- Title
- Experiences of student radiographers regarding workplace learning in the Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Kettledas, Madelaine
- Subject
- Experiential learning
- Subject
- School-to-work transition
- Subject
- Radiography -- Study and teaching (Higher)
- Date Issued
- 2023-04
- Date
- 2023-04
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/69704
- Identifier
- vital:78012
- Description
- Workplace learning (WPL) is one of the learning modes of work-integrated learning and takes place in accredited clinical training institutions, in real-life settings. In this research study WPL refers to, and describes, how student radiographers acquire the necessary skills, knowledge, attributes, values, and behaviours to obtain the requisite learning outcomes. Student radiographers must integrate the theory taught at the Higher Education Institution during WPL in the clinical practice setting. The aim of this research study was to explore and describe the experiences of undergraduate diagnostic student radiographers regarding WPL. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive, and contextual research design was employed to obtain extensive understanding of the experiences of undergraduate diagnostic student radiographers during WPL. Semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted to collect the data. Transcriptions of data were verbatim, and the eight steps of Tesch’s thematic analysis were utilised for coding. The two main themes that emerged from the analysis of the data were as follows; Theme 1: Student radiographers: surviving or thriving and Theme 2: Fundamental components motivating the character of the WPL programme. This research study is presided by methods that ensure trustworthiness and ethical research practices. As a result of the findings, six recommendations were proposed which involve the higher education institution, clinical tutors, and qualified radiographers to ensure that student radiographers become skilled, confident, and competent qualified radiographers.
- Description
- Thesis (MTech) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Care & Medicinal Sciences, 2023
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (178 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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