Osteopathic student satisfaction and preparedness to practice: A comparative study

Luciani, E, Cerritelli, F, Waters, M and Zegarra-Parodi, R (2014) Osteopathic student satisfaction and preparedness to practice: A comparative study. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 17. pp. 28-37.

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Abstract

Background: Osteopathy is now taught across the world, but each school has different teaching and learning strategies that may influence the preparedness of students for practice in different ways. Objective: To investigate levels of the satisfaction with the learning environment and the preparedness to practise from the perspective of osteopathic students. The study compares full-time schools in three different countries to analyse relationships between learning environment and preparedness. Method: A web-based questionnaire using a five-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, strongly disagree) was sent by e-mail to all final year students of the British School of Osteopathy (BSO-UK), Accademia Italiana Osteopatia Tradizionale (AIOT-Italy) and Centre Européen d'Enseignement Supérieur de l'Ostéopathie (CEESO-France). Results: The response rate was 58 for the BSO (n=51), 100 for the AIOT (n=12) and 80 for the CEESO (n=63). The AIOT students perceived a better learning environment than CEESO and BSO students, while CEESO students felt more prepared than AIOT and BSO students. Statistically significant associations were found between learning environment and preparedness. Conclusion: Small classes may be partly responsible for the perception of a better learning environment. This study also highlighted that the learning environment may be partly responsible for the perceived differences in preparedness. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Education,France,Italy,Learning environment,Likert scale,Preparedness,Satisfaction,Self-assessment,Students,United Kingdom,adult,article,clinical practice,comparative study,e-mail,female,history of medicine,human,learning,learning environment,male,medical
Depositing User:	Dr Hilary Abbey
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2020 13:01
Last Modified:	26 Sep 2023 13:16
URI:	https://uco.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/74

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