1. Widening Participation To What Extent do Existing Curricula Promote Equality and the Acceptance of Diversity?
Steve Bailey, School of Nursing
Lis Bourne, School of Nursing
Allison Coleman, CHSSC
Bernard Melling, CHSSC
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2. Aims and Objectives of Workshop
Aim: to disseminate results of a Widening Participation project
Objectives:
to discuss the validity of curriculum audit tools
to stimulate discussion of equality and diversity issues within University curricula
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3. Area of concern identified Joint bid from Nursing and CHSSC
To What Extent do Existing Curricula Promote Equality and the Acceptance Diversity?
Area of concern identified
Joint bid from Nursing and CHSSC
4 members of academic staff
Developed a rationale and initial aims and objectives for the project
Project commenced in 2004
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4. Rationale
Recognised the need to develop inclusive curricula, responsive to the students and to those with whom they work
Also acknowledged the diversity of our student cohorts
Teaching of anti-discriminatory practice should be integral to all programmes of study in the Faculty
No systematic evaluation of curricula was being used within the Faculty
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5. Aims and Objectives
To determine to what extent existing curricula promoted equality and diversity
To develop a workable curriculum audit tool
To make that tool available for use within the Faculty
To examine the student experience of teaching of equality and diversity issues
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6. Progress
1st stage was to examine existing tools for curriculum analysis
None discovered that could be used in their current format
We developed our own
This was piloted on Programmes in both Schools
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7. Progress Team met regularly to monitor progress
Pilot documents were discussed and ‘flaws’ identified
A final version of the Audit Tool was agreed by the team
Interim progress was reported at the 2nd Education in a Changing Environment Conference at the University of Salford
Analysis of results
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8. Next stage To examine the student experience
Questionnaire developed and piloted
Amended and circulated to students on programmes in both Schools
Questionnaires returned from 98 Nursing students on BSc Level 1 and from 50 BASW students, 23 Level 1 and 27 Level 2
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9. Analysis of Questionnaires
Q1 What informs the content?
SW: 72% GSCC, 6% NOS, 6% SCIE
More than 25% did not cite
Nursing: 25.5% NMC guidelines, 10.2% NMC Code of Conduct, 6.1% NICE,4.1% EBP, 2% Quality of Care
More than 50% did not cite
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10. Analysis Q2 Is E and D taught in your programmes of study? SW: 94% yes
Nursing: 93.9% yes
Q2a Which modules?
SW: 50% all modules, 38% named 3 or less modules
Nursing:77.6% Foundations module, 36.7% Healthy Living module, 19.4% Evidence Based Practice module
Q2b How is this taught?
SW: Lecture 88% Nursing: 87.8%
SW: Discussion 70%, Nursing: 29.6%
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11. Analysis Q3 How was this assessed? SW: only by assignment marking, 74%
Nursing: Larger range including feedback from class 28.6% and assignment, 23.5%
Q4 Opportunity for providing feedback
SW: 94%, 52% comment on E and D
Nursing: 92.9%, 46.9% comment on E and D
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12. Analysis
Q5 Is the curriculum delivered in a way that is inclusive of all groups?
SW: 70%, Nursing: 63.3%
Q6 Does the curriculum prepare you to work with diverse groups of people in practice?
SW: 86%, 68% gave examples
Nursing: 66.3%, 43.9% gave examples
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13. Analysis Q7 Do you have any ideas on how the t and l on
equality and diversity issues could be improved?
SW: 36% gave ideas, Nursing: 33.7% gave examples
Analysis has also been carried out to examine the qualitative data provided by the students and is available in the written report
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14. The Future
Final report to be sent to programme leaders for pre – registration courses
Monitor impact of project on pre – registration courses
Circulate curriculum audit document faculty wide
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15. Issues for Discussion
In what ways would a curriculum audit tool be appropriate in your department or faculty?
Is equality and the acceptance of diversity in curricula rhetoric or reality?
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