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Mentoring tertiary students from a secondary school incubator programme focusing on health careers

Mentoring tertiary students from a secondary school incubator programme focusing on health careers PurposeDeveloping the health workforce is an ongoing concern, especially in New Zealand, where Māori and Pasifika populations are under-represented. Programme Incubator (PI) was developed by a health provider to raise awareness of careers in the health sector. The purpose of this paper is to report on a study undertaken in a tertiary institution which involved tracking and mentoring students who had been engaged in PI, and mentoring them through their tertiary studies.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 40 students (n=40) were recruited into the four year study, which involved a survey and participating in focus groups.FindingsPI was found to be an effective initiative of encouraging secondary students to enter a career in health, but more work is needed to facilitate students’ choice of tertiary provider and academic programme. Within the tertiary sector, mentoring was found to be lacking.Originality/valueGroup mentoring and peer mentoring are introduced to mitigate these concerns and provide students with the mentoring support they require. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
2050-7003
DOI
10.1108/JARHE-02-2015-0012
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Abstract

PurposeDeveloping the health workforce is an ongoing concern, especially in New Zealand, where Māori and Pasifika populations are under-represented. Programme Incubator (PI) was developed by a health provider to raise awareness of careers in the health sector. The purpose of this paper is to report on a study undertaken in a tertiary institution which involved tracking and mentoring students who had been engaged in PI, and mentoring them through their tertiary studies.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 40 students (n=40) were recruited into the four year study, which involved a survey and participating in focus groups.FindingsPI was found to be an effective initiative of encouraging secondary students to enter a career in health, but more work is needed to facilitate students’ choice of tertiary provider and academic programme. Within the tertiary sector, mentoring was found to be lacking.Originality/valueGroup mentoring and peer mentoring are introduced to mitigate these concerns and provide students with the mentoring support they require.

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Journal of Applied Research in Higher EducationEmerald Publishing

Published: Oct 10, 2016

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