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Volume 17 (2)
Volume 17, Issue 2, Spring 1997 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1997; 17(2):81-96
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Indra Balachandran, PhD, SCT, CMIAC Robert C. Branch, EdD A b s t r a c t This paper discusses the results of a study that attempted to identify cytotechnologists' reasons for participating in continuing professional education (CPE) to determine whether the importance attached to those reasons vary with different demographic characteristics. A random national sample of 312 cytotechnologists was studied using a mail survey of the Participation Reasons Scale and a Respondent Information Form for obtaining the demographics of the respondents. A composite profile of the respondents was constructed from the demographic information. Respondents rated "to keep abreast of new developments in my field" as the most important reason and "to increase the likelihood of benefits for friends" as the least important reason for participation in CPE. A principal component factor analysis with an orthogonal rotation identified Professional Development and Improvement, Professional Commitment and Collegial Interaction, Professional and Personal Benefits, and Professional Service as the four factors. Using the 23 demographic characteristics such as age, gender, job title, certification, etc., cytotechnologists were divided into groups, and the differences between the mean participation factor scores among the groups were examined using analysis of variance. Groups classified on the basis of gender, job title, size of the laboratory, type of cytology practice, and impact of CPE requirements from the federal government showed statistically significant differences in the mean participation factor scores among them for one or more of the four participation factors. Keywords: Continuing Professional Education; Cytotechnologists; Participation |
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