Background and Purpose. A 2-way partnership between academic programs and clinical
sites is required to achieve an adequate quantity of high quality clinical education (CE) …

Methods. A non-experimental, qualitative descriptive study design was used. A constructivist
theoretical framework guided the work. Eleven teams of DCEs and program directors (PD) …

Background and Purpose: An essential component of students' preparation as physical
therapists is to participate in fulltime clinical education experiences. The contemporary …

4 Journal of Physical Therapy Education Vol 22, No 3, Winter 2008 across the country, not
all students are able to select and be placed in their priority clinical choices. However, that …

Background and Purpose. Directors of clinical education (DCEs) in physical therapist
education programs have unique responsibilities that are not reflected in traditional faculty …

Methods. A total of 1,109 CCCEs, identified from the Clinical Performance Instrument,
responded to an online anonymous survey. Results. Respondents indicated that many of the …

Background and Purpose. Academic coordinators/directors of clinical education (DCEs)
serve unique roles in physical therapist education programs with responsibilities that extend …

Background and Purpose. Partnerships need to exist between the clinical and academic
communities in order to maintain the quality of clinical education. This qualitative study …

Background and Purpose. Clinical education experiences (CEEs) provide physical therapist
(PT) students with opportunities to be immersed in clinical practice to develop professional …

Methods. This Delphi, mixed methods study used 2 web-based survey rounds to achieve
consensus, defined agreement as≥ 80% of respondents. Round 1 sought agreement for …