scholarly journals Physical Therapist Assistant Student Success in Traditional 15- versus Seven-Week Courses at a Community College: A Single Institution Case Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tammy Marcin
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Single Institution ◽  
Physical Therapist Assistant

Developing a Quality Distance Learning Program in a Comprehensive Community College

2011 ◽  
pp. 158-173
Author(s):  
Stephanie J. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
Distance Learning Program

Community colleges offer a variety of distance learning opportunities and continue to invest in technologies that better serve their students. This case study focuses on the experiences of Big State Community College and its progression from a few faculty teaching online courses to a distance learning program that supports greater than 25% of institutional enrollments. It explores the challenges of ensuring that Big State Community College’s evolving distance learning program promotes student success and is of a quality that reflects positively on the institution.

Skepticism to Success: Meeting Critical Workforce Needs Through Innovation and Collaboration

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Anderson ◽  
Linda Maier ◽  
Michael Shepard
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Health Science ◽  
National Council ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Community And Technical Colleges ◽  
Physical Therapist Assistant ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Increasing Demand

Health science degrees are in increasing demand at community and technical colleges and have traditionally been challenging to integrate into an asynchronous model. In an effort to meet workforce demand and the needs of working or place-bound students, Whatcom Community College developed an online version of their existing face-to-face Physical Therapist Assistant program in 2006. This program has been successful in meeting a diverse range of needs and interests through innovation, partnerships and use of technology. The program has been recognized nationally by the National Council of Instructional Administrators for Community College Exemplary Initiatives in 2009 and was also recognized statewide with the Washington State 2008 Governor’s Award for Workforce Best Practices. The online Physical Therapist Assistant program has served as a model for the development of other lab-based health science degrees at Whatcom Community College (WCC). Faculty provide leadership to both the WCC campus and community colleges statewide. This article will describe research studies that support the program’s practices and will include the story of how the program successfully developed despite faculty and professional community skepticism.

scholarly journals The Effects of Intraprofessional Collaborative Case Based Learning: A Cohort Study of Student Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant Perceptions of the Physical Therapist Role

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Marie Colgrove ◽  
Lori Maria Walton ◽  
Lisa Delores VanHoose
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Clinical Learning Environment ◽  
Physical Therapist Assistant ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Case Based

Background: The changing nature and complex regulation of healthcare require the efficient use of resources, including the appropriate delegation and supervision of the physical therapist assistant (PTA). Knowledge of the scope of PTA practice introduced in the academic curriculum is mandated for entry-level practice. This study assessed the effect of a collaborative case-based educational intervention within the didactic curriculums of a physical therapy (PT) and PTA program on student knowledge of PTA scope of practice.Methods and Findings: A pre- and post-test research design was used. Students completed a validated survey exploring their perceptions of the PTA role before beginning the case study. The case study was a classroom assignment followed by instructional prompts requiring interactions between student cohorts three times over four weeks. Following case study completion, students completed the same survey. Independent and paired samples t-tests detected significant differences between and within groups (p < .05).Conclusions: Based on the results, the case-based instructional model was efficacious in teaching both student cohorts about the role of the PTA. The impact was greater on the accuracy of the PT students, but PTA students became less uncertain in their perceptions. The effect of the clinical learning environment should be investigated to determine the impact on student perception of PTA role delineation following didactic instruction.

TRANSFER CONDITIONS OF LATINA/O COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS: A SINGLE INSTITUTION CASE STUDY

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armida Ornelas ◽  
Daniel G. Solorzano
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Single Institution

EARLY, REGULAR, AND LATE REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS: A CASE STUDY

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert B. Smith ◽  
Margaret A. Street ◽  
Arturo Olivarez
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
College Student ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Community College Student ◽  
College Student Success ◽  
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