What is it about?
This project aimed to engage students from a 'fast track' nursing program in a mentoring collaboration, using a partnership intervention with a group of academics. Student participants represented the disciplines of nursing and paramedicine with a high proportion of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students. Nine student mentors were recruited and paired with academics for a three-month ‘mentorship partnership’ intervention. Drawing on social inclusion theory, a qualitative analysis identified themes such as 1) ‘building relationships for active engagement’, 2) ‘voicing cultural and social hierarchies’, and 3) ‘enacting collegiate community’.
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Why is it important?
The study offers insights into issues for accelerated course delivery with a diverse student population and highlights future strategies for effective student engagement.
Perspectives
Understanding the student experience using action research provides valuable insights for Universities across the globe.
Dr Hazel Maxwell
University of Tasmania
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This page is a summary of: Exploring and Improving Student Engagement in an Accelerated Undergraduate Nursing Program through a Mentoring Partnership: An Action Research Study, International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, May 2018, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/ijnes-2017-0090.
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