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Education: its role in preparing the advanced practice workforce – a view from HE
Professor Melanie Jasper, Head of School of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University
My aims:
To consider the notion of education – a personal view
To frame this within the context of Higher Education
To explore the implications of these for educating advanced practitioners
Thinking about educationseeing things differently asking questions being curious
preparation for life build knowledge
understanding finding out new things
educationchallenge/being critical person/needs-
centred
development change
process doing things differently no rules
What it isn’t A product A place A designated set of methods of
teaching/learning Time-limited Assessment processes Content-driven by others Unequal power-relationship Rule driven
What is higher education? Specific educational context Business sector Specific agendaUUK vision‘our vision is of an autonomous university
sector in the UK that, through excellence in teaching, research, and knowledge exploitation, raises aspirations, has an international reputation for innovation, and contributes to the wider economy and society’
Sector diversity Russell Group – 20 leading UK universities with the
best research and excellent teaching eg Oxford, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton
1994 group – 19 universities, established to promote excellence in research and teaching…set agenda for HE eg Bath, Essex, Exeter, Surrey
Million + - 28 universities, University ‘think tank’, mainly post-92 and newer Universities eg Anglia Ruskin, LSBU, TVU, Sunderland
Post-92 – the result of the removal of the ‘binary line’ which abolished polytechnics eg Portsmouth, Hertfordshire, Greenwich, Sheffield Hallam
Swansea University - vision
To be a research-led University of international quality
Mission statement
SU will provide and environment of research excellence, with research being undertaken that is internationally recognised and that informs all other activities at the University
SU will deliver an outstanding student experience, with teaching of the highest quality, that produces graduates equipped for distinguished personal and professional achievement
The University community will be a powerhouse for growth in the regional economy, and will greatly enrich the community and cultural life of Wales. It will contribute to the health and well-being of citizens in South West Wales and beyond
HE in relation to Advanced Practice preparation
Knowledge and skills agenda Vocational preparation Third mission/knowledge transfer
agenda Research agenda Masters’ and doctoral level academic
thought and preparation Contributing to workforce
development
But…
Notion of consumer power Ensuring programmes are created
that fulfil your practitioners’ needs – not the other way around
Working in partnership Funding issue Staffing credibility
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