Browsing Research Publications by Subject "Higher education"
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Adapting an undergraduate dental objectively structured clinical examination (OSCE) during COVID‑19
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021)In the 5-year dentistry curriculum at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa (SA), prosthetic dentistry is presented as modules, starting in the 2nd year and culminating in the final module in the 5th year. Students ... -
Community paediatrics and child health
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015)TO THE EDITOR: In 2012, the Postgraduate Education Committee of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) supported the accreditation of Community Paediatrics and Child Health (CPCH) as a paediatric ... -
Development of a competency-based clinical assessment instrument for exit level oral hygiene students at the University of Western Cape
(BMC, 2022)Seminal to the process of a health sciences curriculum evaluation is the periodic review of clinical assessment instruments that measure competency. An assessment of quality is facilitated by using a well-structured, ... -
Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)University students are exposed to a multitude of stressors that may impact on their performance. The nature of health sciences education generally involves early engagement with patients and communities, which may add ... -
"They have different information about what is going on": Emotion in the transition to university
(Routledge, 2014)Most new students experience school to university transition as challenging. Students from backgrounds with little or no experience of higher education are most vulnerable in this transition, and most at risk of academic ...