Implementing the assistant practitioner foundation degrees

Pratt, Gary M.

doi:10.12968/bjha.2008.2.1.28016

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“…Within the fields of Education and Health there is a need for assistant and support practitioners who have fundamental work-related skills, knowledge and experience (Cavendish, 2013;Harvey, 2009) which can be developed through Foundation Degree (FD) programmes (Pratt, 2008). The University of Northampton offers Foundation Degree courses in Education and Health that often attract students with practical experience rather than traditional academic backgrounds, such as teaching assistants who study the Foundation Degree in Learning and Teaching.…”

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Reading lists – time for a reality check? An investigation into the use of reading lists as a pedagogical tool to support the development of information skills amongst Foundation Degree students

Siddall¹,

Rose²

2014

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This article presents the results of an action research project exploring the use and value of reading lists for Foundation Degree students. The focus of the research was to look at the potential of reading lists to act as a pedagogical tool to support information skills development. The research methodology included focus groups with students, interviews with academic staff and reading list analysis. It was found that reading lists were being used by students to identify and find resources for their academic studies. Qualitative data from students and staff illustrate how reading lists are being used and the gaps between student and staff expectations of them. The article provides recommendations on how reading lists can be utilised to help students to develop their information skills.

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Reading lists – time for a reality check? An investigation into the use of reading lists as a pedagogical tool to support the development of information skills amongst Foundation Degree students

Siddall¹,

Rose²

2014

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“…The focus of research has been the allied health professions, 12,13 AP training, 14 or small scale, local evaluations of the role. 15,16 Box 1 Quotes from participants (1) It was something that, as a trust, we were being involved in.…”

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Challenges and opportunities associated with the introduction of assistant practitioners supporting the work of registered nurses in NHS acute hospital trusts in England

Spilsbury¹,

Adamson²,

Atkin³

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J Health Serv Res Policy

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“…These placements gave me a huge insight as to how other disciplines work, what their role entails, and more importantly, what the patient experiences on their journey. According to Pratt (2008), this is one of the reasons why trainee APs were made supernumerary, so that they were not confined to the areas where they worked and could achieve their competencies more easily through a range of different experiences. Debnath (2010) explains that experiential learning in practice is just as important as academic learning, so I was keen to get as much out of my placements as possible.…”

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