An intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements
Supervisors are often reluctant to make an adverse assessment of the student's performance during work placements, which leads to a phenomenon known as "failure to fail". This Australian study evaluated resources designed to enhance the management of students who fail to meet the requ...
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| author | Brewer, Margo Duncanson, Kate Gribble, Nigel Reubenson, Alan Hart, Alice |
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| description | Supervisors are often reluctant to make an adverse assessment of the student's performance during work placements, which leads to a phenomenon known as "failure to fail". This Australian study evaluated resources designed to enhance the management of students who fail to meet the required standard of performance during work placements. Staff from a range of health disciplines evaluated the training program comprised of a half-day workshop and written guide using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Staff reported renewed confidence in working with underperforming students,increased comfort with failing students who did not reach the required standards. The Staff Guide was seens as useful with all students undertaking work placements, not just underperforming students. The Student Guide was perceived as relevant to the student experience. The findings of this research are important to university educators engaged with work placements, work placement supervisors, and students who undertake work placements. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-875472022-02-15T06:29:47Z An intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements Brewer, Margo Duncanson, Kate Gribble, Nigel Reubenson, Alan Hart, Alice Supervisors are often reluctant to make an adverse assessment of the student's performance during work placements, which leads to a phenomenon known as "failure to fail". This Australian study evaluated resources designed to enhance the management of students who fail to meet the required standard of performance during work placements. Staff from a range of health disciplines evaluated the training program comprised of a half-day workshop and written guide using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Staff reported renewed confidence in working with underperforming students,increased comfort with failing students who did not reach the required standards. The Staff Guide was seens as useful with all students undertaking work placements, not just underperforming students. The Student Guide was perceived as relevant to the student experience. The findings of this research are important to university educators engaged with work placements, work placement supervisors, and students who undertake work placements. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/87547 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Brewer, Margo Duncanson, Kate Gribble, Nigel Reubenson, Alan Hart, Alice An intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements |
| title | An intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements |
| title_full | An intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements |
| title_fullStr | An intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements |
| title_full_unstemmed | An intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements |
| title_short | An intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements |
| title_sort | intervention to enhance the supervision of health science students who struggle during work placements |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/87547 |