Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to P K Weerakoon.
Identification of self-perceived learner needs is important in continuing education programmes for health professionals. This paper describes the use of a self-evaluation skill inventory as a method of determining priorities for continuing education of a category of middle-level health professionals.
A field-level assessment of the job performance of a category of health professionals was carried out using the technique of non-participant observation of client-health worker interactions. Presenting the data so obtained in the form of a 'performance profile' enabled identification of areas in which this category of health workers showed a lower level of performance, indicating areas where alterations in basic and in-service training programmes are required.