The purpose of this study was to determine what benefits have accrued as a result of five years of participation in mandatory continuing education by Florida respiratory care practitioners. The study also assessed the differences in characteristics between respiratory care practitioners who perceived benefits from participation in mandatory continuing education and those who did not; and it determined the perceptions of respiratory care practitioners regarding the effectiveness and accessibility of continuing education offerings since the implementation of mandatory continuing education. / A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to a stratified random sample of 300 respiratory care practitioners throughout the state of Florida. After initial and follow-up mailings, 81% were returned (N = 243). Results of the study indicated that the typical respondent may be described as a married female, 30 to 39 years old, held the CRTT credential, was employed full-time in a hospital as a staff respiratory care practitioner, had been employed for five to ten years, and completed an associate's degree in respiratory therapy. / Professional benefits were cited by the majority of the respondents over personal and educational benefits. Utilizing pre-determined criteria, the respondents were divided into two groups, "Benefitors" (38.7%) and "Non-benefitors" (61.3%). Significant differences were determined between the groups utilizing the Chi-square test of significance on the variables of sex, job position, and participation behavior. A discriminant analysis employed between the two groups yielded non-significant canonical discriminant functions. Comments made by the respondents regarding the effectiveness of the continuing education mandate were also reported. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-09, Section: A, page: 2960. / Major Professor: Clyde F. Maurice. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78307 |
| Contributors | Paugh, Mark Lee., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 149 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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