Work-integrated learning (WIL) supervisors and non-supervisors of allied health professional students

Work-integrated learning (WIL) supervisors and non-supervisors of allied health professional students.

INTRODUCTION This study sought to characterise the allied health professional (AHP) workforce of the Northern Territory (NT), Australia, in order to understand the influence of student supervision on workload, job satisfaction, and recruitment and retention. METHODS The national Rural Allied Health Workforce Study survey was adapted for the NT context and distributed through local AHP network...

Learning for Supervisors

Online Work - Integrated Learning ( WIL ) Community

This chapter presents a case study in which Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and mobile telephone technologies were used to liberate Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) from the constraints of location and time, and to promote inclusive practices under a blended learning environment in a particular university subject. It was found that the use of mobile devices by the students was conservative ...

Action learning enhances professional development of research supervisors: an Australian health science exemplar.

The worldwide academic workforce is ageing. At the same time, health and human services workforces are expanding. The preparation of educators to fill gaps in expertise and to position the health sciences for future growth is an urgent need. The findings from a recent action learning project that aimed to enhance the professional growth and development of higher degree researcher student superv...

Educational needs of community health nursing supervisors.

Recent legislative trends toward early hospital dismissal and cost containment have shifted the setting for health care from the hospital to the home. Consequently, community health nursing supervisors are becoming increasingly responsible both for coordinating care for sicker clients with fewer available resources, and for guiding staff nurses who provide high-tech nursing skills in the home. ...