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<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> & <strong>Midwifery</strong>, <strong>Trinity</strong> College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research <strong>Conference</strong><br />

Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007<br />

<strong>Conference</strong> <strong>Proceedings</strong><br />

The method <strong>of</strong> data analysis used was Framework Analysis (Ritchie<br />

and Spencer 1994).<br />

Summary: Results <strong>of</strong> this study reveal a combination <strong>of</strong> influences<br />

affecting college choice: significant others; college location; cost<br />

implication <strong>of</strong> college choice; college characteristics; quality <strong>of</strong><br />

information and level <strong>of</strong> satisfaction with course choice are the main<br />

findings <strong>of</strong> this study.<br />

References.<br />

Chapman, D.W. (1981) ‘A model <strong>of</strong> student college choice’, Journal<br />

<strong>of</strong> Higher Education, vol. 52, no.5, pp. 490-505.<br />

Ritchie, J. and L. Spencer, (1994) Qualitative data analysis for<br />

applied policy research. In: Bryman A, Burgess R (ed), Analysing<br />

Qualitative Data. London, Routledge.<br />

Wells, J. (2000) ‘The recruitment crises in nursing: placing Irish<br />

psychiatric nursing in context- a review’, Journal <strong>of</strong> Advanced<br />

<strong>Nursing</strong>, vol. 32 no.1, pp.10-18.<br />

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