Still there? An exploration into the views, experiences and attitudes of faculty members at the British School of Osteopathy (BSO) towards the current curriculum.
Item
- Title
- Still there? An exploration into the views, experiences and attitudes of faculty members at the British School of Osteopathy (BSO) towards the current curriculum.
- Author(s)
- Brown Benjamin
- Abstract
- Introduction: Osteopathy has endured criticism due to its inability to account for itself in universally understandable, scientifically provable ways. As the profession has become increasingly regulated, traditional osteopathic principles and practices have been de-emphasised rendering osteopathy less distinguishable from other manual therapies (Shlapentokh et al 1991 p.786, Stark 2007). Objectives: To explore the thoughts of faculty osteopaths towards the curriculum and uncover patterns and associations that could inform more focused research. Methods: Nine qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with BSO faculty osteopaths to determine their views, experience and attitudes towards current and previous curricula. Results: The palpatory and philosophical inspiration of Still and Littlejohn was considered to be of utmost importance in osteopathic education and professional identity, as was the integration of ‘osteopathic concepts and values’. The consensus was that these areas are not upheld adequately in the current curriculum, the consequence being that the course is slipping to physiotherapy. Conclusion: There was consensus that the palpatory and philosophical aspects of the curriculum could be strengthened and better integrated throughout the course material.
- Abstract
- Introduction: Osteopathy has endured criticism due to its inability to account for itself in universally understandable, scientifically provable ways. As the profession has become increasingly regulated, traditional osteopathic principles and practices have been de-emphasised rendering osteopathy less distinguishable from other manual therapies (Shlapentokh et al 1991 p.786, Stark 2007). Objectives: To explore the thoughts of faculty osteopaths towards the curriculum and uncover patterns and associations that could inform more focused research. Methods: Nine qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with BSO faculty osteopaths to determine their views, experience and attitudes towards current and previous curricula. Results: The palpatory and philosophical inspiration of Still and Littlejohn was considered to be of utmost importance in osteopathic education and professional identity, as was the integration of ‘osteopathic concepts and values’. The consensus was that these areas are not upheld adequately in the current curriculum, the consequence being that the course is slipping to physiotherapy. Conclusion: There was consensus that the palpatory and philosophical aspects of the curriculum could be strengthened and better integrated throughout the course material.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2010
- Date Submitted
- 31.5.2011 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 14940
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Osteopathy, curriculum, philosophy, identity
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Brown Benjamin, “Still there? An exploration into the views, experiences and attitudes of faculty members at the British School of Osteopathy (BSO) towards the current curriculum.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 14, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/1812