Bachelor Thesis - Christina Kuenen - Hufpfleger

total sum of scores detected as most important items the development of quality standards (sum
348) and examination regulations (sum 346).
The assumptions for need and potential for improvement were assessed as demonstrated in the
following tables 9 to 11.
Table 9: need for improvement: strengths and problems
group
need for
improvement
total
need for
improvement
total
strengths TE medium medium problems high high
TP high high
AE medium high
AP medium medium
According to the number of mentioned strengths the need for improvement is judged medium The need for
improvement in total is high according to the number of mentioned problems as shown in table 9.
Table 10: need and potential for improvement I
group need for improvement potential for improvement
satisfaction with
certificated
education
satisfaction with
alternative education
satisfaction with
legislation in hoof
treatment
satisfaction with
quality standards of
certificated
practitioners
satisfaction with
quality standards of
alternative hoof
treatment
practitioners
satisfaction with
legislation in animal
welfare
TE medium medium medium medium
TP low medium
AE high medium
AP high medium
TE high medium medium medium
TP medium low
AE medium medium
AP low low
TE high high high high
TP medium medium
AE high high
AP high high
TE medium medium medium medium
TP medium medium
AE medium low
AP high medium
TE high medium medium medium
TP high medium
AE medium medium
AP medium medium
TE medium medium medium medium
TP medium medium
AE medium medium
AP medium medium
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