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Level 7 Degree Apprenticeships -- A Story of Challenge, Resilience and Success

Authors :
Fiona Cook
Stuart Sims
Joanne Brindley
Richard Poole
Source :
Research in Post-Compulsory Education. 2024 29(2):191-219.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

This study explores the lived experience of both in-service and pre-service apprentices studying Level 7 apprenticeship programmes. Using qualitative questionnaires, this article facilitates a thematic analysis exploring how aspects such as: rationale for enrolment; study habits; prioritisation of workload; resilience and wellbeing are experienced by educators studying either an Academic Professional Apprenticeship or a Senior Leaders Apprenticeship programme. Results demonstrate a mixed landscape is apparent for Level 7 apprentices, with tangible differences, both within and between groups, exhibited regarding reason for enrolment and study habits. The challenge around balancing work-life priorities and the encroachment of work commitments on study time (and vice versa) are a common theme for both cohorts, with those who have better established working patterns and relationships more resilient to the challenges of Level 7 apprenticeship study.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1359-6748 and 1747-5112
Volume :
29
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Research in Post-Compulsory Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1425700
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2024.2330778