TY - JOUR
T1 - Building a strong academic workforce : challenges for the profession
AU - Cusick, Anne
AU - Froude, Elspeth
AU - Bye, Rosalind
AU - Zakrzewski, Lee
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Over the last 20 years Australia has seen a huge growth in new occupational therapy programs. Each new program is an historic event that changes occupational therapy’s national profile. Each new course raises expectations. Governments fund universities expecting a civic and economic return on public investment through teaching, community engagement and research. Universities expect occupational therapy academic staff to fulfil this institutional obligation and bring a return on staffing and infrastructure costs. Students expect their employability, life and career opportunities will be enhanced. The profession expects the program will be high quality and will add to occupational therapy’s esteem. Clients and the community expect ethical, safe and competent graduates will help them.
AB - Over the last 20 years Australia has seen a huge growth in new occupational therapy programs. Each new program is an historic event that changes occupational therapy’s national profile. Each new course raises expectations. Governments fund universities expecting a civic and economic return on public investment through teaching, community engagement and research. Universities expect occupational therapy academic staff to fulfil this institutional obligation and bring a return on staffing and infrastructure costs. Students expect their employability, life and career opportunities will be enhanced. The profession expects the program will be high quality and will add to occupational therapy’s esteem. Clients and the community expect ethical, safe and competent graduates will help them.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/547838
U2 - 10.1111/1440-1630.12135
DO - 10.1111/1440-1630.12135
M3 - Article
SN - 0045-0766
VL - 61
SP - 131-
JO - Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
JF - Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
IS - 3
ER -