Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences
Abstract Background In education, lecturers play a crucial role in facilitating students’ learning process. However, only a few studies explored which lecturers’ characteristics can facilitate this process in higher education for rehabilitation healthcare professionals. Starting from students’ persp...
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| author | Simone Battista Laura Furri Valeria Pellegrini Benedetto Giardulli Ilaria Coppola Marco Testa Andrea Dell’Isola |
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| description | Abstract Background In education, lecturers play a crucial role in facilitating students’ learning process. However, only a few studies explored which lecturers’ characteristics can facilitate this process in higher education for rehabilitation healthcare professionals. Starting from students’ perspectives, our qualitative study investigated the lecturers’ characteristics that facilitate students’ learning process in the rehabilitation sciences. Methods A qualitative interview study. We enrolled students attending the 2nd year of the Master of Science (MSc) degree in ‘Rehabilitation Sciences of Healthcare Professions’. Different themes were generated following a ‘Reflexive Thematic Analysis’. Results Thirteen students completed the interviews. From their analysis, we generated five themes. Specifically, a lecturer that facilitates students’ learning process should be: 1) ‘A Performer who Interacts with the Classroom’, 2) A Flexible Planner who Adopts Innovative Teaching Skills’, 3) ‘A Motivator who Embraces Transformational Leadership’, 4) ‘A Facilitator Who Encourages a Constructive Learning Context’ and 5) ‘A Coach who Devises Strategies to Reach Shared Learning Goals’. Conclusions The results of this study underscore the importance for lecturers in rehabilitation to cultivate a diverse set of skills drawn from the arts and performance, education, team building and leadership to facilitate students’ learning process. By developing these skills, lecturers can design lessons that are worth attending not only for their relevant content but also for their value in human experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58fe51adaf9243eb9165444d638106e92023-06-18T11:17:16ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202023-06-0123111010.1186/s12909-023-04308-yWhich lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciencesSimone Battista0Laura Furri1Valeria Pellegrini2Benedetto Giardulli3Ilaria Coppola4Marco Testa5Andrea Dell’Isola6Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of GenoaSchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of VeronaSchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of VeronaDepartment of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of GenoaDepartment of Education Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of GenoaDepartment of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of GenoaClinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund UniversityAbstract Background In education, lecturers play a crucial role in facilitating students’ learning process. However, only a few studies explored which lecturers’ characteristics can facilitate this process in higher education for rehabilitation healthcare professionals. Starting from students’ perspectives, our qualitative study investigated the lecturers’ characteristics that facilitate students’ learning process in the rehabilitation sciences. Methods A qualitative interview study. We enrolled students attending the 2nd year of the Master of Science (MSc) degree in ‘Rehabilitation Sciences of Healthcare Professions’. Different themes were generated following a ‘Reflexive Thematic Analysis’. Results Thirteen students completed the interviews. From their analysis, we generated five themes. Specifically, a lecturer that facilitates students’ learning process should be: 1) ‘A Performer who Interacts with the Classroom’, 2) A Flexible Planner who Adopts Innovative Teaching Skills’, 3) ‘A Motivator who Embraces Transformational Leadership’, 4) ‘A Facilitator Who Encourages a Constructive Learning Context’ and 5) ‘A Coach who Devises Strategies to Reach Shared Learning Goals’. Conclusions The results of this study underscore the importance for lecturers in rehabilitation to cultivate a diverse set of skills drawn from the arts and performance, education, team building and leadership to facilitate students’ learning process. By developing these skills, lecturers can design lessons that are worth attending not only for their relevant content but also for their value in human experience.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04308-yTeachingEducationSocial IdentificationHealth PersonnelRehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Simone Battista Laura Furri Valeria Pellegrini Benedetto Giardulli Ilaria Coppola Marco Testa Andrea Dell’Isola Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences BMC Medical Education Teaching Education Social Identification Health Personnel Rehabilitation |
| title | Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences |
| title_full | Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences |
| title_fullStr | Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences |
| title_short | Which lecturers’ characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students’ perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences |
| title_sort | which lecturers characteristics facilitate the learning process a qualitative study on students perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences |
| topic | Teaching Education Social Identification Health Personnel Rehabilitation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04308-y |
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