1 Harvey F. Hoffman, Technical Career Institutes, 320 West 31 Street, New York, NY 10001 [email protected] Abstract Using a qualitative research methodology, this study explored reasons nontraditional students selected and entered an engineering program of study leading to a baccalaureate degree and then withdrew before graduation. The study focused on career oriented adult learners involved ...

In December 1994, the Brazilian government regulated three new engineering undergraduate degrees. One such degree was in Control and Automation Engineering. The paper discusses how, in Brazil, Control Engineering moved from a relatively small group of courses within Electrical Engineering curricula to an undergraduate degree in its own right. It presents a short review of undergraduate control ...

OBJECTIVE As background for the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) third 2015 and Beyond conference, we sought information and opinions on the ability of the current respiratory therapy education infrastructure to make changes that would assure competent respiratory therapists in the envisioned healthcare future. METHODS After pilot testing and refining the questions, we invite...

For associate degree nursing students at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, the perioperative nursing clinical experience typically included a one-day observation of a surgical procedure, with students entering the OR suite after the surgery started and having to leave before the surgery was completed. An associate professor of nursing and a perioperative staff education coordinator partner...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of taking an intercalated degree (BSc) on the study habits and learning styles of medical students and on their interest in a career in medical research. DESIGN Longitudinal questionnaire study of medical students at application to medical school and in their final year. SETTING All UK medical schools. PARTICIPANTS 6901 medical school applicants for admiss...

Background: This study aimed to assess and compare health literacy levels in a range of university-based health students. Methods: A survey containing the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) was administered to students enrolled in university-based medical, allied health or nursing degree programs. The HLQ scores and scale scores were compared across student groups. Results: In total, 374 stude...

The benefits of undergraduate students taking a professional training year (PTY) as part of their neuroscience degree have been analyzed for fifteen cohorts of students between 1994 and 2008. Those students taking the PTY scored 4.4% more in their final year aggregated total than those who did not. In addition, these students were 2.58 times more likely to gain a first class degree and 4.8 time...