Abstract

RETAMAL-MATUS, Héctor F.  and  ESTRADA-GOIC, Claudia A.. Concept of educational quality in physical therapists' undergraduate professional training. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.1, pp.37-46. ISSN 2014-9840.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S2014-98322014000100007.

Aim: To explore the concept of quality in education during the undergraduate years of physical therapy student's training. Subjects and methods: A total of 90 senior students and graduated physical therapists answered the questions from a survey instrument containing the whole quality variables in education, proposed during the curriculum program of physical therapists. A non experimental transversal cross correlational study was used. Results and conclusions: The results indicate there are significant differences among graduates and the student's perceptions about the relevance of quality components of the educational experience. The graduated therapists attributed greater importance to the areas of education related to excellence and evaluation. They also prioritized aspects of quality connected with the resources, process and outcomes. Conversely, the students gave greater importance to the areas associated with the learning process; such as the resources of the institution, assessment and better education. Outcomes related to the concept of educational quality and its possible applications in the improvement of the learning process and overall professional development are discussed.

Keywords : Health; Perception of quality education; Physical therapy; Professional development.

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