title: Deterrents to R.T. continuing education.
abstract: Constant changes in medicine and technology make continuing education (CE) vitally important for radiologic technologists. Understanding what deters radiographers from participating in CE may help improve CE programs. This article reports on a survey of deterrents to CE participation among radiographers. Results revealed that cost was the leading deterrent, followed closely by work constraints. In addition, certificate-level radiographers found lack of quality to be a significantly higher deterrent than did radiographers with an associate degree.
authors.affiliation: Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC, USA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Jackowski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Akroyd
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000193:education*