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Goals, objectives, and outcomes: case study of a program assessment
Author(s) -
Wintner AJ,
Hamilton P,
Zullo TG,
Cose JM
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1980.44.8.tb01388.x
Subject(s) - licensure , curriculum , medical education , psychology , population , program evaluation , medicine , family medicine , pedagogy , political science , environmental health , public administration
This manuscript assesses the outcome of a dental educational program in relation to institutional goals and program objectives. The study, covering the total population of 841 graduates of a dental school from 1972 through 1978, focused on the first classes to complete a significantly revised curriculum. The data identified specific characteristics such as (1) the distribution of dental practices, (2) general practices versus specialization, (3) solo vis‐s‐vis multiple or group practices, (4) residency training and advanced education, (5) faculty positions, (6) publications and research, (7) hospital affiliations, and (8) community activities. A pattern of responses developed that appears to indicate that those outcomes noted above, when combined with end‐of‐course and licensure examinations, supports an assumption of achievement of program objectives and institutional goals.