Challenges facing physiotherapy education in Africa

dc.contributor.authorFrantz, Jose M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-03T12:41:58Z
dc.date.available2016-03-03T12:41:58Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractHealth care is changing and the demands put on health professionals are increasing. Physiotherapy education should reflect the health and social priorities of the nation. The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) is committed to assisting physiotherapy associations in developing educational standards. Physiotherapy education in Africa however, seems to have a real need for assistance from the WCPT. The aim of this paper is to highlight the challenges facing physiotherapy education in Africa. The Delphi methodology was used to obtain information from key informants involved in the area of physiotherapy education from a variety of African countries. The majority of the participants were people who have experienced physiotherapy education in Africa either as graduates or current teachers. Data were analyzed into themes and sent back to respondents for confirmation. The most important challenges highlighted were: lack of undergraduate training opportunities, limited number of therapists, upgrading of physiotherapy educators, research as a major component of physiotherapy education, and recognition of physiotherapy as an essential service. It is concluded that assistance is needed for physiotherapists from Africa to take their rightful place in the health team and higher education institutions should look at improving diploma qualifications of physiotherapists in African countries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFrantz J. (2007). Challenges facing physiotherapy education in Africa. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 5(4): 1-5en_US
dc.identifier.issn1540-580X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2078
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherNova Southeastern Universityen_US
dc.rightsThis article published in The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice is available online at the following address: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/ijahsp/vol5/iss4/7/
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectHealth professionalsen_US
dc.subjectWorld Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT)en_US
dc.subjectPhysiotherapy educationen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.titleChallenges facing physiotherapy education in Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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