strategies Utilized By Physical Therapist Clinical Instructors: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 18(1).

“The purposes of this exploratory study were to examine which instructional strategies of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Mode (CAM) physical therapist CIs utilize while providing instruction to physical therapist students and to consider the effect of certain demographic variables on that utilization.”

  • Pagliarulo, Michael A., and Ann Lynn. 2002. Needs Assessment of Faculty in Professional-Level Physical Therapist Education Programs: Implications for Development. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 16(2): 16–23.

“The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived job-related needs of faculty in professional-level physical therapist education programs, their workload, and preferences for faculty development activities.”

  • Pagliarulo, Michael A., and Ann Lynn. 2004. Priorities and Benchmarks for New Faculty in Physical Therapist Education Programs: Perceptions of Programs Directors. Journal of Allied Health 33(4): 271–77.

“The purpose of this study was to establish development priorities, ideal workload and performance levels, and preferred faculty development activities for new faculty in professional-level physical therapist education programs.”

  • Peterson, Cathryn A. 2003. Management, Faculty, and Accreditation Outcomes: A Survey of Physical Therapy Faculty and Program Directors. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 17(2).

“The purpose of this study was to identify which faculty variables—a more participative management style, faculty participation in accreditation, faculty support of the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accreditation process, and faculty commitment to implementing the plans delineated in the accreditation documentation—were associated with accreditation outcome.”

  • Peterson, Cathryn A., and Judith Haymore Sandholtz. 2005. New Faculty Development: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Opportunities. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 19(3).

“The purpose of this article is to provide insight into the recently expanded concept of scholarship which CAPTE [Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education] has embraced and to present perspectives on scholarship of teaching within a framework that acknowledges the challenges faced by faculty.”

  • Peterson, Cathryn A., and Darcy A. Umphred. 2005. A Structured Faculty Development Process for Scholarship in Young Faculty: A Case Report. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 19(3).

“This case report shares how one institution used an external accreditation requirement as a stimulus for program enhancement.”

  • Silwinski, Martha Macht, Kathleen Schultze, Ruth Lyons Hansen, and Shauna Malta. 2004. Clinical Performance Expectations: A Preliminary Study Comparing Physical Therapists Students, Clinical Instructors, and Academic Faculty. Journal of Physical Therapy 18(1): 50–57.

“This study was designed to determine if academic physical therapist faculty (AF), clinical instructors (CIs), and PT students differed regarding expected CPI performance ratings at the conclusion of the first, full-time clinical education experience.”

  • Van Duijn, Arie J., and Sharon Irish Bevins. 2005. Clinical Performances of Physical Therapist Students in Problem-Based, Mixed-Model, and Traditional Curricula. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 19(2): 15–21.

“The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences existed between the clinical performance of physical therapist students in PBL curricula, mixed-model PBL curricula, and traditional curricula, as measured by the Physical Therapy Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI).”

  • Wolf-Burke, Melissa. 2005. Clinical Instructors’ Descriptions of Physical Therapist Student Professional Behaviors. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 19(1).

“The purposes of this study were to identify the behaviors that CIs expect, to describe appropriate and inappropriate behaviors, and compare these behaviors to those cited in the literature.”