Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Students
This study compared growth-facilitating and growth-constraining experiences of practice placements as perceived by occupational therapy students from Japan and the United Kingdom (UK). Fifteen students from Japan and 14 from the UK used a nominal group technique (NGT) to rank, individually and in gr...
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| author | Reiko Miyamoto Dido Green Peter Bontje Natsuka Suyama Nobuo Ohshima Sally S. A. Fever Jenny Butler |
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| description | This study compared growth-facilitating and growth-constraining experiences of practice placements as perceived by occupational therapy students from Japan and the United Kingdom (UK). Fifteen students from Japan and 14 from the UK used a nominal group technique (NGT) to rank, individually and in groups, their subjective learning experiences during practice placements. Qualitative analysis and simple tabulation based on ranking of items obtained in the NGT were performed. Five item categories were identified from both Japanese and UK students: self-reflection, the role of supervisor, sense of responsibility, clinical knowledge and skills, and time management. Results showed that all students perceived opportunities for self-reflection and feedback from supervisors as growth facilitating and students’ passive attitudes towards requirements of practice placements as growth constraining. Country-specific differences between students were observed in clinical knowledge and skills, sense of responsibility, and time management. Japanese students perceived that preparatory study led to successfully treating clients during placement, and they tended to commit to placement assignments at the expense of time outside. UK students valued working independently with a sense of responsibility but considered time-management problems within their placement hours as growth constraining. These differences can be explained by different social norms and expectations of students from Japan and the UK. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-84e78f7b067c4e0faefbf14ed2764d7c2025-08-20T02:08:42ZengWileyOccupational Therapy International0966-79031557-07032019-01-01201910.1155/2019/85824708582470Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy StudentsReiko Miyamoto0Dido Green1Peter Bontje2Natsuka Suyama3Nobuo Ohshima4Sally S. A. Fever5Jenny Butler6Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, JapanDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Jönköping University, Jönköping, SwedenFaculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, JapanGraduate School of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, JapanFaculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, JapanFaculty of Health & Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Jack Straws Lane Marston, Oxford OX3 0FL, UKFaculty of Health & Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Jack Straws Lane Marston, Oxford OX3 0FL, UKThis study compared growth-facilitating and growth-constraining experiences of practice placements as perceived by occupational therapy students from Japan and the United Kingdom (UK). Fifteen students from Japan and 14 from the UK used a nominal group technique (NGT) to rank, individually and in groups, their subjective learning experiences during practice placements. Qualitative analysis and simple tabulation based on ranking of items obtained in the NGT were performed. Five item categories were identified from both Japanese and UK students: self-reflection, the role of supervisor, sense of responsibility, clinical knowledge and skills, and time management. Results showed that all students perceived opportunities for self-reflection and feedback from supervisors as growth facilitating and students’ passive attitudes towards requirements of practice placements as growth constraining. Country-specific differences between students were observed in clinical knowledge and skills, sense of responsibility, and time management. Japanese students perceived that preparatory study led to successfully treating clients during placement, and they tended to commit to placement assignments at the expense of time outside. UK students valued working independently with a sense of responsibility but considered time-management problems within their placement hours as growth constraining. These differences can be explained by different social norms and expectations of students from Japan and the UK.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8582470 |
| spellingShingle | Reiko Miyamoto Dido Green Peter Bontje Natsuka Suyama Nobuo Ohshima Sally S. A. Fever Jenny Butler Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Students Occupational Therapy International |
| title | Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Students |
| title_full | Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Students |
| title_fullStr | Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Students |
| title_short | Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Students |
| title_sort | student perceptions of growth facilitating and growth constraining factors of practice placements a comparison between japanese and united kingdom occupational therapy students |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8582470 |
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