Katherine Pollard Katherine.Pollard@uwe.ac.uk
Academic Specialist - HAS
Second year scepticism: Pre-qualifying health and social care students' midpoint self-assessment, attitudes and perceptions concerning interprofessional learning and working
Pollard, Katherine; Miers, Margaret E.; Gilchrist, Mollie
Authors
Margaret E. Miers
Mollie Gilchrist
Abstract
A study in an English Faculty of Health and Social Care explores the effects of a pre-qualifying interprofessional curriculum incorporating interprofessional modules in each year of study. The study design involves collecting data on entry to the Faculty, after completion of the second interprofessional module, on qualification and after 9 months qualified practice. At each point, students complete questionnaires concerning communication and teamwork skills and interprofessional learning and working. This paper presents results from 723 students at the second data collection point. Although most students were positive about their communication and teamwork skills, they were less positive than on entry to the Faculty. Similarly there was a negative shift in students' attitudes to interprofessional learning and interprofessional interaction. Nevertheless, most students were positive about their own interprofessional relationships. Mature students' responses were more positive than those of younger students. The emergence of differences in responses based on a professional programme suggests that interprofessional education may not necessarily influence professional socialization. Demographic and professional variables affecting students' responses in their second year of study demonstrate the complexity of student learning. The planned follow-up of the students will show whether variables affecting interim data have a long-term effect on attitudes. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group Ltd.
Citation
Miers, M. E., Pollard, K., Miers, M., & Gilchrist, M. (2005). Second year scepticism: Pre-qualifying health and social care students' midpoint self-assessment, attitudes and perceptions concerning interprofessional learning and working. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 19(3), 251-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820400024225
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jun 1, 2005 |
Journal | Journal of Interprofessional Care |
Print ISSN | 1356-1820 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 251-268 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820400024225 |
Keywords | pre-qualifying attitudes, education, interprofessional learning |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1049235 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13561820400024225 |
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