Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare
BackgroundThe 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, ge...
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| author | Asmaa Ali J. F. Althani Rasha Abu-El-Ruz Rana Mahmoud Kurdi Naiema Hashem M. A. Almeer Farooq Omar Maan Al-Ajli Mashael Al-Shafai Abdelrahman Mohamed Elgamal Mariem Sirine Latrous Tameem Ali Qaid Hadwan Taghreed H. A. Abunada Zeina Jamal Ovelia Anan M. J. Masoud Sawsan Awada Manal Rashid G. A. Alkubaisi Amal Abdulsalam Ibrahim Mishael Khalid M. Alhathal Shahd Khalifa S. R. Alrumaihi Souheila Boussalia Nancy Milan Sumbul Bushra Jaafar Naser Pakari AbdelHakim Bishawi Mohamed A. Elrayess Hashim Abdelrahman Abdalla Alhussain Sawsan S. A. Said Reem Omar Mohamed Salih |
| author_facet | Asmaa Ali J. F. Althani Rasha Abu-El-Ruz Rana Mahmoud Kurdi Naiema Hashem M. A. Almeer Farooq Omar Maan Al-Ajli Mashael Al-Shafai Abdelrahman Mohamed Elgamal Mariem Sirine Latrous Tameem Ali Qaid Hadwan Taghreed H. A. Abunada Zeina Jamal Ovelia Anan M. J. Masoud Sawsan Awada Manal Rashid G. A. Alkubaisi Amal Abdulsalam Ibrahim Mishael Khalid M. Alhathal Shahd Khalifa S. R. Alrumaihi Souheila Boussalia Nancy Milan Sumbul Bushra Jaafar Naser Pakari AbdelHakim Bishawi Mohamed A. Elrayess Hashim Abdelrahman Abdalla Alhussain Sawsan S. A. Said Reem Omar Mohamed Salih |
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| description | BackgroundThe 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.ObjectiveThe 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.MethodThis 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.ResultsTotal 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).ConclusionThe 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72a0a763650a4c17a131042cffab0e252022-12-21T23:30:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2021-04-01610.3389/feduc.2021.521428521428Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and HealthcareAsmaa Ali J. F. AlthaniRasha Abu-El-RuzRana Mahmoud KurdiNaiema Hashem M. A. AlmeerFarooq Omar Maan Al-AjliMashael Al-ShafaiAbdelrahman Mohamed ElgamalMariem Sirine LatrousTameem Ali Qaid HadwanTaghreed H. A. AbunadaZeina JamalOvelia Anan M. J. MasoudSawsan AwadaManal Rashid G. A. AlkubaisiAmal Abdulsalam IbrahimMishael Khalid M. AlhathalShahd Khalifa S. R. AlrumaihiSouheila BoussaliaNancy MilanSumbul BushraJaafar Naser PakariAbdelHakim BishawiMohamed A. ElrayessHashim Abdelrahman Abdalla AlhussainSawsan S. A. SaidReem Omar Mohamed SalihBackgroundThe 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.ObjectiveThe 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.MethodThis 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.ResultsTotal 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).ConclusionThe 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.521428/fullcareer interesthealthcarelife sciencesEmpower GenerationsadolescentsQatar |
| spellingShingle | Asmaa Ali J. F. Althani Rasha Abu-El-Ruz Rana Mahmoud Kurdi Naiema Hashem M. A. Almeer Farooq Omar Maan Al-Ajli Mashael Al-Shafai Abdelrahman Mohamed Elgamal Mariem Sirine Latrous Tameem Ali Qaid Hadwan Taghreed H. A. Abunada Zeina Jamal Ovelia Anan M. J. Masoud Sawsan Awada Manal Rashid G. A. Alkubaisi Amal Abdulsalam Ibrahim Mishael Khalid M. Alhathal Shahd Khalifa S. R. Alrumaihi Souheila Boussalia Nancy Milan Sumbul Bushra Jaafar Naser Pakari AbdelHakim Bishawi Mohamed A. Elrayess Hashim Abdelrahman Abdalla Alhussain Sawsan S. A. Said Reem Omar Mohamed Salih Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare Frontiers in Education career interest healthcare life sciences Empower Generations adolescents Qatar |
| title | Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare |
| title_full | Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare |
| title_fullStr | Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare |
| title_short | Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare |
| title_sort | empower generations longitudinal study for national capacities in life sciences and healthcare |
| topic | career interest healthcare life sciences Empower Generations adolescents Qatar |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.521428/full |
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