Tracking the policy literacy journey of students in a postgraduate diploma course in disability and rehabilitation studies
Date
2020
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HESA
Abstract
Health and/or rehabilitation practitioners have to interact with policy decisions. Ideally, they need to be able to understand policies and to engage with them, however, practitioners are often not aware of policies and of how to engage with them. As a post graduate unit with a mandate to develop programmes that respond to practice needs, this article reports on the development of a policy analysis module as part of the Post Graduate Diploma in Disability and Rehabilitation Studies. In this article we report on the development of the module, the approach taken, and on student responses to the module. The course journey of enrolled students is narrated, highlighting the encouragement of student engagement and peer feedback as key to improved learning and understandings in higher education. Facilitators’ use of didactic approaches that centre students and participatory learning seem equally important for meaningful learning.
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CITATION: Ned, L. Y., et al. 2020. Tracking the policy literacy journey of students in a postgraduate diploma course in disability and rehabilitation studies. South African Journal of Higher Education, 34(3):229-245, doi:10.20853/34-3-3524.
The original publication is available at https://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe
The original publication is available at https://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe
Keywords
Rehabilitation -- Students -- Policy literacy, Medical policy -- Study and teaching (Continuing education), Hospitals -- Rehabilitation services -- Government policy
Citation
Ned, L. Y., et al. 2020. Tracking the policy literacy journey of students in a postgraduate diploma course in disability and rehabilitation studies. South African Journal of Higher Education, 34(3):229-245, doi:10.20853/34-3-3524