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AuthorAlthani, Asmaa Ali J.F.
AuthorAbu-El-Ruz, Rasha
AuthorKurdi, Rana Mahmoud
AuthorAlmeer, Naiema Hashem M.A.
AuthorAl-Ajli, Farooq Omar Maan
AuthorAl-Shafai, Mashael
AuthorElgamal, Abdelrahman Mohamed
AuthorLatrous, Mariem Sirine
AuthorHadwan, Tameem Ali Qaid
AuthorAbunada, Taghreed H.A.
AuthorJamal, Zeina
AuthorMasoud, Ovelia Anan M.J.
AuthorAwada, Sawsan
AuthorAlkubaisi, Manal Rashid G.A.
AuthorIbrahim, Amal Abdulsalam
AuthorAlhathal, Mishael Khalid M.
AuthorAlrumaihi, Shahd Khalifa S.R.
AuthorBoussalia, Souheila
AuthorMilan, Nancy
AuthorBushra, Sumbul
AuthorPakari, Jaafar Naser
AuthorBishawi, Abdel Hakim
AuthorElrayess, Mohamed A.
AuthorAlhussain, Hashim Abdelrahman Abdalla
AuthorSaid, Sawsan S.A.
AuthorSalih, Reem Omar Mohamed
Available date2021-09-12T06:31:03Z
Publication Date2021-04-15
Publication NameFrontiers in Education
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.521428
CitationAlthani AAJF, Abu-El-Ruz R, Kurdi RM, Almeer NHMA, Al-Ajli FOM, Al-Shafai M, Elgamal AM, Latrous MS, Hadwan TAQ, Abunada THA, Jamal Z, Masoud OAMJ, Awada S, Alkubaisi MRGA, Ibrahim AA, Alhathal MKM, Alrumaihi SKSR, Boussalia S, Milan N, Bushra S, Pakari JN, Bishawi A, Elrayess MA, Alhussain HAA, Said SSA and Salih ROM (2021) Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare. Front. Educ. 6:521428. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2021.521428
Identifier521428
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/23004
AbstractBackground: The decrease in the number of adolescents showing genuine interest in the fields of healthcare has been one of the recent concerns worldwide. A plethora of studies have discussed the factors that influence career choices of high school students, including science educational pedagogies, gender, environment, the student’s cognitive capabilities, and social perceptions of occupations being gender-based. As reported in 2012, a majority of the Qatari high-school students have shown a greater interest in business, technological, and administrative careers and a lower interest in healthcare. Comprehensive national and institutional strategies have since been utilized to direct the interest of Qatari generation toward healthcare careers. Objective: The primary objective of this case-control study is to assess the effect of schooling type on the enrollment in the Empower Generations (EG) career training in healthcare at the Qatar University. The secondary objectives are: (1) to describe the effect of initial career interest on the EG and healthcare majors composite’s enrollments and (2) assess the association between the history of enrollment in EG and university GPAs. Method: This is a case-control study that utilized the Qatar University’s enrollment databases for the health professions majors, that is, Health Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry. The datasets were collected from the registration records between 2013 and 2020. The statistical analysis was performed on the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 26; the study used Chi-Square Test and Independence and logistic regression to assess the effect of schooling type and initial career interest on the enrollment in the EG training at the Qatar University. All statistics were tested for p = 0.05 and 95% CI. Results: Total QU-Health records of admissions from 2013 to 2020 involve 562 eligible students. A total of 180 students (32%) attended EG training before they were admitted to QU-Health, whereas a total of 382 (68%) were enrolled to QU-Health without attending EG training. The study revealed significant findings regarding the association between EG training and international schools (p < 0.001). Among the group who attended EG training, there were 63 students (75%) who reported that they did not have an initial career interest before they joined the EG training compared to 21 students (25%) reported that they did not have an initial career interest but enrolled immediately to healthcare majors. The findings indicate insignificant association between the history of EG training and the high school percentage p = 0.397. However, the association between a history of EG training and the university’s GPA is significant, with a p < 0.001, OR 5.016 (2.954–8.518). Conclusion: The study has shown significant association between the EG training enrollment and the type of school and the initial career interest of high school students. The EG training is perceived to direct the interest of high school students toward the careers of healthcare and is thought to enhance the performance of college students through their university’s GPAs.
Languageen
Subjectadolescents
career interest
Empower Generations
healthcare
life sciences
national vision 2030
Qatar
TitleEmpower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare
TypeArticle
Volume Number6


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