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Framing a set of non‐academic selection criteria for occupational therapy students: An Australian study
Author(s) -
Lyons Michael,
Mackenzie Lynette,
Bore Miles,
Powis David
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00591.x
Subject(s) - occupational therapy , framing (construction) , psychology , set (abstract data type) , medical education , selection (genetic algorithm) , applied psychology , medicine , computer science , psychiatry , structural engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , programming language
Background/Aim: Demand for places in occupational therapy programs at Australian universities may place undue emphasis on academic attainment when selecting students … but how else might students be selected? This study investigated those attributes judged by occupational therapy practitioners to be most important.Methods: From a focus group of occupational therapy academics, a list of occupational therapy practice attributes was generated and used to develop a questionnaire completed by 175 Australian occupational therapy practitioners.Results: The most highly rated abilities were communication and problem‐solving skills; the most highly rated qualities were respecting others, self‐responsibility and ethical orientation. Conclusions: This research has identified abilities and personal qualities that could be added to current selection criteria to assist in identifying suitable candidates for entry into occupational therapy education.