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Table 3 Rating for physiotherapy education systems by German and Polish respondents (rating on a scale from the lowest 1 to the highest 6)

From: Perceptions of Polish and German physiotherapists about their professional education and development: a cross-sectional nonrandomized questionnaire cohort study

Characteristics of physiotherapy education systems

Polish physiotherapists

German physiotherapists

Min.

Median

Max.

Min.

Median

Max.

I. Form and content of educational programs

 Quality of teaching

2

5

6

5

6

6

 Specialties available in physiotherapy courses

2

5

6

5

6

6

 Work by the academic stuff

2

5

6

5

6

6

 Teaching skills of the academic staff

2

5

6

3

6

6

 Curriculum

2

4

6

2

6

6

 System of internships

1

5

6

4

5

6

II. Organisation of education

 Conditions at the university

2

5

6

4

6

6

 Opportunity to do part of the course abroad

2

4

6

3

3

4

 Functioning of university library and reading room

2

4

6

4

5

5

 University administration and functioning

2

5

6

4

6

6

 Student facilities at the university

1

4

6

5

6

6

III. Effectiveness of education

 Acquisition of knowledge-related professional qualifications

2

5

6

4

6

6

 Acquisition of skills-related professional qualifications

2

5

6

5

6

6

 Acquisition of professional qualifications in the area of social competences

2

5

6

4

6

6

 Practical training for the profession

1

6

6

5

5

6

 Acquisition of qualifications relative to current needs of labour market

1

6

6

5

6

6