Can we predict successful completion of the common foundation programme at interview?

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 649-656

  Donaldson, Jayne H ^a   McCallum, Jacqueline ^b   Lafferty, Patricia ^c  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Principal of Coatbridge College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Common foundation programme; Interviewing; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ABSENTEEISM; AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE TESTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCOTLAND; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956095171     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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