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field·work

(fēld′wûrk′)

1. A temporary military fortification erected in the field.

2. Work done or firsthand observations made in the field as opposed to that done or observed in a controlled environment.

3. The collecting of sociological or anthropological data in the field.

field′work′er n.

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fieldwork

(ˈfiːldˌwɜːk)

1. (Military) military a temporary structure used in defending or fortifying a place or position

2. an investigation or search for material, data, etc, made in the field as opposed to the classroom, laboratory, or official headquarters

ˈfieldˌworker n

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field′work`

or field′ work`,

work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing.

[1735–45]

field′work`er, n.

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fieldwork - a temporary fortification built by troops in the field

fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

Translations

عَمَل مَيداني

práce v terénu

feltarbejde

Meinungsforschung praktische Arbeit

enquête sur le terrain

külsõ munkaterepmunka

vettvangsrannsóknir

lavoro di ricerca sul campo

feltarbeid markarbeid

práca v teréne

alan/arazi çalışması

现场工作

fieldwork

[ˈfiːldˌwɜːk] n (Sociol) → ricerche fpl esterne (Archeology, Geo) → lavoro sul campo

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field

(fiːld) noun

1. a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc. Our house is surrounded by fields.

2. a wide area. playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).

3. a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found. an oil-field; a coalfield.

4. an area of knowledge, interest, study etc. in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.

5. an area affected, covered or included by something. a magnetic field; in his field of vision.

6. an area of battle. the field of Waterloo; (also adjective) a field-gun.

verb

(in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.

ˈfield-glasses noun plural

binoculars.

ˈfieldwork noun

work done outside the laboratory, office etc (eg collecting information).

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Not only where you are- at the heart of affairs and of the world- is the talk all of war, even here amid fieldwork and the calm of nature- which townsfolk consider characteristic of the country- rumors of war are heard and painfully felt.

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All other demographic variables, such as age, level of educational program, and number of fieldworks completed were not related to OT students' perceived self-efficacy.

Occupational therapy (OT) fieldwork is the experience when academic preparation and clinical practice meet.

Self-efficacy is an important construct to examine during professional fieldwork, when students are challenged to learn and demonstrate the entry-level decision making skills required of occupational therapists but struggle with their own sense of capability, which may hinder their performance (Crist, 2011; Derdall, Olson, Janzen, & Warren, 2002; Richard, 2008).

What is the relationship between student demographics (gender; first, second, or third fieldwork; type of OT educational program; and previous professional experience in a related setting) and OT students' degree of perceived self-efficacy?

Occupational therapy students' self-efficacy, experience of supervision, and perception of meaningfulness of Level II fieldwork

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