Factors influencing the career choice of students pursuing medical laboratory science training
The medical laboratory science profession in Canada is projecting a human resource shortage. The purpose of this exploratory study is to identify those factors which influenced the career decision-making choices of medical laboratory science students. -- A purposive sample of 17 students in a Newfou...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:10776 2023-10-01T03:57:36+02:00 Factors influencing the career choice of students pursuing medical laboratory science training Keeping, David W. 2006 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/10776/ https://research.library.mun.ca/10776/1/Keeping_David.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/10776/1/Keeping_David.pdf Keeping, David W. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Keeping=3ADavid_W=2E=3A=3A.html> (2006) Factors influencing the career choice of students pursuing medical laboratory science training. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2006 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:48:01Z The medical laboratory science profession in Canada is projecting a human resource shortage. The purpose of this exploratory study is to identify those factors which influenced the career decision-making choices of medical laboratory science students. -- A purposive sample of 17 students in a Newfoundland and Labrador medical laboratory science program were recruited and participated in semi-structured interviews. Preliminary findings from these interviews were validated through a respondent focus group. The constant comparison method was used in analyzing the data and deriving a conceptual framework describing the factors which influenced the selection of medical laboratory science. -- The results suggest the following conceptual categories represent important factors which influenced the career decision-making of medical laboratory science students: candidate personal interest; occupational characteristics; educational characteristics; resources; influential people; recruiting efforts; and baccalaureate degree educational programs. These factors have significant implications for the medical laboratory science profession, post-secondary system, policy-makers, and career counseling in efforts to promote medical laboratory science and address future health human resource shortages. Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Canada Newfoundland |
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The medical laboratory science profession in Canada is projecting a human resource shortage. The purpose of this exploratory study is to identify those factors which influenced the career decision-making choices of medical laboratory science students. -- A purposive sample of 17 students in a Newfoundland and Labrador medical laboratory science program were recruited and participated in semi-structured interviews. Preliminary findings from these interviews were validated through a respondent focus group. The constant comparison method was used in analyzing the data and deriving a conceptual framework describing the factors which influenced the selection of medical laboratory science. -- The results suggest the following conceptual categories represent important factors which influenced the career decision-making of medical laboratory science students: candidate personal interest; occupational characteristics; educational characteristics; resources; influential people; recruiting efforts; and baccalaureate degree educational programs. These factors have significant implications for the medical laboratory science profession, post-secondary system, policy-makers, and career counseling in efforts to promote medical laboratory science and address future health human resource shortages. |
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