… Identity formation within a community of practice relies on learning that is meaningful,
personal, and social. A community of practice, for our purposes, is a group of 3-5 DPT students …

… We augmented the SP experience by the addition of communities of practice (CoPs)
composed of students and faculty who discussed clinical practice issues related to the SP. …

… physical therapy education and practice, and the use of learning communities (LC) and
communities of practice … , healthcare education, and professional clinical practice. Finally, what is …

… how learning takes place within the community of practice of physical therapy. It is a model
of … learning can be facilitated in all members of the community of physical therapy practice. …

… The purpose of this study was to explore how a community of practice promoted the
creation and sharing of new knowledge in evidence-based manual therapy using Wenger's …

… of physical therapy (DPT) students. For the purpose of this research, the professional skills
underpinning the DPT … We believe that the communities of practice activity facilitated student …

… of experiences provided within community sites enable DPT program students to raise
their level of confidence while “doing.” Students also learn about community members' reallife …

This article explores major considerations for analysis and discussion of the role of the clinical
doctorate as the first professional degree in physical therapist education (DPT). A process …

… taken place in most physical therapy education programs as they have transitioned from a
masters degree to the level of the clinical doctoral degree culminating in the DPT. A summary …

… in physical therapy programs at this time, it must be remembered this is the first study to address
the use of learning communities in physical therapy… communities within physical therapy …