Practice Educators in an Uncertain World: Still Too Much to Ask?

Authors

  • Vinette Cross 1Centre for Health and Social Care Improvement, School of Health and Wellbeing, WolverhamptonUniversity, Deanery Row, Wolverhampton WV11DT, UKClinical Research Centre, School of Health Professions, University of Brighton, Eastbourne BN20 7UR, UK

Keywords:

practice-based education, professional learning, allied health professions, social care

Abstract

In recent times the complexity and ever-evolving nature of health and social care systems have reshaped professions and rendered the future uncertain. Fast moving social, economic and technological changes have redefined the various roles of practitioners and educators alike. There is a danger that standing on shifting sands may have an adverse effect on the quality and outcomes of learning relationships at all levels of learning and professional development. Nearly two decades ago I suggested that yet another role shift in response to yet another policy change was ‘too much to ask’ of hard pressed practitioners involved in delivering professional education. As the world of health and social care remains uncertain and unpredictable, this paper looks at some of the challenges facing practice-based educators in 2013.

Author Biography

Vinette Cross, 1Centre for Health and Social Care Improvement, School of Health and Wellbeing, WolverhamptonUniversity, Deanery Row, Wolverhampton WV11DT, UKClinical Research Centre, School of Health Professions, University of Brighton, Eastbourne BN20 7UR, UK

Vinette Cross, Senior Research Fellow, Clinical Research Centre, School of Health Professions, University of
Brighton, Aldro Building, Darley Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN20 7UR, UK

References

PBLH, Vol 1, Issue 1 (June 2013)

The Higher Education Academy doi:10.11120/pblh.2013.00002

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Published

2016-01-19

How to Cite

Cross, V. (2016). Practice Educators in an Uncertain World: Still Too Much to Ask?. International Journal of Practice-Based Learning in Health and Social Care, 1(1), 29–36. Retrieved from https://publications.coventry.ac.uk/index.php/pblh/article/view/255

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care

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