Learning by leading: A qualitative inquiry into the perceived academic, personal, and professional development of PAL study group leaders in physiotherapy education.
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Abstract
Background: Peer assisted learning (PAL), where student leaders facilitate their peers' learning, is prevalent in higher education. However, PAL leaders' development in physiotherapy education and their role perceptions relating to their future professional practice are understudied.
Purpose: We aimed to understand how PAL leaders in physiotherapy education perceive their own academic learning and personal development, and how they view their experiences as PAL leaders in relation to future physiotherapy practice.
Methods: Focus group interviews were used to collect qualitative data from third-semester students who had been PAL leaders (n = 19). Data were analyzed using a reflexive, thematic analysis.
Results: Three main themes were generated: "Being a PAL leader consolidates knowledge and facilitates new learning," "Personal growth through experiential learning outside the comfort zone within a community of practice," and "Learning by leading - transferability of being a PAL leader to future physiotherapy practice."
Conclusion: Overall, physiotherapy students leading PAL study groups demonstrated academic, personal, and professional growth via experiential learning in a community of practice. They developed skills likely transferable into their future physiotherapy roles. Our findings propose PAL study groups as an arena for PAL leaders to practice complex physiotherapy competences, positioning PAL study groups as valuable preclinical practice for physiotherapy students.
背景:朋辈协助学习(PAL),即学生领袖促进其朋辈的学习,在高等教育中非常普遍。目的:我们旨在了解物理治疗教育中的朋辈协助学习领导者如何看待自己的学术学习和个人发展,以及他们如何看待自己作为朋辈协助学习领导者的经历与未来物理治疗实践的关系:方法: 采用焦点小组访谈的方式,收集曾担任过 PAL 领导的第三学期学生(n = 19)的定性数据。采用反思性主题分析法对数据进行分析:产生了三大主题:结果:产生了三个主要的主题:"作为 PAL 领导者,巩固了知识并促进了新的学习"、"通过在实践社区内的舒适区之外进行体验式学习,实现了个人成长 "以及 "通过领导学习--将作为 PAL 领导者的经验迁移到未来的物理治疗实践中":总的来说,物理治疗专业的学生在领导PAL学习小组的过程中,通过在实践社区中的体验式学习,在学术、个人和专业方面都得到了成长。他们所掌握的技能很可能会应用到未来的物理治疗工作中。我们的研究结果表明,PAL 学习小组是 PAL 领导者实践复杂物理治疗能力的舞台,将 PAL 学习小组定位为物理治疗专业学生宝贵的临床前实践。
期刊介绍:
The aim of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice is to provide an international, peer-reviewed forum for the publication, dissemination, and discussion of recent developments and current research in physiotherapy/physical therapy. The journal accepts original quantitative and qualitative research reports, theoretical papers, systematic literature reviews, clinical case reports, and technical clinical notes. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice; promotes post-basic education through reports, reviews, and updates on all aspects of physiotherapy and specialties relating to clinical physiotherapy.