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Continuing Professional Development. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, May 2009, Pages: 240
This book is based on an exploratory, interpretative
grounded theory study looking at Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) in diagnostic
radiography. Using in-depth interviews
and secondary analysis of published material, a CPD
Process Model was generated, bringing together the
components that affect CPD participation and
effectiveness. Although much has been written
previously about CPD, little has been said about the
process – that is, how and why CPD produces widely
varied results in apparently similar circumstances.
The CPD Process was shown to be complex and dynamic
and centred on the Individual, with supporting
components of Facilitation and External Influences,
leading to (hopefully) participation and
effectiveness. It is the holistic and dynamic nature
of the Model, the inter-related nature of the
categories outlined, and the centrality of the
individual throughout the CPD Process, which offers
a genuine contribution to the field of CPD.
This book offers readers a deeper understanding of
the concept of CPD which can be used by individuals,
teams and departments to enhance the effectiveness
of ongoing development.
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