Radiologic technology
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To identify effective clinical instructor behaviors that lead to successful clinical experiences, to designate ineffective behaviors that contributed to poor clinical experiences and to identify any differences between instructor and student perceptions. ⋯ Although the students and instructors demonstrated different views, clinical instructors knew what the students perceive to be the most important behavioral characteristic of clinical instructors. This may be because New Jersey has strong clinical instructor requirements and because clinical instructors surveyed had extensive experience. However, because of the clinical instructor's importance, formal certification or training of clinical instructors could improve the clinical component of radiography programs.