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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gilbert Hunt, Susan

Titel

Sylvia Rodger's contribution to a dynamic and diverse curriculum and education evidence base

Ist Teil von

• Australian occupational therapy journal, 2017-07, Vol.64 (S1), p.45-48

Ort / Verlag

Australia: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Occupational therapy academics have witnessed significant changes over the past thirty years. Education has moved from an apprenticeship training and education approach to models that embrace new learning pedagogies, address increasing demands from within the higher education sector as well as within the profession with entry‐level programs being challenged by how best to meet changing demands (Farnworth, Rodger, Curtin, Brown & Gilbert Hunt, 2010). The majority of occupational therapy academics enter the higher education sector with strong clinical expertise, and while strategies for teaching and learning may have been utilised in therapy their knowledge of educational pedagogy and curriculum design is usually very limited. To thrive in academia, faculty members need to continue to extend clinical knowledge while at the same time develop knowledge and skill in the effective application of teaching and learning methods. Concurrently, university faculty need to keep abreast of current and emerging workforce pressures and demands to ensure the viability and efficacy of the future occupational therapy workforce.