Abstract
Promoting a global perspective has become a recent topic in health care education (Frenk et al., 2010). The idea is to produce graduates who are capable of delivering culturally appropriate services to communities in need, both locally and globally. Various didactic components and pedagogies can be used but the outcome of producing a graduate who acts on that education is unclear. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of service learning on promoting identified behaviors reflective of a global citizen in graduates from Wheeling Jesuit University’s (WJU) Physical Therapy Program. This doctoral program includes service-learning courses that expose students to local, regional, and international experiences. Graduates of the program over the last 10 years were surveyed and the data were analyzed. Results indicate that graduates who participated in international experiences were more likely to respond positively to participation in global outreach programs in the future.
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Drnach, Mark; Ruby, Craig; Kluender, Kelley; Palomba, Brian; and Ursick, Marissa
(2016)
"Assessing Global Citizenship After Participation in Service Learning in Physical Therapy Education,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 8:
Iss.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol8/iss2/7
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