How Do Virtual Communities of Practice Enhance Professional Connections and Social Capital?

Communities of Practice (CoP) were created to up-skill educators and to mitigate the disruption to physical therapist assistant (PTA) education because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding CoP involves considering individuals and their interactions, making this project significant for pioneering...

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Published inJournal of physical therapy education
Main Authors Becker, Betsy J, Jewell, Jennifer, Stejskal, Lisa, Browning, Karen, Labosky, Beverly, Berry, Justin W
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Published United States 11.09.2024
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Abstract Communities of Practice (CoP) were created to up-skill educators and to mitigate the disruption to physical therapist assistant (PTA) education because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding CoP involves considering individuals and their interactions, making this project significant for pioneering CoP among PTA educators, and using social network analysis (SNA). The research question for this mixed-methods concurrent triangulation study was "To what extent did the network structure of virtual CoP reflect PTA educators' perceptions of participation and mentorship?" Forty of 60 CoP members participated in this study. We analyzed 8 virtual PTA educator CoP that met over 4 months. Study participants completed a questionnaire about their experiences, engagement, and network connections. Individual and group-level friendship and mentorship network measures were studied using SNA. Qualitative responses were analyzed using the case study design approach. All results were integrated to draw out the complexity of the PTA educator CoP. There was high engagement, with 97.5% (n = 39) reporting they would participate again, and 80% (n = 32) resolved an immediate issue affecting their role. Moreover, 92.5% (n = 37) reported a perception of encouragement with the environment. Study participants reported being mentored by an average of 1.2 individuals (median 0, range 0-5) and serving as mentors to an average of 1.4 individuals (median 0, range 0-7). Two themes, unity and knowledge, emerged through the qualitative analysis. Participation by PTA educators in CoP, whether focused on administration, teaching methods, or clinical education, brings valuable outcomes. Our research supports existing literature in physical therapy education. We discovered that participant engagement, nurturing mentor relationships, encouraging knowledge sharing, and promoting a sense of unity among educators are all important factors.
AbstractList Communities of Practice (CoP) were created to up-skill educators and to mitigate the disruption to physical therapist assistant (PTA) education because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding CoP involves considering individuals and their interactions, making this project significant for pioneering CoP among PTA educators, and using social network analysis (SNA). The research question for this mixed-methods concurrent triangulation study was "To what extent did the network structure of virtual CoP reflect PTA educators' perceptions of participation and mentorship?" Forty of 60 CoP members participated in this study. We analyzed 8 virtual PTA educator CoP that met over 4 months. Study participants completed a questionnaire about their experiences, engagement, and network connections. Individual and group-level friendship and mentorship network measures were studied using SNA. Qualitative responses were analyzed using the case study design approach. All results were integrated to draw out the complexity of the PTA educator CoP. There was high engagement, with 97.5% (n = 39) reporting they would participate again, and 80% (n = 32) resolved an immediate issue affecting their role. Moreover, 92.5% (n = 37) reported a perception of encouragement with the environment. Study participants reported being mentored by an average of 1.2 individuals (median 0, range 0-5) and serving as mentors to an average of 1.4 individuals (median 0, range 0-7). Two themes, unity and knowledge, emerged through the qualitative analysis. Participation by PTA educators in CoP, whether focused on administration, teaching methods, or clinical education, brings valuable outcomes. Our research supports existing literature in physical therapy education. We discovered that participant engagement, nurturing mentor relationships, encouraging knowledge sharing, and promoting a sense of unity among educators are all important factors.
Author Jewell, Jennifer
Labosky, Beverly
Browning, Karen
Becker, Betsy J
Stejskal, Lisa
Berry, Justin W
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