Abstract
This study compares the demographic characteristics of 142 nursing students in hospital programs and 365 nursing students in higher education programs in Queensland. Data were collected on a questionnaire distributed to students during lecture times by a contact person in each institution. No significant difference was found in the gender and age of entry variable. Males from Catholic schools and enrolled nurses were more likely to enter higher education programs than hospital programs. There was no significant difference in the geographic location of the school attended by students between the two institutional sub-groups which suggests that the national transfer of nurse education to higher education institutions will not be a disadvantage to country students.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 43-52 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | The Australian Educational Researcher |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 |
Keywords
- education_higher
- nursing students