This book presents a wide ranging, international overview of innovations in fieldwork education in three allied health disciplines. It provides theoretical foundations and evaluations of implementation and outcomes of a range of approaches used in fieldwork education. The various chapters identify new models, locations and modes of delivery, and teaching and learning strategies for fieldwork education. They also point to emerging possibilities for fieldwork education for the future. This book identifies that there is a developing evidence-base for innovation in fieldwork education and there is a need for the practice of educational evaluation and enhancement to become habitual and ongoing.

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Written from the perspective of a range of health science practitioners, including audiology, dietetics, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, prosthetics and orthotics, radiography, and speech-language pathology, this book aims to be a resource for supervisors to develop their practice grounded in theory and evidence.

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Product Description: * Demystifies research making it accessible for new researchers * Helps the researcher deal with issues such as: *relationship conflicts *structural constraints *crises of confidence *writing blocks *the difficulties of being a student or a supervisor *choosing between the multitude of methodologies and methods *tells stories that are often silenced in official research documents *understands that research is more than a systematic, linear proces...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Major developments in educational research, educational technology and the knowledge base of the health sciences continue to occur at an ever-increasing rate. Higher education, through its own striving for excellence, and through demands for quality and accountability, is paying greater attention than ever to enhancing the quality of teaching and learning...read more