Learning and Teaching in Clinical Contexts: A Comprehensive Guide

By Clare Delany PhD MHlthMedLaw MPhysio BAppSci (Physio), Elizabeth Molloy PhD BPhysio (Hons) FANZAHPE

Featuring the perspectives of more than 40 leading international researchers, theorists, and practitioners in clinical education, Learning and Teaching in Clinical Contexts: A Practical Guide provides a bridge between the theoretical aspects of clinical education and the delivery of practical teaching strategies.

Written by Clare Delany and Elizabeth Molloy, each chapter weaves together education theory, education strategies, and illustrative learning and teaching case scenarios drawn from multidisciplinary clinical contexts. The text supports clinicians and educators responsible for designing and delivering health professional education in clinical workplaces and clinicians undertaking continuing education in workplace teaching.

Key Sections

The book is divided into four sections, each addressing a key aspect of the learner and educator experience:

1. Section 1: Learner Transitions – considers the learners’ needs as they make key transitions from classroom to workplace, or recent graduate to competent clinician.
2. Section 2: Workplace Contexts – focuses on the influence of workplace contexts and how they can be used as positive catalysts to enhance learning.
3. Section 3: Workplace Assessments – highlights the role of workplace assessments as embedded processes to positively influence learning.
4. Section 4: Clinical Educator Roles – provides an overview of the changing roles of the clinical educator and processes and models of professional development to build educational expertise.

Key Features

Demonstrates the integrated nature of three key threads within the field of clinical education: theory, method, and context.

Highlights theoretical frameworks: cognitive, psychological, sociocultural, experiential, and ethical traditions and how they inform teaching decisions.

Incorporates case studies throughout to provide a context to learning and teaching in clinical education.

Includes practical tips from expert practitioners across different topics.

Includes an eBook with print purchase on evolve.

Product Details

Publisher: Elsevier; 1st edition (August 6, 2018)

Language: English

Pages: 456

ISBN-10: 0729542726

ISBN-13: 978-0729542722