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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Foundation Year"”.
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Success and attrition of students on a science Foundation Year: an exploratory study of their experiences in a mixed-methods framework
… and students’ future life trajectories. Foundation Year programmes in the UK provide a pre-university year of study and increasingly serve as the primary route into Higher Education for students lacking appropriate academic entry qualifications. Prevailing research to address high …
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“It’s life changing, isn’t it?” Foundation year students’ critical evaluation of the value of their course and its impact on their educational journey
… in universities. These points would include foundation year study. However, the literature outside of policymakers’ thinking presents a more nuanced, complex picture with many additional benefits being experienced by individual students, their families, communities and wider society, …
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Foundation Year Field Instruction in a Master of Social Work Program: A Comparison Study of Learning Outcomes for On-Campus and Off-Campus Students
… a study that focused on learning outcomes of a foundation year field placement for on- and off campus students matriculating in a graduate social work program. This study also examined the data for the purpose of examining the two groups for comparability of learning outcomes. Input came from …
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An analysis of the English needs of Omani students on vocational and technical courses with implications for the design of foundation year English language programmes
… methodological framework to inform the design of Foundation Language Programmes (FYP) for students at Colleges of Technology in the Sultanate of Oman. It also provides a framework for embedding the Implementation Needs Analysis in the NA from the outset of the process. The methodology applied by …
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Locus of control and motivation in a neoliberal educational climate: a longitudinal study of a group of foundation year students over the course of an academic year
… of non-traditional students (n=14) undertaking a foundation year in the School of Education at a post-92 university. The study is located within the widening participation agenda, with foundation years becoming an increasingly popular way to access undergraduate courses. However, data at both …
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The Transition from Final Year Medical Student to Foundation Doctor: The Clinical Reasoning Journey
… is the crux of a clinician’s work. Frequently, Foundation doctors are the first to review acutely unwell patients. During out-of-hours shifts senior help can be scant and Foundation doctors may have to rely on their own initial clinical reasoning to manage acutely unwell patients.<br/><br/>This …
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Exploring an Exam-Practice Approach to Teaching Academic Reading and Writing in China: Teacher Perspectives and Materials Analysis
… context is the EAP component of an international foundation year programme for undergraduate students embarking on Business or Engineering pathways at a British university operating in China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with English teachers and analysed thematically. This data was …
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Developing an evidenced based undergraduate otolaryngology curriculum
… Four main groups were targeted including foundation year doctors, specialty trainees, general practitioners and consultants. Focus groups were then undertaken to explore results obtained from the preceding studies.<br/> <br/>The curriculum comparison provides an overview of the main topics …
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A Multi-Method Systems Approach to Antimicrobial Management in Continuing Care Wards
… on the surgical ward and the confidence of the foundation year (FY) doctors on the medical ward. Facilitators included the pharmacists on the surgical ward and the consultants on the medical ward.<br/><br/>There were only two challenges reported in the instant reporting system. Both were …