Perceptions of admission committee members: some aspects on individual admission to dental education at Karolinska Institutet.
The aim of the study was to generate an overall impression of the admission committee's (AC) perspective on individualised admission procedures, derived from some perceived experience of the individual committee members using semi-structured interviews. Qualitative research was used and data were collected by use of interviews. The results show that the committee members are highly committed to the task and try to identify desirable, non-cognitive attributes in the applicants, such as motivation, empathy, drive, and tenacity: 'emotional intelligence'. The committee members were of the opinion that it was possible to identify these attributes in an applicant. The AC further believes that the admissions procedure influences academic achievements because students regard themselves as specially selected and therefore aspire to higher achievements.
Medical Management Centre (MMC), Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. info@ki.se
Karin
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D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities