title: Allied health educators: a functions analysis and needs assessment survey.
abstract: Three hundred and Thirty-eight allied health educators, geographically and institutionally distributed throughout Kentucky, participated in a field survey conducted to gather background and employment information and to determine topics and teaching skills identified by practitioners both as functions performed in their work and as areas where the need for further teaching expertise is greatest. No stereotype "allied health educator" existed. Job descriptions, teaching qualifications and experience, and needs for further preparation differ according to the settings in which allied health professionals teach. A large audience exists for teacher-training efforts directed toward improvement of applied skills and day-to-day teaching activities. Those desiring further preparation and improvement of their teaching skills prefer to do so within their own communities rather than by traveling to major educational centers for traditional coursework. There is, however, a desire for CEU or academic credit.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Lacefield
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D007629:Kentucky; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*