A bachelor's thesis can be characterized as a proof of basic research and a trajectory of academic writing. This study addresses students' ways of experiencing the writing process at the halfway stage, a stage that has been ignored in research. In a phenomenographic interview-study design, semi-structured interviews with 15 nursing students were…

This article argues the insufficiency of the traditional application of cultural, social and economic capital in conceptualising the non-traditional student experience. Built on the thematic analysis of 52 in-depth interviews with 28 mature-age women nursing undergraduates with family responsibilities in Australia, an alternative, expanded model…

This article argues for an expansion of the idea of the first-in-family student to include the student whose spouse or partner has not been to university. Between 2015 and 2016, a qualitative longitudinal study, guided by Gadamer's hermeneutic philosophy, was undertaken. Twenty-nine undergraduate women nursing students who began university in a…

Like other Westernised countries, Australia's history of colonisation, racism and oppression has impacted upon Indigenous Peoples' health and well-being. It is also evident that institutional racism and ongoing colonisation are present in the Australian health system. Better preparation of health professionals to work in a culturally respectful…

Online self-testing as part of the online learning environment (OLE) provides practice questions on key concepts with immediate feedback--in a "no-risk" environment. OLE activity was analysed for 471 on-site and distance students enrolled in health science courses to determine total activity on the OLE and usage of online self-tests. The…

Burnout is a significant problem in the workplace and recent research suggests burnout is also a growing concern for students. This study aimed to explore the transition from study to work, including exploring the impact of student burnout on work burnout. Australian health profession students (T1, n = 86; T2, n = 86; T3, n = 57) from the…

While natural disasters have been reported internationally in relation to the injury burden, role of rescuers and responders, there is little known about the impact on education in adult professional populations. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake affected the Canterbury region of New Zealand on 4 September 2010 followed by more than 13,000 aftershocks in…

This paper is a case study exploring the author's use of reflective practice to facilitate the transition in role from a clinical manager with teaching responsibilities in a critical care unit to university lecturer. The similarities and differences in the roles with respect to learner characteristics, teaching contexts and effective teaching…

The aim of this study was to describe student nurses' conceptions of internationalisation. Firstly this is done in terms of what they themselves conceive as important and related to internationalisation. Secondly, student nurses' conceptions of internationalisation are described in terms of how they experience internationalisation in their…

A national study in Australia compared characteristics of students entering nursing education directly after secondary school and those delaying entry, for two cohorts (n=1,551 in 1987-90, n=2,295 in 1995). Results show significant differences in direct vs. delayed entry patterns between males and females, in geographic location (rural/urban) of…

A study compared characteristics of New South Wales (Australia) nursing students in 1986 (n=447) and 1995 (n=512). Results show no significant socioeconomic differences overall, only for females. Certain family characteristics also differed, including number of siblings and mother's income. It was also found that new public policy does not…