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Peer reviewedBleything, Willard B. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1987
The strength of the optometric profession lies in its members. Optometric education should include training in the use of the language, both for understanding and to prevent misunderstanding, and should emphasize values and ethics. (MSE)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Ethics, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction
Peer reviewedWerner, D. Leonard; Heiberger, Michael H.; Feldman, Jerome; Johnston, Edward – Optometric Education, 2000
A survey of second and third year students (n=1,092) at 16 optometric schools found 5.5 percent admitted to cheating in optometry school (and 13.9 percent admitted cheating in college), a finding similar to that found for medical students, whose self-reported cheating ranged from 4.7 percent to 10 percent. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cheating, Ethics, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWerner, D. Leonard – Journal of Optometric Education, 1993
A survey of 16 optometry schools found 12 had a required course or portion of a required course dedicated to teaching ethics. Classroom hours varied from 0 to 60; the median was 7. Topics covered varied. Courses were usually offered in the first and third years. Faculty were typically, though not exclusively, optometrists. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Degree Requirements
Peer reviewedHayden, Henry H.; And Others – Optometric Education, 1992
Four essays address the ethical and moral obligations of educational administrators in establishing the moral tone of the community and the postgraduate behavior of students. Topics include an ethical community; ethics in optometric education and practice; ethics and the college presidency; and ethics and administrative leadership. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Administration, College Presidents
Clausen, Larry – Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1987
A discussion of current changes in optometry looks at the expanding for-profit health sector, changing student characteristics and enrollment patterns, the changing scope of optometric care and technology, and the demise of professionalism and ethics. Implications for pharmaceutical education are considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Enrollment Trends, Ethics
Peer reviewedNussenblatt, Harris; Troeger, Carolyn – Journal of Optometric Education, 1988
The rationale and development of the University of Houston College of Optometry's revised practice management curriculum are discussed, and the curriculum is outlined. It focuses on development of competence in communications, data management, ethics, practice management, and public health practice. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Clinical Experience, Clinics, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedPenna, Richard P. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1992
Entry-level skills needed of optometrists, as of allied health occupations practitioners, include thinking skills, communication skills, sensitivity to personal and professional values and ethics, awareness of self and individual social responsibility, lifelong learning skills and habits, interpersonal and group competence, and management…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Communication Skills, Educational Needs, Entry Workers
