Literary pedagogy occupied a privileged place in Bourdieu’s early work on education insofar as he saw it as exemplifying in unconscious mode socially segregational dynamics. Bourdieu’s expressly ‘reductionist’ critique was uncannily mirrored, however, by the spread of more economically instrumental approaches to education. Bourdieu’s engagement with these led him to develop a fuller apprehensio...

BACKGROUND Anaesthetic pre-registration house officer posts have been available since 1997. With the change to postgraduate medical training introduced in 2005, these posts have become vital building blocks for Foundation Programmes. DISCUSSION We debate the skills that new Foundation Programme doctors in such posts should be taught, particularly whether administration of an anaesthetic holds...

I started work as a doctor in this hospital as a pre-registration house officer in 1977 and now, in the latter years of my career, as I approach retirement, I feel very privileged indeed to be invited back to address the staff and students of this great institution. Also, can I take this opportunity to welcome so many distinguished guests, retired colleagues and friends who have so kindly honou...

There is a range of literature examining the predictors of academic success in nursing including age, entrance qualifi cation and background. However, these are factors that cannot be changed once a student is on a programme of study. However, there is currently little or no literature that focuses only on the modifi able behaviors and environmental factors in achieving good academic success. T...