Evaluating a service-learning assignment in a doctor of chiropractic program public health course.

IF 0.7 Q4 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Chiropractic Education Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI:10.7899/JCE-19-21

Krista L Ward, Donna H Odierna, Monica Smith

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Abstract

Objective: Despite the use of service learning in other health care education programs, little is published about its use in doctor of chiropractic programs. Since 2017, the public health course at our institution has included a service-learning assignment in which students volunteer for nonprofit organizations and write an essay about their experience. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of the assignment on students' self-reported public health knowledge and attitudes.

Methods: Between April 2017 and June 2018, 56 essays were collected from students who volunteered at a nonprofit organization focused on 3 categories: youth, the environment, or poverty. Each essay was deidentified and assigned random 4-digit-number file names. Ten files were randomly selected from each of the 3 categories for qualitative thematic analysis using deductive and inductive coding.

Results: Student essays demonstrated competency in public health concepts, including organizational systems, levels of prevention, and the social ecological model. In addition, a majority of the students went beyond discussing knowledge gained from this assignment and described the impact of their experience on their personal growth.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates that students respond favorably to a service-learning assignment that addresses public health competencies and may foster personal and professional development.

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对脊骨疗法医生公共卫生课程的服务学习任务进行评估。

目的:尽管在其他卫生保健教育项目中使用了服务学习，但在捏脊医生项目中使用服务学习的报道很少。自2017年以来，我们学校的公共卫生课程包括了一项服务学习任务，学生们在这项任务中自愿为非营利组织服务，并就他们的经历写一篇文章。本研究的目的是评估作业对学生自我报告的公共卫生知识和态度的影响。方法:在2017年4月至2018年6月期间，从一家非营利组织的志愿者中收集了56篇论文，重点关注3个类别:青年、环境或贫困。每篇论文被去识别，并随机分配4位数的文件名。采用演绎编码和归纳编码分别从3类中随机抽取10份文件进行定性专题分析。结果:学生论文展示了公共卫生概念的能力，包括组织系统、预防水平和社会生态模型。此外，大多数学生不仅讨论了从这次作业中获得的知识，还描述了他们的经历对他们个人成长的影响。结论:本研究表明，学生对解决公共卫生能力和促进个人和专业发展的服务学习任务反应良好。

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Journal of Chiropractic Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Chiropractic Education is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing research and scholarly articles pertaining to education theory, pedagogy, methodologies, practice, and other content relevant to the health professions academe. Journal contents are of interest to teachers, researchers, clinical educators, administrators, and students.