The Challenges and Issues of Undergraduate Student Retention and Attainment in UK Veterinary Medical Education
| Autor: | Elizabeth Armitage-Chan, Elizabeth Jackson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Veterinary medicine Medical curriculum Students Medical 020205 medical informatics 040301 veterinary sciences Student Dropouts Ethnic group 02 engineering and technology Education 0403 veterinary science Pedagogy Ethnicity 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Undergraduate student Humans Medicine Medical education General Veterinary business.industry Gender Identity 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine United Kingdom Career Mobility Female Education Veterinary business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 44:247-259 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7218 0748-321X |
| DOI: | 10.3138/jvme.1215-202r1 |
| Popis: | Student retention and attainment has recently been identified as a key area for development in veterinary medical education enquiry. Woodfield's research on retention and attainment across the UK disciplines has yielded some unique information about the challenges and issues of students who study veterinary medicine and related subjects. The present literature review aims to expand on Woodfield's findings and explain important issues about retention and attainment across veterinary medicine. Overall, the subject of retention and attainment in undergraduate veterinary medical education needs a great deal more empirical attention, such as data on the retention and attainment of mature and widening access students, and the effects of students being placed at remote locations during their studies. Our findings also cover some unsurprising issues: the dominance of women in a profession that is principally lead by men, the underrepresentation of black and minority ethnic (BME) students in veterinary medicine, and the effects of content overload in the veterinary medical curriculum. Based on data gathered by Woodfield and our investigation of the scholarly and gray literatures, we offer an overview of gaps in current knowledge and recommendations for further research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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