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Cultural Competence and Reflective Practice in Physical Therapy Education

Romanello, Mary L
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1006873170

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2001, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Educational Administration.
The dissertation enclosed in these pages presents a qualitative research study in which I sought to gain an understanding of best practice integration of cultural competence and reflective practice in physical therapy education. Data were collected through participant interviews, document analysis, and classroom observations. The research study presented is a two-part study. The first part of the study involved snowball sampling used to locate physical therapy educators and physical therapy educational programs integrating cultural competence and reflective practice in their curricula, with follow-up initial informant interviews to ascertain curricular characteristics that indicate the integration of cultural competence and reflective practice in curriculum. Case study program analysis to understand how physical therapy educators are integrating cultural competence and reflective practice comprised the second part of the study. Data were analyzed using a continuous analysis process that entails analyzing data as it is collected. Ongoing data analysis influenced subsequent data collection as I attempted to determine emerging themes as depicted by the participants and interpreted by the researcher. The case studies revealed that integration of cultural competence and reflective practice in physical therapy curricula requires curriculum reform. The necessary curriculum reform involves faculty engaging in adaptive where they develop shared vision and core values in line with a program mission to educate culturally competent, reflective practitioners for a changing 21st century health care environment. Transformative leaders guide faculty members and students in pursuit of this communal interest. Best practice integration of cultural competence and reflective practice is achieved by implementing Dewey's experiential learning and Freire's liberatory education frameworks.
Sally Lloyd (Advisor)
236 p.
education; cultural competence; reflective practice; curriculum; physical therapy

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  • Romanello, M. L. (2001). Cultural Competence and Reflective Practice in Physical Therapy Education [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1006873170

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Romanello, Mary. Cultural Competence and Reflective Practice in Physical Therapy Education. 2001. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1006873170.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Romanello, Mary. "Cultural Competence and Reflective Practice in Physical Therapy Education." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1006873170

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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