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Volume 17 (2)
Volume 17, Issue 2, Spring 1997 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1997; 17(2):97-105
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Maria R. Tassone, MSc, BScPT Carol S. Heck, PhD, MSc, BScPT A b s t r a c t The purpose of this review was to determine the motivational orientations of allied health professionals participating in continuing education (CE). It is generally accepted that, prior to learning, a prospective learner must be motivated. If participation in CE is to be viewed as a motivated behavior, the organizations who offer CE programs must ensure that motivational orientations are considered in decision making regarding program development and mandated CE. A review of the allied health literature using Medline, Cinahl, manual searches, article references, and an online public catalogue was conducted for the period 19851995. Inclusion criteria included survey research studies using a measurement tool from the educational field and studies involving allied health professionals. Investigators found that adults demonstrated various motivational orientations toward CE, such as individual desire to learn, professional advancement, responses to external pressures, the fostering of community, social interactions, and relief from routine or boredom. The reviewed literature consistently shows that practitioners are motivated to participate in CE by knowledge rather than potential punitive actions by authority figures. The implementation of mandated CE may be an unnecessary action since it has not been shown to produce positive practice changes and since other external influences appear to exist. Licensing bodies and CE providers should focus their efforts on identifying the proportion of individuals who are nonparticipants or whose primary motivation is to meet obligatory relicensure requirements. Keywords: Adult Education; Continuing Education; Continuing Professional Education; Motivation; Motivational Orientations; Participation |
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