| Title | Transitioning into a dental hygiene baccaleureate: Understanding and enhancing academic and social integration |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Dentistry |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 2 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2013 |
| Completion | 04/01/2015 |
| Project Summary | Our objective is to better understand and address the academic and social needs of dental hygiene students in the first year of their program. UBC offers a Baccalaureate degree in dental hygiene via two routes:
Our project aims to identify the needs of these two sets of students during their first year and to then tailor student support and faculty support accordingly. We seek to understand the relationship among students' academic backgrounds, previous and current study habits, social and emotional supports, overall wellbeing, and academic success. Ultimately, we intend to develop appropriate workshops, make potential curricular changes, and offer more adequate support to all students for successful transition into the Dental Hygiene Degree Program. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2013/2014 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Judith Walker |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 13,550 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Jude Walker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Education Research Lab, Faculty of Dentistry |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2014/2015 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Judith Walker |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 17,295 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Judith Walker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Education Research Lab, Faculty of Dentistry |