A Snapshot of How Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs Collect and Use Doctoral Capstone Outcomes
<p>Entry-level occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) programs are required to gather program evaluation data regarding the doctoral capstone for accreditation purposes. This study aims to describe the processes used by a sample of OTD programs to gather doctoral capstone outcome data and to det...
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| author | Andrew D. Rivera Theresa Delbert Whitney Lucas Molitor Anne F. Kiraly-Alva Danielle Friberg Anna Domina Autumn Clegg |
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| description | <p>Entry-level occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) programs are required to gather program evaluation data regarding the doctoral capstone for accreditation purposes. This study aims to describe the processes used by a sample of OTD programs to gather doctoral capstone outcome data and to determine the type of data collected in order to understand the perspectives regarding doctoral capstone outcomes by doctoral capstone coordinators (DCCs) within the United States. The investigators used purposeful sampling to recruit DCCs at accredited entry-level OTD programs in the United States. The most common outcome data collected included information about the doctoral capstone experience from students, student performance outcomes, employment and scholarship outcomes from alumni and employers, and various outcomes from site/expert/faculty mentors. Results highlight the need to disseminate doctoral capstone outcomes as few participants in this study used the data they were collecting outside of their program. By sharing and reporting outcomes of the doctoral capstone, OTD programs, and the profession can collectively benefit. Development of common outcomes, collected across programs, can help to provide data large enough to draw meaningful conclusions regarding the value of the doctoral capstone in occupational therapy education and in strengthening the knowledge of the profession among the public.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-a37b122501f745a1bc914d39d11b84f82023-08-21T17:43:31ZengEastern Kentucky UniversityJournal of Occupational Therapy Education2573-13782023-10-016410.26681/jote.2022.060411A Snapshot of How Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs Collect and Use Doctoral Capstone OutcomesAndrew D. Rivera0Theresa Delbert1Whitney Lucas Molitor2Anne F. Kiraly-Alva3Danielle Friberg4Anna Domina5Autumn Clegg6Huntington UniversityChatham UniversityUniversity of South DakotaMidwestern University - Downers GroveKeck Graduate Institute, KGICreighton UniversityUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio<p>Entry-level occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) programs are required to gather program evaluation data regarding the doctoral capstone for accreditation purposes. This study aims to describe the processes used by a sample of OTD programs to gather doctoral capstone outcome data and to determine the type of data collected in order to understand the perspectives regarding doctoral capstone outcomes by doctoral capstone coordinators (DCCs) within the United States. The investigators used purposeful sampling to recruit DCCs at accredited entry-level OTD programs in the United States. The most common outcome data collected included information about the doctoral capstone experience from students, student performance outcomes, employment and scholarship outcomes from alumni and employers, and various outcomes from site/expert/faculty mentors. Results highlight the need to disseminate doctoral capstone outcomes as few participants in this study used the data they were collecting outside of their program. By sharing and reporting outcomes of the doctoral capstone, OTD programs, and the profession can collectively benefit. Development of common outcomes, collected across programs, can help to provide data large enough to draw meaningful conclusions regarding the value of the doctoral capstone in occupational therapy education and in strengthening the knowledge of the profession among the public.</p> https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol6/iss4/11/occupational therapydoctoral capstoneprofessional practicedoctoral capstone outcomesoccupational therapy education |
| spellingShingle | Andrew D. Rivera Theresa Delbert Whitney Lucas Molitor Anne F. Kiraly-Alva Danielle Friberg Anna Domina Autumn Clegg A Snapshot of How Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs Collect and Use Doctoral Capstone Outcomes Journal of Occupational Therapy Education occupational therapy doctoral capstone professional practice doctoral capstone outcomes occupational therapy education |
| title | A Snapshot of How Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs Collect and Use Doctoral Capstone Outcomes |
| title_full | A Snapshot of How Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs Collect and Use Doctoral Capstone Outcomes |
| title_fullStr | A Snapshot of How Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs Collect and Use Doctoral Capstone Outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Snapshot of How Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs Collect and Use Doctoral Capstone Outcomes |
| title_short | A Snapshot of How Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs Collect and Use Doctoral Capstone Outcomes |
| title_sort | snapshot of how entry level occupational therapy programs collect and use doctoral capstone outcomes |
| topic | occupational therapy doctoral capstone professional practice doctoral capstone outcomes occupational therapy education |
| url | https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol6/iss4/11/ |
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