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UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE, GENDER AND THE RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE: AN ANALYSIS OF NURSING STUDENTS
Author(s) -
Harden T. J.,
Towers P. A.,
Burton M. A.,
Dunn P. F.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1584.1998.tb00288.x
Subject(s) - bachelor , workforce , nursing , medicine , psychology , medical education , geography , political science , archaeology , law
The relationship between student gender and performance was examined in first year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing course at Charles Sturt University from 1991 to 1995. A greater proportion of female students achieved passing grades in subjects studied when compared to male students, irrespective of the subject discipline area. Furthermore, a significantly greater proportion of female than male students passed nursing subjects; however, no statistically significant differences in performance were detected in the proportion of male or female students in either science or humanities subjects.